Nestless Nesting

Historically people who are expecting and getting closer to the big day begin to nest. It doesn't matter how the Lord brings children into your family, right before they arrive you have this uncontrollable need to prepare. Unfortunately, we have never been ones to do things the easy way so... as we are expecting this time around our nesting has consisted of selling our nest and finding a new one.

That's right, we sold our house the beginning June! We couldn't find exactly what we were looking for in a new house right away, but we finally found the perfect fit. Everything is looking right on track for us to move in toward the end of July. In the mean time we are staying with my parents, who thought their nest was empty. Surprise! The babies are back!

Having the urge to nest and no nest to prepare is ruffling my feathers! I want shift my attention to focus on buying everything we need for our new little one, but that is a bit tricky until we get our match. She could be anywhere from six months old to two years old. We may need an infant car seat... or we may not. We may need bottles... or we may not. Should I prepare a nursery with a crib or go straight to a twin bed? The suspense is killing me! So I'll just go back to getting everything else ready in our house. Oh wait, we don't have one. I guess I'll just have to focus on Mom's house! And so we are painting Mom's house to nest for our daughter. Whew! I feel better!

Nearing the Top of the Hill

I love roller coasters. I love the big hills that make your stomach drop, the sharp corners, the tunnels, the speed. But what I love most of all is the beginning. That conflicting feeling as I climb the first really big hill. The car ever so slowly climbs higher and higher and all the thoughts that go through my mind make me feel like a pressure cooker about to explode. “Oh my goodness, I want off! Why did I get on? I can’t wait for the drop! Look how high we are! Is this safe?” My mind is racing a hundred miles an hour while it feels like my body is nearly at a standstill. The anticipation and anxiety of what lies ahead in the big drop and swoops and loops and turns nearly over takes me and it continues to build with every kaching, kaching, kaching of the coaster inching up the track.

In March 2006 Bryan and I climbed on a roller coaster. It's been slowly inching it's way up that first big hill for five years now, building anticipation, anxiety and excitement every step of the way. Orientation for China adoption (March 2006), kaching. Paperwork and homestudy complete, kaching. Dossier accepted in China (aka LID - July 22, 2006), kaching. Parenting classes complete, kaching. Homestudy and paperwork expire, kaching. Everything updated and renewed, kaching. Expired again, kaching. Renewed again, kaching. Expire, kaching. Renew, kaching.

We are nearing the top of the hill. The build up of anticipation is almost too much to bear! The CCAA, China's adoption organization, finished matching precious children to families with June 2006 LID's and they are now working on matching families with July 2006 LID's. It's our month! They are working on our month!

It's almost time to let go of the bar, throw our hands up in the air and scream with joy through the wild ride ahead. The anticipation has been building for five years. We are excited, scared, nervous and ready/not ready at the same time. More than anything we can’t believe it’s actually happening! It’s our turn!

We'd be honored to have you join us on our adventure as we finally meet little Lucy and bring her home.