Everything is Ready!

I did it.

I finally got everything ready for Penelope's arrival.

Preparing for an adopted child can be a gut wrenching experience.

I used to love gathering clothes for our adopted kids.

I used to love decorating their bedrooms.

I used to love sewing them stuffed animals and making sure everything is in the right place for their arrival.

 

That was before I realized that while adoption is beautiful and joyful, it is full of waiting and disappointment.

I think the third time I started setting up Isryelle and Boaz's rooms just to take them apart again, I decided to stop.

I completely stopped preparing anything for them until we are sure they are coming home soon.

 

So when we got matched with little Penelope, I figured I better get started on getting set up for her since she was do in April.

In April, we found out she was not due until June/July!

I was so thrilled to get to meet her birth mom, I just let the disappointment go of having to wait another two months.

 

Her official due date is July 5th...or June 23rd. 

I have been wanting to set up her cradle and get her car seat ready until July 5th because that way I wont be disappointed if she does not come before that.

Her doctor feels Penelope will come early since all "K's" other babies were early and she has a condition causing her to have too much amniotic fluid in her uterus.

I just don't want to get my heart set on her coming early and then have to wait until July.

So I have been guarding my heart against getting too excited.

 

Gavin talked me into setting up her cradle.

After all, "K" will be either 36 or 38 weeks along this weekend and she went into labor with her other children around 36 weeks.

I do want to be prepared if Penelope comes early.

Now that I set up her cradle, I could not be more excited.

I think about her constantly!

I daydream all day about what it will be like to get "the call" and  what it will be like to see her sweet face for the first time.

I haved packed her a sweet little bag full of frilly baby hats and adorable booties.

I am full of anticipation thinking about what it will be like to experience Gods gift of adoption in a new way.
So far the blessing of adoption in our family has been most evident in our heart changes and our growing relationships with our Savior.
How exciting it will be to really get to hold one of these little treasures in my arms and call it mine.
God is good all the time!

 

I feel so ready, sometimes I wonder why she has not been born yet...what are we waiting for?!?!

Oh that's right....Gods PERFECT timing. 

After all, whats a few weeks after a couple of years!