Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Ocho

The C*ngo
NĂºmero 8!!!!  FINALLY I've moved up a little bit on the list!!  It's been trying lately because it seems as if nothing is happening, so hearing this little bit of news is encouraging.  There are a BUNCH of families who are getting ready to travel to pick up their little ones in the next couple weeks.  I am SO excited for them!!  And I'm also looking forward to watching their "gotcha" day videos!  It's amazing to see all of these children finding their forever families.  God is good!!
Ind*a
I still haven't heard anything yet...  My case worker told me that Ind*a is the land of tomorrow, *sigh*
I've been having a bit of a struggle dealing with the silence so I did what every woman does to relieve anxiety:  Retail Therapy!
I scored these two precious dresses for little Miss Sofia:






I also got her some flipflops.  All of the pictures and video that I have of her, she is not wearing shoes.  I figured this would be the best option!  I also had to guesstimate on her size- based on last year's measurements.  See how challenging this is?!  And finally, I bought her some pink Hollywoods!  I love sunglasses and even though I have yet to replace my Ray Bans (compliments of Lola), I want to make sure she keeps her eyes protected!  I'm kind of a freak about that :)
 It was really fun to shop for her and it also gave me some kind of maternal satisfaction.  Not having a "pregancy" or baby shower because this hasn't been the "typical" way to becoming a first time mom, and the fact that it's been 2 1/2 years and counting, it felt really, really good.  It also made it more "real" and slowly I'm allowing myself to believe that this is really happening!

7 comments:

  1. Oh...those outfits are SO CUTE. :) I want to see the flip flops and sunglasses, too!

    That is funny about Lola. Was it Lola who also ate the passport? She is funny.

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    1. Mer! She is the one and only!!! She has ruined many things throughout the years, good thing she's sweet and keeps strangers away :)

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  2. AND CONGRATULATIONS MISS EIGHT!!!!!! Woohoo!

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  3. Oh my goodness! Those dresses are so cute.

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  4. Great idea. Loved the dresses!!!! xoxo KJ

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  5. Get Crocs too. Super soft and easy to keep on!! My 2.5 year old non-shoe wearer took to them right away!!!

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    1. That's so funny you just posted this because I was JUST talking to my caseworker about getting her shoe size!!! Thanks for the tip! She hasn't ever worn shoes so it will be interesting:)

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