I really want to keep this as a journal for B. I want her to know how much she meant to us before she came home. So the counting continues. We are one week post referral, waiting for a court date. What have we been doing: -studying her picture, imagining her little body adding a different energy to the house.
-preparing a little care package for her-photo album, love, cardigan, and a small toy
- because she is considered an older child (2+) we were able to write her a letter that Gladney will translate and read to her. Wow! What a gift to us, but more difficult than I thought it would be! What do you write to a toddler who has never met you? We went the "we love you and are getting ready for you" route. We also were able to include a photo. (See above.) We had to wait until 8:30 before everyone was home at the same time. We made a poster (cropped because it has her name on it) and then took the picture with the timer mechanism. Yeah! It turned out, with a couple funny out takes where we were trying to figure out how to work the camera:)
-stalking those returning from Ethiopia to see if they may have caught a glimpse of our little girl or captured her in a photo
-serious nesting. See post below on patience. Wow, did I fail yesterday to show patience. I was a bear to any and all that made a mess. My kids do something that I refer to as a "Frosty" as in the snowman. They come into the house and disrobe as if they had melted and left their clothes in a puddle. I usually have a sense of humor about it, not these days. I went back and read my post....today I was better. I hope to be even better tomorrow. I have time (unfortunately). I do not have to get everything organized and set for B this week.
-even more motivation to workout. I want to carry her around...I need more upper body strength. by product of working out-more energy and I feel strong and healthy.
-lots of praying-to keep her healthy, to prepare her little heart for a change, to prepare us to meet all of her needs (emotional and physical), speedy and successful court date
-talking and emailing friends. I have made some amazing new friends in the past year.
