Faith

I bought this bracelet over the weekend. Its to help me remember that I have to have faith. Faith that a baby is part of our future. Faith that if this is not so that we will be able to survive and keeping on going.

News

We got news! Although not all positive even knowing that our paperwork is being looked at is good news at this point. So our case is being reviewed and we basically got moved to the 'incomplete' pile. This is what needs to be resent:
-new employment letters
-new reference letters
-signatures on the translations
-something about the birth certificates and marriage license

I have already started working on that stuff. Then we are waiting for Larrys fingerprint appointment and that elusive INS approval. There is hope.

On a funny note, you know that you have a desperate/hard situation when Maw-Maw needs to change saints because the first one couldnt quite cover it. lol We are past St Gerard and have moved on to St Gianna. lol

New Home

We are moving! Yup we are buying a new house. Its in an awesome family friendly neighborhood. Its alot bigger than are current house and closer to the interstate. It will be about a 5 minute commute for Larry and a 35 minutes commute for me. We are super excited about it. Its new construction so it will be done around March-April. This is the floorplan we picked:

Another one bites the dust

The doctor's office called this morning. Another non ovulatory cycle. I dont know if I am not ovulating at all or just ovulating really late in the cycle. Either way its not normal. So after I start my cycle I will be taking clomid and another drug that starts with a d. Hopefullly this will do the trick. I did get a copy of my bloodwork results just so I could play doctor and look up some stuff on the net. I have yet to get to that, its on my to do mountain.

On other news, I think we found a house. It will be new construction and we know where it will be. Larry and I are still negotiating about which floor plan it will be. Its a tough negotiation between the two of us. We have to figure it out by Sat which is when we will go meet with the builder.

Adios for now

More Pictures

From most of my posts you can tell who carries the camera lol So I let Larry take a picture of me so he could stop pouting.
Then I took the camera back. This is Larry with a monkey mask. He looks so funny. It suits him though lolThis is something we bought for the munchkin. Its a monkey backpack. I love it.

So that was our day today. It was fun. We also went looking at some houses. There are some good prospects.

Pictures

Just to update you all, I am feeling all better from the accident the other night. Not too much soreness anymore. The car is okay. We probably wont get the bumps fixed because its just not worth it at this point. We'll see.

Today we had a wonderful day. Larry had to DJ a corporate party today at the zoo so I tagged along. It was a beautiful day. Here are some cool pics from today.

This is a typical New Orleans brass band. They are kinda cool:

This is Larry with the sea monster:

This is one of my cool buddies, the orungatan (sp?): I think this is the coolest picture. Its a White Alligator. Yes its alive. You can see him through his glass tank
This is one of the tragedies of Hurricane Katrina. Tony the Hippo died because of the hurricane. We are hoping they will bring another hippo soon.

More pictures to come...

Shitty Shitty Day

My day sucked. There is no better way to put it. It started this morning when I woke up lonely because Larry was out of town. Added to that I woke up late. Then I went to get in the shower and saw this huge cockroach. I hate cockroaches. I drowned it, then smashed it, then threw it in the trash can. Ok then I had to attend a training all day long. I just dont like sitting down for long periods of time. I need to move around alot. I had school this evening so that was another 3 hrs of sitting.

So up to then it doesnt sound too bad. Then on my way home from school something happens that I end up here:

Yup the ER. I take the back road to my house. Its a pretty busy two lane road. Tonight, I am driving along, talking to my dad on the cell phone (hands free device been used). Out of nowhere I see this dog running onto said road. Of course you probably know what happens next. I swerved to avoid the f****ng dog and lost control of my car. I spun various times ended up in the barricade.

Since I am writing this obviously I am okay. I am banged up and will probably hurt like hell tomorrow. My car is also banged up but fixable.

Getting sleepy now. Will update later.

Summary

Okay so apparently our life has been busy. The other day we finally got a chance to go to dinner with my mother-in-law (this used to be an almost daily occurance). Its been a while. So as we are eating she's like "So, whats up with you guys? People have been asking me..." As an aside, Larry's family is very close and know all about our journey to become parents. We dont really mind that they know. We have just been really busy and haven't seen them in a while.

