Keep a personal wellness journal on DailyStrength to track your health and communicate with friends. http://dailystrength.org/people/11765/journal Sun, 12 Oct 2008 06:10:17 +0100 DailyStrength RSS 0.11.3.0.6833 (FeedCreator 1.7.2) http://dailystrength.org/images/comprofiler/avatar/gallery/pinkflower.gif http://dailystrength.org/people/11765 http://dailystrength.org/people/11765/journal/1168901 So, here we are a family of three!We arrived at the hospital on Monday, June 30th at 5:00 a.m.  Soon after, Katie was give the drip to induce her labor and then we ALL just waited.  I spent most of the time in the room with Katie, stepping out for segments of time just to be sure I wa... Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:26:58 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/11765/journal/1156799 So it's 12:53 and I am still awake - can't sleep toooooo excited.  We are supposed to be at the hopsital at 5:00 a.m. - no point in trying to sleep now - Yeah - I can't wait to get him in my arms!!!! Mon, 30 Jun 2008 01:54:39 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/11765/journal/1131430 The doctor will induce Sarah on June 30th at 5:00 a.m. unless she goes into labor on her own between now and then.  So regardless, I will be a mommy on June 30th!  I can't freakin' believe it!  She wrote us this very sweet letter and mailed it to us - telling us how much it he... Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:25:03 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/11765/journal/1112673 I went to the doc. with Sarah yesterday - is had dilated just a small amount - not even enough to measure.  So we go back next Tuesday - he may decided to induce at that point although next Tuesday she will still be two weeks away from her original due date.  So, we'll see!  Owen ... Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:26:06 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/11765/journal/1091928 Sarah's next appointment is a week from tomorrow - the doc. will start measuring to see how much she has dialated - then it will be a day to day thing - so Owen could be here within the next two weeks! We had court with Katie last week - all of her paperwork is in order.  She will have... Sun, 01 Jun 2008 10:56:07 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/11765/journal/1052716 So we found out that DH's mom's cancer is back.  Today she had surgery to remove it - when they got in there, they realized that it was not removable - the tumor is connected to her liver and one of her kidneys, it is also attached to a bone in that same area.  They said it is very... Wed, 14 May 2008 23:12:55 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/11765/journal/1020540 We had court with Sarah yesterday - everything went very smoothly.  She signed the intent to adopt, a power of attorney and the stuff that gives us premission to hold and take care of the baby in the hospital (baiscally premitting us to start parenting as soon as it is born).  So after it ... Thu, 01 May 2008 05:58:22 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/11765/journal/1003253 I went to the doc. with Katie yesterday and it looks like we are having a girl!!  We won't know for sure until her next appt. - the ultrasound tech was out yesterday but the doc. turned the machine on just for us - she is very sweet, she did the best she could without really knowing how to ... Thu, 24 Apr 2008 07:08:58 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/11765/journal/984838 Katie and her mom came to our house tonight and we had dinner!  I showed them the beginning of what will be the baby's room and they even helped me fold and put away some baby clothes that I had just bought and washed!  This is just so freakin' amazing - these babies are going to b... Wed, 16 Apr 2008 21:56:14 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/11765/journal/974695 I have not updated in a while simply because things have been going so smoothly.  But then I realized that it is during these "lulls" that I need to be extra sure that I praise God for his goodness - God is doing amazing things for us! Both girls are doing great!  We were ab... Sun, 13 Apr 2008 01:15:08 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/11765/journal/930372 So I texted (is that a word) her yesterday morning and asked if I could stop by afterwork because I needed their opinion on something.  They said yes, so I headed over their as soon as I got off.  On the way I got a text from them asking if I wanted to stay for dinner - her mother was gril... Thu, 27 Mar 2008 05:56:01 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/11765/journal/927713 Today I am planning on talking to the first birthmom that we met to tell her about the second girl that has contacted us.  I am so nervous.  I don't want to loose either of these children.  I know that God will give me the words to say to her.  My prayer is that the words tha... Wed, 26 Mar 2008 06:22:17 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/11765/journal/909524 I have baby pictures!!  We went for the ultrasound this morning and it was amazing!!  I had lunch with my baby's mother and it was like we were just two girlfriends having lunch - it is such a blessing.  She told me today that she would like to hold the baby when it is b... Tue, 18 Mar 2008 22:00:07 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/11765/journal/900971 On Thursday night, DH and I were responding to an e-mail from our attorney regarding living expenses and medical expenses of the girl who has chosen us to parent her baby.  It took us about an hour to respond, as we were praying and responding all at the same time to be sure we were making the ... Sat, 15 Mar 2008 12:59:48 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/11765/journal/892648 So we had our meeting last night with our birthmom.  As soon as we walked into the resturant, and laid eyes on her, her mother and our attorney I just began to shake - it was really embarasssing.  We hugged her and then her mother, her mother looked at me and said, everthing is going to be... Wed, 12 Mar 2008 06:02:56 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/11765/journal/887100 This has the potential to be a really long journal entry but I am going to get right to the good part - maybe I will post the long story later . . . . . DRUM ROLLL . . . WE FOUND OUR BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  OH MY GOSH - WE FOUND OUR BABY - WE ARE GOING TO BE PARENTS - WE ARE G... Mon, 10 Mar 2008 06:19:18 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/11765/journal/801158 Whew . . . . .I was falling into a funk today - the same ole same ole - this is never going to happen, we will never find our baby through adoption, our profile is so much better than others and they are finding babies, yada, yada, yada,So a very precious friend reminded me to pray, which I do every... Wed, 06 Feb 2008 17:42:57 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/11765/journal/726849 In my area this man threw his four small children, all under the age of four off of a bridge.  Obviously, they are dead and now search and rescue are looking for their bodies.  I have been very upset about this and questioning God as to why I could not just have had those ki... Thu, 10 Jan 2008 18:57:19 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/11765/journal/725104 So yesterday I received an e-mail from a life long friend of mine.  I was one of about twenty recipiants.  It was a picture of her two year old wearing a t-shirt that read "I'm a big sister"This is how she decided to tell me she is pregnant.  She knows about our situatio... Thu, 10 Jan 2008 06:09:08 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/11765/journal/683012 It's that time of year to get around family members who just don't get it.  I relative said to me today "I heard you are trying to adopt, I'm am so sorry that you have to do that"  I know what she meant but it came off as a very strange comment - probably the stranges... Sun, 23 Dec 2007 23:20:16 +0100