December 9, 2010

Another busy week getting ready for your arrival!  We bought your crib mattress and ordered your dresser.  We also got your light, hamper, mobile and another blanket this week!  Your room is REALLY becoming the coziest in the house!

Grandma Rita bought you some wonderful things that we’ll need for you when you arrive:  sleep sacks, socks, mittens, sleepers, hats and bottles!  I REALLY hope you take after me and you’re “an eater” as your dad likes to say! 

You are 27 weeks today and they say you weigh as much as a head of cauliflower (2 lbs now).  You are getting bigger now, but not big enough so please stay in there awhile longer!  Your birth mom has another doctor’s appointment on Monday to make sure you are both doing OK.  She said they’ll do another sonogram.  I can’t wait to see the pictures!  You are beautiful!

I also bought you a Christmas present yesterday.  I told myself that you had to have your own bag so we could pack all your stuff to bring you home!  This will have your name on it but I thought it was SO cute!

We might be getting together with some couples from our adoption class on Tuesday December 14.  It would be SO nice to see them! 

December 2, 2010

Your birth mom is 26 weeks along today...and this week they say you are the size of an English hothouse cucumber (?????)!  The important thing is that you are another week older!  Your birth mom is still doing well, and that is GREAT news!

We also narrowed your name down to 4 this past week.  What we couldn't do was decide which of those 4 names we would choose...SO we talked and decided we would ask your birth parents if they would want to select your name from those four.  We weren't 100% sure of how they would react to that, but they were so happy to be involved in selecting your name and we love them all so we sent them the names and they selected yours!

The three "runners up" are:
Grayson
Jackson
Ryder

We will not be revealing your name until you are born, but we LOVE it and it's meaning fits you perfectly too! 

We're also in the process of getting your room ready!  We have the crib, changing table and glider (compliments of your Uncle Joe and Aunt Anjali).  Grandma Rita and Grandpa John are going to get your dresser and your mattress.  We have your bedding so we just have to put it all together and then wait for your "letters" to come in for over your crib and your room will be ready and waiting for you!

We got this little shelf for you too and think it is SUPER CUTE! 

We can't wait until you are here!  Could be as soon as 10 weeks (but try not to make it any sooner than that little man)! 

December 4, 2010 - Just a quick addition to let you know we FINALLY got your dresser ordered and your crib mattress is now here SO we are going to put your crib together, with your bedding too!  I can't wait to see it!  Hopefully it will be nice and cozy for you!

November 26, 2010

Bought your first Yankees outfit today!  Your dad was SO happy about that purchase!  I am not sure how much of a choice you will have on which baseball team you will like, but with the Buffalo Bills and the Buffalo Sabres playing so badly, we may open football and hockey up to you!
Your birth mom sent over more sonogram pictures of you!  You look amazing!  Your dad got to see the "It's a Boy!" shot so he was happy!  I met a future buddy of yours today!  His parents were in our adoption group!  Everyone from our group has had or adopted a boy!  That will make for some fun get togethers soon! 

November 25, 2010

Today is Thanksgiving and we have SO much to be thankful for this year!

A lot has happened since I last checked in!  On November 5, I met your birth parents in Indiana so I could view your sonogram.  It was an opportunity of a lifetime!  We found out that day that you are a BOY!  You are also healthy and growing right on track!  It was a great day! 

On Thursday November 11, however, your birth mom was admitted to the hospital for seizures.  She has epilepsy, which means that you could too.  She went into pre-term labor on Monday morning, November 15.  They were able to stop labor (THANK GOODNESS).  The doctors took great care of your birth mom and altered her meds and she has been OK since.  So we are VERY thankful about that! 

On November 20th, your Aunt Amy and Aunt Devonie put together a fundraiser for us to help cover some of the adoption expenses!  It was a wonderful afternoon and the outpouring of support for you was AMAZING!  We were and are truly touched by everyone who supported the event.  Adoption is really an amazing thing, little one!  I don't ever want you to feel that it anything less than the miracle that brought us all together!  We found you and you found us! 

I read a post on Facebook today that really hit home:  "Having a common bloodline or DNA doesn't make you family. A family is tied at the heart, not by blood."

Today your birth mom is 25 weeks along.  Every week we get an update and today we were informed that you weigh about as much as an average rutabaga...I think I might miss these weird correlations!  This also means that we could meet you in less than 3 months! 

We are ready to really get started on your room.  All the flooring upstairs has been replaced and now it’s time to get ready for you!  We love you little peanut!  We are still having a bit of a tough time coming up with your name because we can’t seem to agree on the perfect name for our beautiful boy!

I did the Turkey Trot today and thought about the years to come!  I think it would be such a great family tradition to do that each year!  I saw so many families this year and could help but think of how incredibly cute that would be!

November 1, 2010

Yesterday was Halloween and I couldn’t help but think how much fun next year will be with you!  I will make sure you have lots of happy memories on Halloween and always!  It will be nice to be a family.  You are loved so much.  We are more than halfway to meeting you and that will be the best day of my life!

October 26, 2010

I am missing you a lot today.  Actually, I am missing you a lot lately.  I want to know more about you but I don’t want to bother your birth mom.  I really want to see you.  I am waiting to hear when the sonogram will be so I can drive out and see you for the first time. I want to feel you kicking and I want you to hear my voice and know that I am out here waiting to meet you.  I love you little one! 

We found out yesterday that another couple from our adoption group received their little miracle today.  You have SO many playmates not just from our adoption group, but also from our friends and family too!   You will be so happy!

October 12, 2010

I spoke with your birth mom a few times since I’ve updated this!  Her procedure on October 6 went well, and it was needed.  Her doctor will remove the stitches at 36 weeks and he said you may be born shortly there after!  They will remove the stitches on or close to February 10.  Your birth mom says that she is feeling pretty good.  She also said you are really an active little baby!  She said your dad might be disappointed that you may turn out to be a soccer player instead of a bowler based on how much you are kicking!

Your birth mom had a follow up from the procedure yesterday (October 11) and said that they did a sonogram because they were having trouble with the Doppler machine when trying to hear your heartbeat.  They could see your spine and said that everything looks great!   You are 15 cm (about 5.9 in.), which is right on track!  She told me again that the stitches will come out around February 10 and that may trigger labor.  Your birth mom is thinking around Valentine’s Day…you would be the best Valentine EVER!!! 

Your birth mom will see the doctor next week and we’ll find out when the sonogram will be where we can find out if you are a boy or a girl!  Some parents wait to find out, but I can’t bear to wait!  I want to get everything ready for you and go shopping!  We will also have to figure out your name.  We have been trying to come up with your name for a couple of years now, but we can’t seem to come up with a name that we think is as perfect as you will be!