So back to the question. Whats up with us? Well I guess I would say not much. I will give a brief summary for those reading.
On the adoption front, Larry's fingerprints got rejected by INS so he has to redo them on Oct 27th. Also the political instability in Mexico is only getting worse. We are starting to accept the fact that the wait for a baby will be longer than we ever dreamed. It saddens us that this is the case since there are so many children in need there.
On the baby making front, my bloodwork came back normal. Which just means that what was tested is not the problem. I am on a roll with 2 cycles on my own so that is just a wait and see thing.

Basically right now we are just waiting. There is just not much we can do. We enjoy being with each other and spoiling our nephews and niece. I work and go to school and keep myself relatively busy. Oh yeah we are also looking at moving to a new house. Yes this would be our 4th move I think lol We are hoping to move closer to my work. We are talking about it.

This is our life at the moment

Lucky

I am a very lucky person. One of the good points of my marriage besides having a wonderful husband is that fact that I have great in-laws. They are great people and we get along very well. We get together with Larrys family alot and usually have a great time.

Today I got home and this was waiting for me:
Yup a Curious George cookie. Isn't it cool? My mothe- and sister-in-law went to the bakery and saw this so they bought it for me. Gotta Love Them

Now should I eat it or save it? lol

Gloominess

Yes its that kind of day today. Its gloomy and rainy and not making me feel happy. It started early this morning before going to church. This morning we had to go to the dump first thing. It stunk. It was so awfully gross. Then we go to the bakery and my muffin was not good. I didnt like it. So then comes church. If you really know me, you know that it was only after I got married that I started going to church every sunday. I didnt grow up in the church so dont feel the need to go every sunday. Larry on the other hand did grow up in the church and feels the need to go every sunday. I feel that its my duty as his wife to go together. Sometimes I enjoy it, sometimes I dont care, and sometimes it makes me sad.

Today was a sad day. The homily/sermon was about being a good mommy/daddy. My question is when am I going to get to be a mommy. Will I ever hear the sound of someone screaming "Moooommmmy". So while he is going on and on about whats a good mommy, blah blah blah, I get sadder and sadder. I think I can be a good mommy so my question is WHEN DO I GET TO BE A MOMMY? Thats what I want to know

Oh yeah and immigration rejected Larry's fingerprints so he has to get them redone a month from now. Isnt that just great

Update on the bloodwork. The nurse said that all my test came back within the normal range which means that at least we can say that those are not the cause of my problems. So another blood test to check for ovulation later this month. We shall see what happens.

Bad Blogger

Okay I am a bad blogger. I was doing so well and then I got swamped. Between work and school and home and all that, I just have enough time to check email and jump into bed. Its fun though. The job is going great and school is going well. I have certainly been busy though.

On the baby front, I had some blood work done on Monday. The nurse called today and said everything came back normal. What does this mean? I have no idea lol She called in between meetings so I didnt have much time to talk. I will call her again to see what that means. I was also supposed to try clomid again this month but I forgot to ask her about that too. It was a busy day today. But tomorrow is friday! Yay!

Life Is Good

Two In A Row

If you look right above this post you will see one of my tickers. Today its on cycle day 1. Yup thats right, I started another cycle on my own. Oh I wonder if it could be, could I finally be getting regular? That would be awesome. I'll be getting some bloodwork done on monday.

But with everyone of these cycles. I have horrible PMS. Just ask Larry:) He usually bears the brunt of it all. I can actually feel my mood swings come and go. Its kinda creepy. Lucky for me he is a wonderful man and tries to understand that I cant control most of it.

Adding to my PMS is the fact that Larry has been working like a madman. Tomorrow will be his 7th day in a row working. I get lonely. I dont ever remember lonely like this. But with him working so much, my new job and school I am really missing my husband. Hopefully it will all calm down soon and we can spend some quality time together.

Survived

I survived my first week at my new job. I love it. I absolutely love it. I have lots and lots of work but it keeps me busy and its good work. Now hopefully a relaxing weekend lies ahead.

Food for Thought

As many of you know, I now manage a Head Start center. The center has kiddos from 0-5. I was talking to my sister the other day and shes like 'I bet it will be hard for you being around the kiddos'. I must say it really isnt. The youngest is 6 months and the oldest is almost 5. We are getting a couple baby babies so that should be cool. I really like my new job and I enjoy playing with the kiddos when I get a chance. Today I ran into this quote and I think this is why I am so relaxed about all this:

For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.-Jeremiah 29:11

I will take that to bed with me tonight.

