It's Like Christmas!

It's like Christmas at my house. Except maybe for the fact that I know what presents I am getting. Perhaps not because the gifts don't come wrapped, but rather in cardboard boxes with the picture posted on the side. Then there is the fact that I have purchased the said "presents." So ... is it really Christmas after all?

For the lives of the little ones I pray to bless ... it is a resounding, "YES!"


Boxes. Boxes. More boxes. Waiting for me when I get home. Piling up quickly in the Nursery. In the trunk of my car. In the dining room. Waiting in the backs of UPS and FedEx trucks.


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Today the cribs came. Yesterday my sisters came bearing a highchair and some gates. On Friday the car seat was delivered. I also went thrift shopping for some stuffed animals, a few outfits of different colors and sizes as well as some puzzle type toys. On Wednesday I purcahsed up the crib mattresses.

As far as I know, everything is ordered that I need for my final home study. Just the waiting game for it all now. According to the package tracking pages, I have some things coming tomorrow, some Wednesday, more Friday and the last of it scheduled for Saturday!


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After this week of packages, my biggest needs will be toys and entertainment for 0-4 year olds. This will be the first time I've had a little in my home for more than just a visit. When I've had visitors, moms have brought toys to keep the littles entertained.

I am not necessarily starting with an infant. I don't necessarily need to start with infant things and then purchase/be gifted more as my baby grows. I have to be prepared ahead of time.

This whole "unknown" is possibly the hardest part of this journey.


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Please join me in prayer as I continue to venture forward. Until I am holding a little in my arms, I am not sure it has actually sunk in that I am doing this. The preliminary things are just about over. It has been an amazing 6 months so far (I can hardly believe I started this process almost 6 months ago!). The stacks of paper, the appointments, the phone calls, the emails, the purchases, the excitements, the support, the blogs, the reading, the preparing ... all of it and none of it can ever really prepare me for what really lies ahead.

I have had some really amazing people walk this journey with me. I have a few "mommies to be" who are expecting their own babies this spring, summer and fall and none of them have made me feel "any less than a momma" in this beautiful journey to motherhood.

The future is promising and the future is bright -- in my life and the lives of the littles that will walk through my front door and into my arms and not just my heart, but the hearts of many.


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Thanks for reading. Thank you for your love, encouragement and support!!