Just wanted to post a little update to keep y’all in the
loop. All facts, no feelings. ;)
We are still waiting for a birth mother to request a meeting
with us. We have been contacted by our agency about two situations that were
outside of our “criteria,” but neither of them worked out. So we continue to
wait and attempt to prepare.
Last week was a bit of a roller coaster. We received a phone
call on Tuesday afternoon that a birth mom had chosen us for her 3-month-old,
and that we should be prepared to pick up our child on Thursday or Friday…..!
Holy. Cow. We were thrilled. Terrified, but thrilled. (Whoops – those are
feelings…) And then two hours later, our case worker called back to
tell us that birth mom had changed her mind……. I could write a ton about our
feelings here, but I honestly don’t want to re-hash it. I’m just grateful it
was only two hours and not two months. Needless to say, the disappointment was
zero fun.
Silver lining: those two hours were a sincere wake-up call
for me. I was ping-ponging around our house making ten different lists,
gathering all kinds of advice and recommendations. From furniture to childcare
to maternity plans, I was frantically trying to figure out how on earth we
could be parents in a matter of days. And now that we’ve been given a little
more time, I’m making every effort to get it together. We are fully confident
in the Lord’s provision. We know our baby will have everything that he or she
needs. But in those two hurried hours, I fully felt the effects of the need to
nest.
That means we are in full-on nursery mode, people.
While decorating a space is one of my favorite things on the
planet, nurseries just haven’t ever been my “thing.” But over the past few
days, I’ve been up to my eyeballs in baby bedding, rugs, poufs… I mean, how fun
are poufs? Baby or no baby, I’m a fan of the pouf. And all the while, I
see this as one more way that the Lord has changed, softened, prepared my heart
for the arrival of our child. I'm excited about getting a room together - because it just means we're one day closer.
Anyways… that’s where we are. We’ll keep you posted for
sure. But in the mean time, I’m drooling over this guy.
:)
