Nursery, Docotor and Rain

I finally ordered new crib bedding for Princess Pink. The old farm animal theme just wouldn't do in the Princesses nursery. Scott asked if I was planning on having a theme for this nursery, and I said yes, GIRLY. So we have flowers and butterfly's on the bedding and I'm doing pale pink, yellow and green. It's a refreshing change from all the blue, red and green I'm used to.

We had our phone consult with the IA Doc yesterday and he said our referral looks great so we told our agency a resounding yes. The phone call was interesting, we were sure that this referral was very healthy, all things considered, but he gave us some things to watch for that we wouldn't have known about and he also gave us some great resources. I'm glad we did the call, even though I was frustrated with the waiting.

So now we are just trying to get our travel plans for trip one lined up. We are planning to go the week of May 14th, but we'd both like to leave now so we can meet this little angel.

It's another rainy Saturday and I'm off to spend my morning standing in it while I watch my boys play soccer, days like today make you dream of living in a sunnier spot.

Holy Toledo, I just talked to Russia!

There is another family from our agency visiting there right now. My Agency Director told me to call, so I did. They have our little one on video and are going to take pictures! They said she was petite and shy. I am dying to get over there and get to know her! We are planning our trip and are trying to arrange to go the week after Mother's day, darn those Russian holidays or we could go sooner.


I wonder what my phone bill will look like? Who cares, they saw our girl and said she looks perfect!

Enough of the sappy stuff!

That totally isn't me, I'm sarcastic a lot and I laugh a lot. Living with four boys under nine will do that to you. So I'm now bringing to you some of the conversations we've had in the last 24 hours at my house.

J, 2.5, had the hiccups and was complain to me about it. I said to take a drink and he did. He then said Mommy that just makes the hiccups wet. The kids slays me.

This morning A, 7 in 3 weeks, asked if it was hard to have 5 kids, cause he was wondering why we needed another. I thought maybe he had changed his mind about a baby sister, but he assured me no, he was just wondering if was hard (duh). Then M, almost 5, asked where our friends got their two girls from (as if you all girls are from somewhere else, outer space according to Scott) A told him the didn't buy their sisters, they were born. I said we're not buying your sister, so A said oh, we're renting her. B, at almost nine and a skosh more with it, informed all of them that we adopting the baby sister. So A said yeah it would be bad to rent a sister because we would teach her our language and then if someone else decided to buy her she would have to learn their language too.

After all that we had a long conversation about keeping her forever and just how adoption works. Making sure they understand, it's not rent to own.

Random thoughts from a PAP

I was going to title this you know you're a pre-adoptive parent when, but I had more to say than that. I do have to say, people I have been pregnant 4 times and I had one unexplained crying jag. I was never an emotional basket case, I was pretty even keeled. Now, I cry at the drop of the hat, I'm an emotional mess and Scott is ready to send me to the padded cell. I cry over everything, songs, tvs hows, buying bedding. I mean they say pregnancy is emotional, but those who say that have never adopted. This is the most stressful, emotional thing I have ever done. To all of you who have adopted more than once, my hat is off to you, this is hard!

I also wanted to touch on community. I have been a Mom for almost nine years, and I love it. But being a member of the Mom community can be hard. As a whole Mom's are soo judgemental of each other. Since I stay at home, didn't breastfeed, didn't make my own babyfood and didn't co-sleep, I got more than my fair share of comments about my choices, which were none of their business to boot. Then, Scott and I decide to adopt and I started reading blogs, and commenting on blogs and then started this blog. The adoptive community is the most fantastic community out there. Everyone is supportive and friendly and helpful. I never see negative comments I just see people excited for other's successes and there for those who need a shoulder. I am so proud to be a part of this very special group of people.

Thank you for all the good wishes

and congratulations. We have spent the last 24 hours showing off her very fuzzy picture and talking about her to the boys. She looks so much like our number 2 son, A, it's amazing. He's embarrassed that she looks like him, she's a girl!

We have put in a call to our IA Doc, we just think that it can never hurt to be as sure as possible, but from what we can tell she looks and sounds great. Once we get the green light there it will be a big yes. She turns 2 in early July and all I can think is hurry so she can be here to celebrate. It won't be the end of the world if she isn't, but it would sure be fun to have a PINK party.

Yes, I did go shopping last night night and picked up a couple of outfits. Now that we have some measurements, I felt more comfortable about size. I tried them on J who is a year older than her and 5 inches taller and 5 pounds heavier, and they fit him, so I will be exchanging them. When I put the clothes on J he yelled, "Look, I'm a girl" to Scott, who claims that it will take years to get that from his head.

Tomorrow will be a very happy Easter and I just keep thinking about next year when there will be a pretty dress to buy and new person in our family to teach all about the meaning of the holiday.

Russia Doesn't Hate Us!!!!

Today is a GREAT Day!!! We just got a referral and this one is a keeper!!!! Can I use any more exclamation points??? Our girl is 21 months old and and has brownish hair and brown eyes. We think she is beautiful and we can't wait to get there and meet her and hug and kiss her. For the last two months I have been watching the photo listings and this is the girl I had a feeling we would get, from day 1.

I have her measurements and I'm thinking about going shopping, I am so excited I am through the roof.

And the cutest thing, her hair is the baby short hair in the picture and S said well I hope we can grow it out, I'd like to see it long. DUH, has he not heard of heir bows? I think she's going to have her Daddy wrapped around her little finger very quickly.

Sorry this is so jumbled, but I'm off the wall excited and ready to shout from the roof tops!

Well what do you think of this??

I changed this by myself, no help from the husband! He is very impressed, next job add links and a clock and I just might be happy.

Thanks for all the helpful comments, check back in a day or two and there might be more even bigger changes.