Alright. I've given myself a few days. In fact, I've given myself over a week. Whenever something really upsets me I give myself a few days to calm down, think rationally, and gain some perspective before I respond, blog or facebook about it. This has saved me from saying and doing a lot of stupid … Continue reading In Defense of Birth Moms
Category: Adoption
Hard
Some days I am able to laugh and joke about my infertility.Some days I have infinite optimism that all of this will be for the benefit of our family and I'll be able to look back on it and see the good.Some days I am able to be over the moon, genuinely and wholeheartedly happy … Continue reading Hard
New Caseworker
We have a new caseworker! Her name is Kim. Our first caseworker, Paige, accepted a new position so now we have Kim :)AND...our background checks are back! Hooray! This means that now we have individual interviews, the home study, then finalize our profile and we're set! Very exciting 🙂
Family Pictures
We had new family pictures done for our adoption profile and decorating our home. We had my friend/old roommate Victoria do our pictures again. Victoria has now taken our engagement, wedding and newborn pictures 🙂 She is reeeeeaaally good 🙂 Anyway, below are a few of my favorites from our session. ALSO, you should look … Continue reading Family Pictures
Going Forward With Faith
"Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen."Hebrews 11:1We've decided to start getting things ready for the little baby we hope will be coming to our family. I've been thinking about this for a while. Will it be too difficult to see an empty cradle everyday? Will it … Continue reading Going Forward With Faith
Jess Building Joy 