Celebration for baby #2

I see that many people think a baby shower for baby#2 is a good idea. Gifts or no gifts people want to celebrate the new addition to our family. A few people think it is not okay but were unwilling to share their comments with me. I guess I wonder why people are so against it? I was reading elsewhere that some people think it is rude to have showers if your children are close in age and the same gender. It seems okay if you are having a child of a different gender. I think that is horrible. I would not be having a shower to be selfish....this is not a celebration of me but a celebration of our family. It's a celebration to prepare for the arrival of baby #2. A party to celebrate Eli becoming a big brother. I think all babies should be celebrated and I will happily plan a shower for my family or know a few people that would help me plan the party. Thanks for the support and excitement that everyone has for our family. I am so happy we have such a strong and loving support system.

The slow, slow wait

I know. I shouldn't complain. Some countries are so much slower than Ethiopia but I am hating this wait. What makes the wait worse is that referrals in Ethiopia seem to be at a stand still. The Ethiopia adoption forum has not had a referral celebration in well over 2 weeks. That is a long time. I am hoping that referrals pick up in Novemeber or it looks as if we won't hear anything until the new year. I am crossing my fingers for a Christmas surprise but would not be surprised if we don't hear until our birthdays. The wait is killing me right now. I know I have baby fever and just can't wait to get baby #2 in our arms and home. That plus the baby fever going on around me is making this wait unbearable.

Celebrations for baby #2?

I have been thinking about this a lot. I want to celebrate baby #2 as much as we celebrated Eli. I want to throw a party...not a shower but a party and celebrate our 2nd baby before he/she comes home. I don't want presents or anything but I want to celebrate the addition of another family member. I think all babies should be celebrated not just the first one. Is that tacky? Let me know what you think on my survey.

Anxious....

Wow, I didn't think I would get so anxious about getting a referral. I can't stop thinking about it. I keep wondering if our baby has already been born or if they are already at the care center? I wonder how old our little one will be? Then there is the big question....will it be a boy or a girl? Part of me wants to boys clothes in age and part of me wants a girl. I guess that is why we left it up to fate. We will just have to wait and see. I know we have a while to go but I am anxious. I check the forum all the time to see if there are announcements of new referrals. I keep hoping there will be a lot of referrals and then am disappointed when there aren't any. Soon, I keep reminding myself that it will come soon. Soon....oh I hope it is soon.

A baby shower

Yeah! I get to plan Emily's baby shower, with Kathy of course but I am so excited. I love to plan things like this. I love to do things like this for people. It makes me happy when they are so excited because something was created just for them. I am so excited Emily is having a baby. I hope she gets to find out what it is. I want to know so I can get them something super cute for the baby. Yeah....babies.

Crossing our fingers

We are crossing our fingers for a referral (the call that we have been matched with a child) after a wait of about 6 months. It seems that timeline is pretty common right now. So, lets see, that puts us at about early December. I am crossing my fingers that we are matched with a child before Christmas...that would be a nice gift wouldn't it.

Time flies

Wow does time fly! I can't even believe what a little man Eli has become. He runs and talks and everyday is learning more and more. It amazes me how quickly he picks things up. His new favorite word is truck, which unfortunately sounds like the four letter word it rhymes with. Every time he says it I say, yep a truck, just so people don't think I am teaching my son to say the four letter word. He talks in sentences more now. His newest words are truck, pink, green, blue, milk (yep he says it now), thank you (sounds like-itsa you), ben, josh, tista, Nana Rose, Papa John, Nana appy (Kathy), Nick, Jack, Cal, the list goes on and on. He is very chatty. I love these days it is so much fun to play now that he is starting to talk more and voice his needs.