tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1536183239879701045.post3031889062996894530..comments2023-09-16T10:56:56.490-04:00Comments on finding a family: preparing our home - preparing our heartswill + adrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11504788974852966314noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1536183239879701045.post-33927756694372787692010-08-17T17:31:54.338-04:002010-08-17T17:31:54.338-04:00Cathy - Thanks for your comforting words. It'...Cathy - Thanks for your comforting words. It's so wonderful to have people who've been there and done that to help keep things in perspective. Your comments made me cry because I know that I will feel so overwhelmingly happy when our nursery is done, when our paperwork is done, when we find a match, and then again when we bring our baby home. This journey is so wonderfully exciting, I'm just sorry we did not get here sooner! Hugs!will + adrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11504788974852966314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1536183239879701045.post-36654125494340417582010-08-15T10:37:09.942-04:002010-08-15T10:37:09.942-04:00Adri- I read this post and felt so connected to wh...Adri- I read this post and felt so connected to what you were writing! We moved from Michigan and put all of my teaching stuff into our third bedroom. We have a guest room that we used for visitors and could use for a nursery, but that baby never came. Three years of trying and still no baby for that room.<br /><br />This past December we decided to take all my teaching stuff out of the third bedroom and make it into the nursery. We were in the beginning stage of the adoption process, but we were so excited. I have pictures of our room empty (like the ones you posted) and I can remember laying on the floor and crying. I was so excited and eager for the future.<br /><br />When we finally had the room together for pictures and we were ready for Gus to be brought into our lives, I can remember sitting in the rocker and looking around the room and just being so eager for us to have a baby to hold and snuggle in that chair.<br /><br />We brought Gus home a little over a month ago and when it was time to feed him and sit in the chair, I was crying uncontrollably. It was so overwhelming to actually have my baby in my arms in the nursery that we had been waiting to fill with a baby!<br /><br />The adoption journey is one that unless you've been through it, you will not fully understand. Steve and I have gotten so close and have really come to a new place in our relationship because of all that we went through. <br /><br />Oddly enough though, the bonding of instant attachment the moment you hold your baby isn't always something that happens for everyone. I didn't fully bond with Gus until he was about a month old. It took some time and was hard because of his adoption situation. Now, he's more bonded to me than ever before and I love him with my entire being, but I wanted to throw it out there that the "instant" bond might not happen, but it WILL eventually happen.<br /><br />:)<br />CathyI Am Not A Runner (Yet)!https://www.blogger.com/profile/18115534282220074716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1536183239879701045.post-82820493632451926532010-08-12T12:05:35.883-04:002010-08-12T12:05:35.883-04:00Sarah - So true! This book is awesome! We're...Sarah - So true! This book is awesome! We're really leaning towards Bethany Christian Services and this agency is mentioned multiple times throughout the book. It also features stories from Stephen Curtis Chapman, who we've always found so inspirational. The funniest thing is that now that we've read even more - Chapter 13 has a section called: "Preparing Hearts More than Homes", which is something we feel we've been working this entire year on. (Just funny how my title of this posting was the opposite, but how for us they both happen simultaneously.)will + adrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11504788974852966314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1536183239879701045.post-30388510367519339932010-08-11T17:49:46.264-04:002010-08-11T17:49:46.264-04:00Oooo! I haven't heard of that book! I can'...Oooo! I haven't heard of that book! I can't wait to go look for it online. I would have thought there would be more Christian Adoption books (since we are suppose to take care of the widows and orphans...) but there really aren't.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17422274511405654798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1536183239879701045.post-11801824034628207482010-08-09T22:36:30.398-04:002010-08-09T22:36:30.398-04:00Melodie - As someone who has been there and done ...Melodie - As someone who has been there and done that, we're so thankful to have you with us on our journey - constantly reassuring and encouraging us! I can imagine you are right - about our hearts bursting open - they already feel like they're about to!will + adrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11504788974852966314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1536183239879701045.post-24438621386218582582010-08-09T16:13:54.176-04:002010-08-09T16:13:54.176-04:00so glad that you are able to be thankful for the h...so glad that you are able to be thankful for the hard journey that has brought you to this place. in everything give thanks! that is exactly what it sounds like you are doing. and with the wait you and your husband have experienced, i can promise: your heart is going to nearly burst open when they place your child in your arms. and it will continue to feel that way. i STILL have that feeling when i see my sleeping boys (and other times, but they look so peaceful when they are asleep :) it can just be so overwhelming (in a good way) and i LOVE LOVE LOVE that you are treasuring these moments and just soaking it all in!Melodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05589995674020326830noreply@blogger.com