Waitin' By the Phone

I remember when Joe was deployed, I took my phone with me everywhere! I did not want to miss his call. Day or night, my phone was right beside me. I would sometimes even just hold it and will it to ring, hoping he would be on the other end. Anytime the phone did ring, my heart started beating faster and I would get excited thinking it may be him. Sometimes it was, sometimes it wasn't. But no matter what, I was going to have that phone with me at all times!
Now, I'm waiting on a different call. The call from our agency that they want to show our profile to a birthmom. Or the call from our agency that they have a baby waiting for us. I get all my emails on my phone as well. So our agency could email us about a particular situation to see if we are interested. So each time I hear that beep, I get excited, my heart starts beating faster! Could this be the email? A few times, I have received an email from the agency and when I see who the email is from, I can't help but think, 'this could be it'. So far, they have only been informative emails - nothing about a possible adoption situation.
So, I keep waiting by the phone. It goes with me everywhere. I wait for the call. I wait for the email. It will come someday. I just hope it comes soon!

Baby Quilt!

I finished my baby quilt! I don't think I have ever finished a quilt project this quickly! I think that for several days when my hubby got home from work, he would find me at the sewing machine! There was lots of love and prayers put into every stitch of this quilt! I cannot wait until all the bedding is done and we get our crib and put it all together! Then, of course, I can't wait for baby to get here and to be able to use it all! But for now, I am happy just having the quilt done! I love how it turned out! Love it, love it, love it!

Adoption Bug Apparel

So recently I came across a website called AdoptionBug.com. They make shirts about adoption for the whole family to wear! Adult T's, youth T's, onesies for the little ones! They even have some Christmas ornaments for adoption! I have several favorite items!
Number One would have to be their 'Worth the Wait' onesies! They have them in pink or blue!
My next favorite would have to be their 'Blessed by Adoption' shirts! Oh, and I could go on and on! So just go have a look for yourself!
I am anxiously awaiting the arrival of my little one and we can all sport our AdoptionBug apparel together!

Sneak Peek

My friend Alyssa talked me into going Black Friday shopping in Amarillo. So Alyssa, Jess (my SIL) and I left early Friday morning for a day of shopping. I've been itching to buy baby quilt fabric so I was excited to finally be able to shop for it! I had a few ideas for quilt colors that I found online that I really liked - mostly greens and aquas with a tad bit of yellow - to go with my sea turtle nursery theme. Well, with all the greens and aquas they had at Joanns, there were few I liked and few that went well together. I found an orange that I liked that reminded me of sea coral - but it just wasn't all coming together. Alyssa suggested a brown color to tie it all together. At first I didn't like the idea - but we found a bolt of brown with white polka dots and layed it beside the rest of the fabric. Alyssa and Jess both loved it right away. While I did like the colors together, it wasn't what I had in mind. But the more I looked at it, the more I liked it! Finally I decided to go with it! And I'm so glad I did! Because each time I look at it, I love it even more!

So, here's a sneak peak of the quilt fabric.

I hope to be able to not only sew a quilt, but a crib sheet, bumpers, dust ruffle and a curtain! Yay! And with coupons and Black Friday sales, I saved some money, too! Yippee!

Now, I had better get busy!

Let the Waiting Begin

Finally, we are finished with all of our paper work and classes! We got our profile book printed and everything sent off to the agency! Yay! Now, we just wait! We could be waiting a short time. We could be waiting a long time. We just really don't know. I'm trying my best to be patient and to not get my hopes up too high about things happening soon. Oh, but I really hope it doesn't take forever, either!!
In the mean time, I have plenty that should keep me busy. We still haven't got anything set up in the nursery. I am anxious to get that done, but other things have come up financially and the nursery has been put on the back burner. It will get done - even if it's a mad dash to get it done, it will get done!!
I also want to make a baby quilt - I have finally decided on a pattern, just have to decide on fabric now!
We also need to get the necessary stuff, too. You know, like bottles, diapers and baby shampoo! Not quite as exciting as baby clothes, toys and blankets - but, you gotta have them!
So, while we wait, there is still plenty to do. I just hope that the wait isn't forever. That I can be patient and know God has a baby out there for us and He will bring it along in His time. Oh, but I'm so ready for baby! I'm so ready to be 'Mama'. I'm so ready to love and care for a little one. To teach him/her and watch them grow! I'm just a waitin'!!

Baby Stuff

Why yes, I HAVE already started to collect baby stuff! We don't know when this little one will be here and I want to be prepared. That and I FINALLY get to shop for and buy stuff for a baby - I've been wanting this for soooo long!

Here's my collection so far, 3 onesies, some cute pj's, some books from Grammy, a turtle pillow pet from my dear friend Alyssa, 4 washcloths, 2 hooded towels, a cozy fish blanket and a flannel blanket that I made. (Notice the 'Under the Sea' theme?!)

I was looking over the sale fabric and found a bundle of flannel baby fabrics in different blues, yellows, and greens with sun, moon and stars prints! For eight bucks, I couldn't resist!

I found a tutorial online for a rag quilt and decided that's what I wanted to do. I didn't have enough fabric, tho, so I had to wait until I made a trip to Hobby Lobby to get some more. I finally got my fabric and got started, thinking it would be a quick project. Well, it took just a bit more time then I thought it would - but the finished product is just too darn cute! The pictures really don't do it justice! I can't wait to bundle up my little one in this super cute and cozy blanket!

Home Study Complete!

Today we received the news that our Home Study process is complete and that we are officially
Approved for Adoption!
Such exciting news!! We are now one step closer to meeting our precious little baby!
Now we have to put together our profile book - which is basically a mini scrapbook about us that will be shown to birthmothers so she can choose which family she would like to have adopt her baby. Considering how I love to scrapbook, I don't think this will be a hard task to accomplish! I'm already going through our pictures trying to find those that best capture who we are!
Once all that is done, we will simply be waiting for baby!
Guess that means we ought to start working on that nursery! How exciting!