New Year

Hello -

Wow it's been a long time since I've written - I suppose that means that a lot of good stuff has been going on! :)

September/October -- Hubby came home!!! I was so happy to see him and have him back at home with us - it was a good homecoming and we are all very happy that the deployment is behind us. :) We met with the birth mother and her mother, as well as her 1 year old son -- what an amazing and beautiful young woman the birth mother is. I was so impressed by her strength and courage. I am truly blessed to have been introduced to her! While I know the baby isn't due until March - I want to feel a connection with her and the baby - does that make sense? I want her to feel comfortable around us - to want us to raise her child.

My birthday was also in October - it was a good one - my Hubby and daughter took me to dinner, and the zoo - and all while I was wearing a tiara! :) I felt special, needed, loved - it was nice! It didn't hurt that I got diamonds too! :)

November - we learned that we will be adopting a SON!! WOW!!!! How amazing - right? I mean we have a daughter - we've done that - now we will get to raise a son together! I am so extremely amazed and in love!

December - well it's the holidays! Guess what happened? My parents moved to town!! I know it's strange - we have lived without family in the same town as us for 15 years - so now to have family living in the same town is weird!!! But I am optimistic that this will be a good move for all of us! :) Christmas was nice - everyone got what they wanted (especially our daughter). Around New Years we went to visit family back in the home state and while we were there we got to see the birth mother, her son, and her best friend - we also got to see our soon to be son! We were invited to an ultrasound appointment - it was magical!! Extremely amazing! He is so beautiful - even though I can't see everything perfectly - I already know he is beautiful!! I feel so blessed to have his birth mother in our lives - and I hope to continue that friendship and relationship into the future. For New Years we partied with our best friends - and it was great - no stress whatsoever! :)

January - so here we are in January! It's been a good month so far. Of course the stress of knowing the birth is in just 12 weeks (if the mom goes full term) that is a little nerve wracking. I'm a little scared of what the future holds - whether or not the adoption will go through with no complications is a fear - but I am trying to remain optimistic - positive - and encouraged that this baby (who we've already named) will be our son. I don't mind sharing him with his birth family - that's not even a problem for me, in the slightest, so I just hope that everything goes off as scheduled and everyone is happy. My heart is breaking for his birth mother - knowing how difficult this must be for her - but I am so grateful to her and what she is giving us is a pure miracle! :)

Well here goes another year under our belts - and on to 2011!! May this New Year bring us all the joys, wishes, and dreams, we've accumulated over the past years! :)