Our Crazy World!!!

Things are crazy (but in a great way)...What should I bring and What can I live without for one week...that's what's going on in my mind right now!!!

All for our "Little Man." It's worth it!!!

Here are a few things I've packed so far!!!

L

Make Room For BABY!!!!

Well the time has come….We knew it would happen…we just didn’t know when or how much time we had.

Yes folks, it’s time to tackle the baby room. Yesterday, Walter and I decided that the best thing to do is just replace the molding around the windows and floor. Walt got pumped after seeing the cloths I bought, went down stairs, grabbed his tools and went upstairs to take down that molding. Of course it went not as planned…some of the walls came down as well!!!! So now Walter is going to replace the sheetrock walls and moldings. What a project!!!

Hopefully it will get done before we leave to Russia!!

Preparing For Our Trip!

Well, it’s official…we are going to Russia to see our “little man”, our little Joey!!!

Yesterday, I started my day out the door by 10:30am and didn’t get home till about 5pm. I had gone to Harmon’s to get trial sizes stuff for us, then I headed to the Samsonite store to buy some travel pillows and tags for our luggage, I then spotted the Children’s place clothing store. We wanted to bring a few outfits for Joey for when we see him, so proceeded to enter thinking “how hard could this be?” Joey just turned 10 months old. So I’m looking through the racks for 10 month old size….of course I didn’t see any. I looked around to hopefully ask a sales woman and no one was around to help. I was too embarrassed to ask a mom there plus all the moms shopping there looked like they just wanted to grab, pay and get out! All I saw was 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, 12 months, etc. NO 10 MONTHS!!! I’m thinking to myself….”should I buy the 9 months or 12 months (they say he’s tall)” Needless to say I left there overwhelmed and upset. I couldn’t even buy an outfit for MY future son!!

I got in my car put the key in the ignition; I was just about to leave till I called Walter. After explaining what had happened and how I was feeling at that point in time, he told me to get a grip and call for back up. So I did…I called Kelly!!! She’s a mom and she knows what’s up.

She told me to pick her up and we’ll go to the store together. After a 101 crash course on how to find cloths for your kid, we walked right back in that mall (actually ended up at Carter’s) and shopped with a mission of finding the cutest outfits that we can possibly find. With much success, we found them.

Hooray for ME!!!!!

Is This Really Happening?

I’m just going to say it…..he’s HEALTHY…..he’s healthy little boy!!!!!! WE ARE GOING FOR IT!!!!! We are leaving real soon to go see him!!!!!!!!!! OMG!!!!! Is this really happening?!


After Walter and I read what the doctor had to say about him we made a decision that will change our lives for ever. We are going for it….slowly our dreams are coming true…finally our turn!!!!

Yesterday morning, at 9:01 I left a message for my caseworker to call me back. It took her 20 minutes to get back to me but when she did, I could barely talk, I was screaming as if I were mad “I…I mean we….want to go…I mean what to proceed….we want to adopt him.” It was actually kinda comical!! Walter had left for work already but if he was home he would have been on the floor!!!!!

So here we are….on cloud nine…..It’s going to get harder and a little extra stressful, but now there’s a face…..and a name.

Is this really happening?

We got a referral !!!!

Just a few days ago we got a referral of a 9 month old baby boy from Krasnoyarsk, Russia. Walter and I have been on pins and needles waiting from the doctor to let us know if he is as healthy as he is cute.

I’m typing this out with a huge knot in my stomach. I can not describe how we feel right now. We are not scared but nervous. We just want him to be a healthy child.

We are going to ask one thing of all my friends and families ….. Please pray that the baby is healthy and our journey will be a smooth and safe one.

L

Sunday Morning....

Every Sunday morning we go to our garden and pick the veggies that are ready!!! Here are some photos....it was a great morning!!!!

He's Awesome!!

So as many of my friends, family and those poor people I work with know…I WAS very, very stressed out. I couldn’t think, I felt lost and most concerning I felt sick.

Walter has been telling me to start sewing again or take on a hobby. My response was every area that is available in our small beautiful home is taken over by YOUR hobbies! So instead of getting defensive he knew I was right. He went downstairs in the basement and cleared all his stuff around and on my sewing machine. He even went as far as getting a peg board so I can comfortably have my tools that I used all the time handy to me. He’s Awesome!!

He was sent home early one day from work and did it all before I got home from my job. Pretty clever Huh!?!

Thanks Sweetie…I love it!!!