Six Months

Baby J,

Yesterday marked six months since the day we were officially approved.  Wow!  It does not seem like it has been that long AT ALL!  Things seem to be flying by (most of the time).  Of course, the last six months were filled with football, Thanksgiving, Christmas, vacations, and celebrations.  That helps to make the time move a little faster.

I'll be honest.  I really thought you would be here by now, so I put off planning my 2012 vacations.  But, I know that God has that timed perfectly.  So your daddy and I are planning away at some fun vacations coming up!  Let's see....your daddy is going with your Uncle "Tat", Uncle "Leeroy", and your "Dendy" to Montana this month on a snowmobiling trip.  But if you want to come before then, that's fine!  I don't mind!  Ha!  Your "SuSu", Aunt Kristin, and I are trying to decide if we will take a girls trip during that same time to Gatlinburg.  It's just a road trip, and it is easy to get back home if I need to (Hint. Hint.).  Then, in June, we are all going on our annual Panama City Beach trip with "Susu's" side of the family!  We'll be happy to take you with us if you wanna go!  Your daddy and I are also planning to join your Uncle Jimmy, Aunt Roan, Uncle Jeff, Aunt Jenny, and all your cousins on another beach vacation to Seaside.  Doesn't all that sound fun!?  I'm sure we are keeping ourselves busy enough for the next however many months to fly by as well.  We have to keep ourselves busy so that we won't go crazy!

We've had several special happies given to you this month!  One special happy was made for you by your cousin Julie.  She and her sisters are extremely talented!  They can do anything!  But, they all love to crochet.  She crocheted you this adorable owl hat!  How cute is that!?  I LOVE it!  I can't wait to put it on your itty bitty head!  Since I saw this precious gift, I have given the girls a list of things to work on for your room!  I can't wait!

To celebrate the new year of waiting, I stopped by Ginger's and found a sweet newborn outfit for one of your early days in this world.  I love to look at it and picture your little body wearing it!  I can't wait to see what you look like in this sweet gown!

Once again, you will see that we have not forgotten about you!  We think about you every day.  We talk about you every day.  We are praying for you every day.  Not just us...TONS of people are praying for YOU!  In fact, one of our sweet friends came up to me yesterday at church and told me that she prayed for you Sunday morning before church.  She had a feeling that Baby J was coming soon.  We'll see!  Just remember, sweet one, that you are being covered in prayer from all over the world!  You are loved, longed for, and anticipated!  I hope to meet your sweet face very soon!  We love you already, and we haven't even met!  Imagine how much love we will have for you when we actually get to hold you, care for you, and take you home!

Love always,
Mama