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Dear Ava,

scoobydoo295032 — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:35:35 +0000

I know you are not even here yet, but my heart is already filled with so much love for you. Our entire family is so excited and can’t wait to meet you. There have been tears of happiness and screams of joy, especially from the grandmas and aunties.

Auntie Liz started giving me things she’s been saving for you. Grandma Cathy is coming with us to your hometown to help out when you arrive. Grandma Cheryl and Auntie Tammy have volunteered to buy you a portable crib/playpen. Auntie Lyn wants to come help take care of you. Grandma Beth has been praying her rosary for you every night since she found out you were coming. Some have offered to take Dexter doggie, but, well, he’s big brother and he will be sticking around. I’m sure he’ll be giving you a lot of kisses.

You should see how happy everyone is. We are preparing for you as much as we can. We are now frequent shoppers at Buy Buy Baby and Babies ‘R’ Us. Family and friends have been giving us a lot of the things you’ll need, too, and have already volunteered to babysit. This includes your cousins, Ryan and Logan. But, they are 11 and 4, so those will be supervised babysitting sessions.

Right now I’m working on your room. It’s not pink because I’ve never really been a real girly girl. But, there’s plenty of green, purple, and blue. I hope you like butterflies.

The next step is up to you. We’re waiting for your grand entrance.

Lots and lots of stuff!

scoobydoo295032 — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 02:05:56 +0000

My head is spinning. Now that we’re preparing to bring a baby girl into our family, there is so much to prepare for, and so much to buy!

Last weekend, we got the basics: a bassinet, car seat, stroller, and a few clothing items. We started a list that keeps growing. There are lots of big and little items, and so many of them very important.

In addition to baby stuff, we’ve signed up for a baby care class at the hospital, watched a baby care video, are looking into infant day care and pediatricians. And we’re looking into hotels, apartment and condo rentals — because the baby is out-of-state and we’ll be living in her birth town for a while until we can legally bring her home.

There’s a little voice in my head that asks if we’re doing too much, or not enough. While I’m trying to be optimistic that nothing will go wrong, I’m afraid to be surrounded by all this baby stuff if it does. But, I also want to be as prepared as possible, and as soon as possible, because the baby is due in about a month and a half. What if she comes earlier than that?

I guess no one is ever 100% ready. But, with adoption it’s extra tricky! So we wait, heavy with anticipation. And pray.

Rollercoaster

scoobydoo295032 — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 06:15:40 +0000

This is turning out to be one wild ride. Fortunately, at this point, we’re on one of the ups instead of the downs. But, there’s a lot of nervousness and fear on the way up! I’m bracing myself!

We got a call from the agency today. The latest word is the birth father is agreeable to adoption. He wasn’t previously. We are set to fly out to meet both parents very soon. We’ll be meeting with each of them separately. I have no idea what to expect or what they’ll want to ask us. Crazy, eh?

It’s exciting and surreal to think in just a few months we could be parents! Maybe it really is time to start preparing.