Landfall

The storm has definitely made landfall. My new job is really cool. I like it so far. I have alot of responsibilities and tons of paperwork. Other than a trip to the ER for a little one's smashed finger (I really could have lived without that). It was an eventfull first day to say the least. The people are awesome and the kiddos are cute. I really think I will like it here. At least I hope I do. The only thing that sucks a little is that I go in at 730am and I am not a very good morning person. I better get used to it now. lol We shall see how the rest of the week goes.

The Calm Before The Storm

Tomorrow I start my new job. I am nervous but excited. I really think I am going to love it. I'll be really busy though. Wish me luck!

To relax, we bought this cool rocker. It was 40 bucks at Wal-Mart (I've never gotten something 50% off at Wal-Mart lol). Here's Larry taking a rest after the tough job of putting the chair together.
And here is Larry having what looks like a very serious conversation with Max. I wonder what they were discussing lol.
Are you wondering why I didnt get a picture on our brand new chair? Well its about 1000% humidity today so I was out there for about 30 seconds. Just long enough to snap a photo. Than back to the A/C for me. This humidity sucks.

Political Instability

I am very sad to see the political stability happening in Mexico. As sad as I am for us and what this means for our adoption plans. I am even more sad for the people of Mexico. This political turmoil keeps the people of Mexico from getting better services that they are entitled to. I really hope that the politicians stop to think about what this does to the people they are supposed to be representing.

What this does to our adoption plans? I do not know. Nobody really knows. All we can do is wait. We are getting rather good at waiting lol Gotta have faith I guess.

By the way, if you look on the bottom left hand corner of the page you can see that my counter has surpassed 1000 hits. Yay! Most of them are probably from me reloading the page to see how far along my counter is lol. So I know that somebody out there is looking at this page so leave me a message. It makes me feel special. You dont have to have a blogger account :)

Also this is my 50th post. As weird as it may sound this is a good outlet for me. Its very good therapy. I try to post my goods and my bads. If you are reading, I hope you are enjoying my life story lol

Good Relaxing Weekend

We had an awesome relaxing weekend at the coast for the most part. We were sad to see the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, even after a year rebuilding is nowhere near beginning. We hope to see the area return to its pre hurricane splendor.

On to the awesome relaxing weekend stuff. We stayed at the Beau Rivage, it was really cool. We were on the 21st floor and had a very nice view of the gulf. Here is a picture of our hotel at night:
Here is a view of the Gulf of Mexico from our hotel room. Its no ocean but its still cool.
And here we are walking on the dock by the beach. A really nice lady from Texas took our picture. It was a little cloudy and rainy but we survived.
Oh yeah we lost $7 at the casino. Big spenders we are.

On the way home we stopped at the outlet mall to do some shopping. It was some nice retail therapy. So I am ready for my last week at my current job and to start the adventure of my new job.

Life is good...

Yay for Long Weekends

I so needed this long weekend. I had originally planned to take fri-tues off but today I had to go to new employee orientation and I have to go again on tues. I still have the day off on monday. Tomorrow Larry has to work and I have some homework to do that I will do while he is working. Then on Sunday we are leaving to go here. I am so excited! I have never seen the Gulf of Mexico. It should be fun. I will make sure to take lots of pictures. Have a great weekend everyone!

Some Cool Stuff

I got this in the mail today. The key chain says "God Bless The Flad Family". Yes I see it as a sign. I see it all as sign. It was one of those things were they send you something and ask for money. I might send them 20 bucks. We can use all the help we need lol


This I found at Barnes & Nobles. Its a monkey planner. I love it. It includes a monkey eraser and monkey writing pad. Its cool :)


Gotta go to school.

Bad News and Good News

I'll tell you the bad news first. I am still not ovulating. Yup that sucks. My progestrone level was 0.5 this cycle and they like to see it at over 15. I am disappointed but not really heartbroken. I kinda knew I still wasnt. I really like my new doctor though and I love the nurse. She is the coolest. So I will hopefully finish this cycle on my own. I then the plan is to get some baseline bloodwork done. This will be the whole shabang of bloodwork. I havent had that done since 2003 before getting of bloodwork. Hopefully that will give a glimpse into what is going on. Then I will try clomid at 50mg to see if that works. So thats the plan for that. I'm okay with this and thats because of the following good news.

