Becca over at
Milk & Honey Living has been posting this
‘Waiting Questionnaire for the Adoptive Mother’.
I thought it was great, and I’d like to do this here once a
month or so!
How long
have you been waiting? Our
home study was completed on March 28th, we identified and committed
to a specific waiting child on April 23rd, shipped our dossier to
Hong Kong on May 31st.
And we’ve been married almost seven years and hoping for children the
whole time. I guess we’ve been
waiting anywhere between four and a half months and 6 years 10 months,
depending on how you look at it.
How do
you feel this week? Honestly,
I have been really antsy and getting frustrated. We were told that the official matching approval would come
within two to four months after the dossier was sent, and that Hong Kong's process was consistently within that time frame. It has now been four and a
half months.
What’s
been on your mind? I’m thinking on
where to get training on g-tube feedings and supplemental oxygen for our little
guy, since he requires those for the time being. Once the match occurs, we’ll contact our county public
health department and go from there.
I also wonder if our little one is a morning person or a night owl, and
how our dog will adjust to a child in the home.
What are
your prayers for this baby? I
have been praying daily that he is safe, his needs are being met, and that we
will be matched and travel SOON.
What are
you doing to prepare? I’ve
been de-cluttering the house to prepare for the influx of baby/toddler
gear! I’ve started a pile of
things for our future son (baskets and blankets) in the guest bedroom, which we’ll
covert to our child’s bedroom.
How are
you taking care of yourself this week? I’m
trying to get back into working out five days per week. I did Rip’t Circuit yesterday and Speed
2.0 today.
Nervous
about anything? Yes, I’m
nervous about why this match is taking so long.
Dreaming
about/Looking forward to this week: I am praying that this match is coming any day now!
New Baby
Items: I haven’t bought anything lately.
Over the summer I got an ERGO carrier and a Seven sling, plus an
adorable and hilarious t-shirt that I just couldn’t pass up! I was also nice and got him a Colts hat,
on behalf of my hubby the Colts fans.
Now I need to look for a Packer something for our little dude.
What is
your number one recommendation for those in waiting? Pray and read Scripture. Find things to do and keep busy!
