One Month!!!

Well, today marks the one month stop in our journey to Kaiden. I have to say it has been a really quick month. Both Aaron and I have been so busy at work that time has just flown by. I still think about the I-600, etc everyday, but as my husband puts it, "There is nothing we can do right now except wait for others to do there job."
Now, I am about to go and paint my baby's room for his Baby Snoopy decor. Hopefully, I will have awesome pictures to put up by the end of next week. So off to work I go.......

My Sisters

Well, I thought I would use this post to introduce my beautiful sisters, Amanda, Lisa, and Emily.

I am the oldest of the clan and Amanda is 19 months behind me. Lisa is 5 years younger than me. And then my parents surprise, Emily, is almost 11 years younger than me. All three are happily married and have given us the most adorable nieces and nephews anyone could ask for.

The order in the picture is Lisa, Me, Emily, and Amanda. We had this taken at my sister Emily's wedding in September.

Just Another Day

Well, it is getting close to being a month of waiting and that is what it feels like. Just another day. Nothing seems to be happening.
I have been watching the Holt BB avidly and noticed that a fellow BB friend got her I-600 approval from the Dallas USCIS. That really got me excited. The main reason it got me excited is that we should be getting closer to getting ours approved soon too. We should be almost right behind her in line.
So let's take a moment and pray for the health and speedy work of the adoption officer at the Dallas USCIS office.
Also, I want to congratulate Jo and her husband on their new referral , a baby boy named Gabe. She just got the call yesterday and I am very excited for her!! Congrats Jo on this awesome news!!!

Work, Work, Work

Well, if the title of the post says anything I guess you can tell I have been working. For the past two weeks, I have been getting ready for a garage sale. I am a gigantic packrat and very sentimental. I tend to save everything. Well, I have been cleaning out Kaiden's room, so for the first time ever I actually had my own garage sale. It was a lot easier than I thought. I still kept a lot of my sentimental things, but I actually cleaned out closets, rooms, shelves, etc. it feels really good knowing that is done. My stress level really dropped after we finished cleaning everything out.
I also decided that every dime we made went to our "Buy Kaiden an awesome dresser" fund. We looked at the ones that actually went with the crib we bought, but were not satisfied with the quality. We want to purchase one that will last a long time. So that means the dresser will definitely not be cheap by any means. Well, I would have been satisfied with $100, but I am guessing that luck was really on our side. I ended up selling $340.00 worth of our stuff. It was a really nice feeling.
Now, even though I said all the money was for the "Buy Kaiden an awesome dresser" fund, when I realized how much money we made, I decided to pick something up for my husband that he has been wanting. If you read from my previous post, Aaron loves heavy metal music. Well last week, Guitar Hero Metallica came out. I just couldn't help it. I felt like he really needed it. It will help him keep busy during the LONG wait for Kaiden. (It will almost be a month on Friday, I still can't believe it!!)

All About Aaron

I thought I would use the next few posts to introduce my husband and family to everybody.

So let's talk about Aaron.

Aaron and I have been married for 10 years.

He is currently working as a manager.

He absolutely loves our dogs, Dakota and Shelby.

His favorite color is green.

His favorite toy is his Yamaha motorcycle that I got for him last summer.

His favorite music is Heavy Metal especially Metallica, Disturbed, Shadow's Fall, etc.

His favorite movies are action movies especially ones by Michael Bay (Transformers)

His nickname for our nieces and nephews is Uncle Biggie.

So here is Aaron.

Next I will talk about my sisters. So stay tuned........

Gearing Up for Baby Part 1

Well, if you read my previous posts, you wll see that I have started cleaning out Kaiden's room. I hopefully will have everything cleaned out of there by this Friday night. That means that next weekend, we will commence with the painting of the room. So since we now have a timeline for when the room will be cleaned out, we have started purchasing the furniture for his room. We picked up the crib last night and instead of a changing table, I got a bookcase. I wanted to have somewhere to store odds and ends as well as books. The only thing we have left to purchase is a dresser. We are really trying to find something that will last for a long time, so we have been out shopping at furniture stores. Hopefully, we will have something picked out in the next 2 weeks.

In the meantime check out the crib. It is simple but we felt like it would be more manly looking than the original one I had picked out.

So anyway, I think we had our first reality moment on Thursday while shopping for the furniture. It really dawned on me while we were actually buying furniture that we have a little boy that will (hopefully) be ours in a few months. I have been waiting for this moment for 10 years, but it feels like everything just attacked me at once. I had my little personal panic attacks just thinking about everything that needs to be done. We feel like we have been blessed beyond reason to receive a referral months earlier than we expected. We also feel that he is ours for a reason. I am going crazy trying to pick out little things to buy. Things keep going through my head like, "well he might not like that kind," "what if I buy him the wrong diapers," and all other little "what if" questions. I have talked to many people and they all say this is common in first time parents, but I want everything to be wonderful for him when he gets here. Aaron just keeps telling me that he is the luckiest child in the world. He will have the most loving parents and grandparents in the world. That we already care beyond reason for him and that is the most important thing he will need. (I really love my husband!!) Of course, he is always right, so maybe I just need to calm it down and go with the flow. I am definitely going to start working on that!!

6 months old!!

Yesterday, Thursday April 9, 2009, Kaiden's six month birthday occurred. Of course, he is still with his foster mom at this time, but Aaron and I were definitely thinking about him all day. I would absolutely love to have him here now or no later than 2 months time. But unfortunately, I have done all that I can do. Now, we have to be patient and pray that he will get to us as soon as he is ready and able. I really believe things happen for a reason. So I have to keep reminding myself that everyone is not on my timetable. (They should be though, LOL)

I wish he could be here for Easter though and stare at the plastic easter eggs in the yard just like all the other kids his age. Watching that scene will definitely bring a smile to your face!! But I keep reminding myself that I might miss this year, but I won't miss the next one!!!