Day Three: Reading

I am in a book club, and this months' selection was The Hunger Games. I was not real excited, as I usually don't like these type of books. Well let's just say I finished the 1st book in about 7 hours, and my husband went to Barnes and Noble to get the trilogy before lunchtime today. He is now on book 1, as I finish book 2. INCREDIBLE.

Day Two - OSU

Here is my day two picture. My husband decked out in his OSU gear, celebrating a Fiesta Bowl victory. That was the excitement of the day. Amy

365 Challenge

So, there is a trend happening right now on social network photo apps, and the "blog world". Capturing a picture everyday in 2012 to remember your year. We are going to try it. Why? Because this HAS to be our year. Saying goodbye to 2011 was NOT hard; let me remind you why:

January 2011- Went in to have my wisdom teeth removed, ended up with a fractured tooth, and abscess tooth, and finally another root canal

April 2011- My father died

May 2011- Find out I am pregnant.... on Mother's Day

May 2011- Lose baby at dad's funeral and have to end up in the hospital for 2 days

June 2011- Friends lose their son in a tragic and horrific accident

July 2011- Spread my father's ashes and ended the estate drama

July 2011- Family Fourth of July cancelled b/c of a drought - not that big of a deal, but when does that ever happen?? In 2011....

August 2011- Enter into an adoption... good news, right?

December 2011- get hit upside the head with a failed adoption 2 days before Christmas.

Yep, see ya' 2011.... No fond memories there.

So here is my picture for the 1st day into 2012:

A bottle of Dom Perignon. That is what we had to ring in the New Year. Unfortunately, we left shortly after midnight because as I was sitting there playing games, I realized that I was supposed to have a baby in my arms. My daughter was supposed to be there spending her first New Years with us. Needless to say, I had a complete breakdown in the bathroom and we abruptly left.

We figure take every ounce of luck we can get this year, that is why we bought the Dom. We also ate black-eyed peas and ordered a wooden elephant (thanks, Chelsey) that will go on the fireplace and face the door. Apparently it is a great source of good luck. Hopefully it will all work out for us. Happy 2012! ~Amy

Devastation Strikes Again

Well, as usual in our life, we found out yesterday at 3pm that the birthmother has backed out of the adoption. We are absolutely heartbroken and shattered. I can't hate her for changing her mind, but I can hate her for having this baby DAYS AGO and hiding it. Merry Christmas. ~Amy

Oh My Gosh, Can She Just GET Here!!!

So as you recall, in the middle stages of the birth mother's pregnancy, everyone was telling us to prepare for a early baby. Well... As of today, 6 days before her date of arrival, birth mom is still not dilated and has not dropped. I feel like I have a metronome in my head and I can hear every second tick. Really? Really? Really. This baby might not be here until Christmas or AFTER!!! Of course, so happy because she is healthy and we don't have to worry about prematurity, but now I am 4,000 times more stressed than I was before! (Prayers for my husband, please)...

One a side note, after about 5 months of looking, I found my diaper bag. THANK YOU MOM, for the early Christmas gift:



As a woman who loves her bags, this was a big decision. I went back-&-forth and back-&-forth on getting a CAKE bag, but the more and more I looked at them, they are a diaper bag. Clearly and obviously a bag for a baby. I wanted a bag that looked like a woman's bag, but has all the essentials. Well, thank you, Kate Spade, I found it!

Please keep the prayers coming, and we will let you know as soon as we do!!! ~Amy

Counting Down

Well it is officially 11 days until Baby B is here! So excited, nervous, etc... What are we going to do about this guy?:



Yes, he sleeps with us; and yes sometimes right in between us... Sickening, huh? We love him so much. I really hope he adjusts decently...

Anyway, the nursery is complete! Well, except from a wooden flag bunting that I ordered off of Etsy that will hang off of the rack above the end table. That should be here soon, and I will also use that to reveal her name!

So, without further delay, here is the nursery:


The LOVE IS ALL YOU NEED banner was made by my DEAR friend Chelsey. She is amazingly wonderful. LOVE.



The paper flowers we ordered off Etsy, from an idea off of Pinterest. My two new addictions!



And, finally, the rack that Z had in his nursery with the chalkboard on top bearing the Adoption Creed:

Not flesh of my flesh
nor bone of my bone,
but still miraculously my own.

Never forget for a single minute,
that you grew not under my heart,
but in it.

Love it. Gets me teary-eyed every time I read it. Please pray for a safe and healthy journey! ~Amy

It's Almost Time

So today marks 3 weeks until the arrival of Miss Bradt. Several people have asked what the process is, so I am going to make it public! ;)

(For sake of math)... Let's say she is born December 20th

12/20 - Baby is Born
12/30 - Mother can give consent in court (Per the Indian Child Welfare Act, the birthmother has to wait 10 days)
12/31- 1/3 - DHS Home visit # 2
ASAP - We go in front of a judge with the signed consent and then Home Study completed.
We are HOPING that will only take about 5-7 days after consent, so best case scenario Baby Girl would be "ours" by January 6th- January 8th.

Please pray for a quick and positive outcome! It is getting so real, it is hard to concentrate!

Here is the latest view of her room:


We are about 90% done... Now we just need a baby!~Amy