Two Months

Sweet Baby J,

I can't believe it has been two months since we had our home study approved!  Time is flying by!  I hope it continues to fly by as we wait to see your itty bitty face!  We have seen several placements in the last month or two.  Although I was sad that it wasn't you, I am trusting in God's perfect timing.  Because if those placements had been for us...it wouldn't have been YOU.

Your room had one more addition this month.  Your Granmomma and Aunt Jenny made your crib skirt.  It looks so sweet!  They also made a fun pillow with owls on it!  Your room is looking nearly complete.  I'm going to put a few frames on the walls, and I'm waiting for you before I put the final touch above your crib.  So come on, Baby J!  We are ready to meet you!  I jokingly told everyone that whenever I see a placement on the Bethany website, I run out to buy you something as consolation. I stopped buying gender neutral things though.  I figured I bought all the yellow ducks I could stand for a while.  Ha!  I've started getting one boy and one girl outfit or accessory each time.  Your daddy isn't too excited about that, but I'm saving the receipts to return whichever one we don't need.  I may even save some for future baby shower gifts.  Your little closet it coming along.  You got your first piece of mail last week from "Aunt Kelly" and "Uncle Aaron."  I was very excited!  I guess you can see how things are coming together for you.    We have a few more necessities to purchase like bottles, diapers, wipes, etc.  But, I'm holding out for the phone call I guess.  Probably because I have no idea what to get!  There are way too many choices out there.  There are also lots of things on our baby registries that we have saved.  We want everything perfect for your little life.

So many people ask about you all the time.  Most of the time they ask, "Have you heard anything?" or "Where are ya'll in the process?"  We just smile and say, "Not yet.  We're just waiting on a phone call."  That's exciting to think that one phone call will change our lives.  Lots of friends and family want to know if we have picked out names yet.  We smile and shrug our shoulders.  The truth is that we do know what your name will probably be.  But, we want to tell you first!  I think it's more fun that way.  I'm sure our families would disagree.  Ha!  It's so fun for your daddy and me to refer to you by name!

We are all still "praying for more" here!  More friends, family, and even more we haven't met have asked for long sleeve shirts as reminders to pray for you.  So, we have placed two orders of long sleeve shirts already!  We branched out on our colors to True Maroon and navy.  Can you see my team spirit coming out?  To be honest, our Bulldogs aren't doing very well right now.  Maybe by the time you come to us, we will have won more games!  Ha!  We are still getting pictures of others "praying for more" all over the world.  In fact, your daddy's cousin just sent us a picture of her "praying for more" in Haiti!  Wow!  We are all praying for you, Baby J!  Praying that you are growing healthy.  Praying that you will feel all the love we have to give you.  We are praying for the angel who is/will be carrying you.  We pray that she feel God's arms wrapped around her and seek His guidance as she looks for a forever family for you.  We cannot express how thankful we are for your angel that she chose a future plan for you.  I hope you understand the difficulty of her choice and respect her as much as we do!

We are ready for you, Baby J!  Come to us soon!

We love you,
Mama