I have a NEW JOB! Yay I am so very excited. I am sad to leave my old job but I dont think it was enough of a challenge, on most days, for me. I new job is a huge professional step up for me and I am looking forward to the new challenge. I am the new center director for a migrant headstart. What is that? A migrant headstart serves the children of migrant (seasonal)/low income family. It is mainly a hispanic population. As some of you know, my parents immigrated from Mexico. They came to this country with basic education and no english. As children we were low income, I was the kid getting on the bus to go to headstart. My parents were also migrant workers. They worked the fields and all sorts of manual labor. So this position for me and my family is like coming full circle. Now I have the opportunity to help these families transition and succeed. I am really super excited about it. Another perk is that because my center serves children 0-4yrs, the munchkin can come to work with me. Yay! This solves the daycare dilema working mommies face. Oh yeah I'll be making more money too lol

Anyway this is a transition time for us. Although I would be over the moon if we got munchkin now, I am okay with the delay (not happy about it but okay). This will give me time to settle into my new job and all that. So alot is going on right now in our lives. We are going to start looking for a house closer to my job. We wont buy just yet until we see if this job is going to be a nice fit for us.

Please go over and congratulate Mary-Mia & Rod on their double blessings.

Just Another Rainy Day

Yup when you live in south Louisiana you get used to rainy days. Its been raining here for days and days. Its getting kind of old. Right now we are just sitting around watching NASCAR and checking up on Ernesto. It will suck if it comes this way. Larry leaves on monday so that means Max and I would have to evacuate on our own. I have never evacuated on my own. But hopefully it will not come here. Its sad that everyone prays that it hits someone else. I guess thats just the way things work around here. Not much else to report. Have a great weekend

Not much to report

The title says it all. There is not much to report here. We are just chugging along. I started school yesterday. Its cool. I am taking a finance class, an accounting class, and a communications class. I go to school two evenings a week and take one over the internet. There is only 11 classes in the program and these are number 5,6, and 7. So slowly but surely I will get that degree. So far I have a 4.0 but dont know how much longer that will last. My finance class is cool, the professor went to Texas A&M so thats awesome. Not many aggies out here. Wish me luck.

On the home front, I am still holding down the fort alone as Larry is out of town yet again. Such is life I guess. We are thinking of taking a trip to see my parents soon. We are still in the thinking phase. Also I think I am coming down with something. My throat hurts and I am starting to sound weird. Better hit the OJ.

On the baby front, we are waiting. Yup still waiting. I am making myself comfortable for a loooong wait lol I think I have come to terms with it. Like I said earlier, such is life. Tomorrow I have a doctors appointment to do some bloodwork. We shall see what the results are. I am drinking this tea I bought in Mexico. Its nasty but if it works I'll drink it. I'll post the bloodwork results once I get them so you can all overanalyze with me.

Have a great one.

Cool Stuff

Our friend Courtney is an audiologist. Since Larry is in the sound business, she is getting some custom made earplugs for him. Thanks, Courtney!(I know you ready this so leave us a message) Today we met Courtney to get a mold of Larry's ears. She could only do one ear today because his other one is too full of wax lol. I knew he had a listening problem lol j/k. Anyway heres what happened:

In this one, she is shooting the putty into his ear. Dont worry she really does know what she is doing :)

Here is what his ear looks like with all the stuff in it.
And here is the mold of his ear.

We thought it was really cool. We also got to play with her ear magnifier thingy. Larrys ears are so gross lol

Today we also went to see the movie 'World Trade Center'. It was really sad. I cried.

Other than that not much going on. Having a nice relaxing saturday.

Bound to Happen

Something like this was bound to happen sooner or later:
This girl comes up to me and rubs my stomach thinking the I was
pregnant :( She makes a remark about it. I had to tell her that no I am not pregnant just fat. That totally did not make my day. It made me sad.

So I am not the skinniest girl on the block but I am not really fat. I have a tummy, its part beer belly from college lol and part pcos. Its also part 'I like to eat and not exercise'. But I think this is what I needed to give me that push. I will start exercising in the morning. Please encourage me to keep going. Cant let this happen again.

