This photo was taken on December 10 with a sweet audience of two sets of grandparents who had just received the happy news for the first time. I received a call on December 5 from our agency about a baby girl who was born on November 7. We were given more details about the situation … Continue reading The Pictures We Never See
What Infertility has Taught me about Motherhood
I'll start by saying this post was one year in the making. And with that, here we go. “But what I’ve learned the hard way is you don’t answer to a wide swath of people and their opinions, even if they’re good people, with good opinions. You were made by hand with great love by … Continue reading What Infertility has Taught me about Motherhood
Perspective: A Year Later
This morning, on the eve of my birthday, I was holding my sweet Reagan for her 9 AM feeding as she greeted the day and stared intently at me. I took a quick look at my Timehop app and saw that a year ago today we were enjoying one extra day in London due to … Continue reading Perspective: A Year Later
A Casual Tuesday Afternoon Phone Call
Anxiety. I was feeling it unlike I've ever experienced before. I was more accustomed to the measurable waiting periods infertility brings-waiting the dreaded 2 weeks every month to come face to face with yet another pregnancy test, waiting 2 weeks after implantation with IVF, waiting 3 hours after blood work to get "the call" while … Continue reading A Casual Tuesday Afternoon Phone Call
Congratulations: A Powerful Word
My mom and I are cut from the same mold and upon hearing that we are fully eligible to adopt, we set out to get a few of the basics checked off the list. We found ourselves at Baby's 1st Furniture in Sugar Land where she had already done some browsing. Knowing that nursery furniture … Continue reading Congratulations: A Powerful Word
Nesting
Late this week, we checked off the last detail on our end - being fingerprinted. Now, we are completely eligible to adopt! Now it's time to get out of the way and watch as God's plan unfolds. Our lives could be turned upside down with very little notice, and we couldn't be more excited. With … Continue reading Nesting
Progress
It's hard to believe so much has happened since my last update. And though it hasn't resulted in meeting our baby just yet, I have to find the grace to remind myself that each step in this process is an important one in what will be a beautiful journey. First of all, Tyler and I … Continue reading Progress