Bad Blogger

Ok I've been a bad blogger. I'm in a funk. I think its because Larry has been gone so much. We have been married 2.5 years together for over 3 years and this is the longest we have been apart. I miss him. Its also the limbo thing I think. Blah... but all there is to do is focus on living life. Work kinda stinks too, lots of change going on. I dont like it much, but gotta pay the bills.

So I spend as much time as I can with our niece Laura, she's about 6 months now and a cutie. (I will ask Laura's mommy if I can post a picture of her on here) I am feeling more and more comfortable around babies since Laura was born. I actually gave her a bath today (with my mother-in-law's help lol) she was a squirmy little thing lol

Also I start school next week. I will be taking 3 classes. Yup you read that right. I work full time and will be taking 9 hours of classes. Oh yeah and somehow trying to get a baby somehow, someway. lol Wish me luck.

Lost

I was talking to a friend of mine today and the 'whats up with the two year wait thing?' My answer to that is I dont know. I wont know for a while I guess. I am also starting the whole ovulation predictor thing this month. We will see how that goes. I kinda feel lost. Sort of like when you are in a busy mall and you just stand there looking around because you dont know which way your store is, while people are passing you by. Do I go down that wing or that other wing? To the right or to the left? So I think I will just stand here and wait for a sign. Yup thats what I will do. I am confident that the right path will be revealed.

Other than that, Larry is still out of town hopefully just a few more days. I have lots and lots of work and I start school in 2 weeks. Exciting life I lead lol Right now I am trying to decide between eating chocolate pudding or oreo cookies. These is about the biggest decision I plan to make for a while. lol

Oh yeah, thanks to all who left comments on my last post. Its nice to know that others have been where I am at. Thanks

The Good, The Bad, and Unsure

As you can see I havent been on much. I've been laying low as I have alot of thoughts running through my head. I spend the weekend in Texas with Larry visiting my family and enjoying some Texas heat and food. We had a great weekend. So as the title states there is good news, bad news and some unsureness over here.

The Good:
Our papers were received in Mexico. They were all complete and approved. I have to call in two weeks to schedule a meeting with the committee.

The Bad:
We were told it was a two year wait. Yup thats right two years at least. It was said more like 2-4yrs. We never expected that the wait would be that long. I dont understand. There are tons of children sitting in orphanages.

The Unsure:
Do we want to wait at least two years? For all of you that are going thru an adoption journey you know how it is to wait, especially an international adoption. You have to put your life on hold otherwise your paperwork must be resubmitted. We were hoping that once we had munchkin we could look more into the option of moving to Texas. Well if we decide to wait the two years then the opportunity to move will pass us up.

Now here is the kicker, as many of you know we are pursuing adoption because of infertility. I have pcos and problems ovulation. I actually havent been able to ovulate or have a cycle on my own since coming off birthcontrol pills 18 months ago. Even with fertility medicines, I did not produce any eggs. Rather than going into further fertility treatments we decided to go the adoption route. But we were told that at any moment my body could kick back in. It could be a month, a year, 10 years. We just dont know. Well on friday I started my period. The first period that has come on its own in 18 months. So could it be that my body is starting to rise from the dead? We dont know. At this point we have decided that I will go to the doctor and have tests done to see if I am ovulating as well as make an appointment to meet the adoption committee in Mexico.

We honestly just dont know what lays ahead. We hope and pray that God will lead us in the path that He has chosen for us and that we are strong enough to accept this as Gods will. It is much easier for Larry to understand and accept because he has so much faith, I feel that my faith is not as strong. But Larry and I will hang tight.

As always my posts have to have something about signs. While driving around this weekend, I kept hearing the same commercial about ovulation prediction kits. It was actually getting annoying in how often they played that commercial. So is that a sign. I dont know.

Other than that another fun filled week of work and missing Larry. This is hopefully his last week away from home.

Puppy Love

I figured out that I havent posted a picture of our puppy. Max is a terrier/lab mix. He really doesnt like my new camera. In this picture he was hiding from it. See his nose and paw under the table? (Ignore my cluttered table lol)


He actually stopped long enough for me to snap this one.
This is him in action. He's a pretty fast puppy.

Very Funny

I made this for the munchkin. I think its hilarious. I was going to add 'legally' to it but decided against it. I'm thinking about making one that says 'Made in Mexico'.

Enjoy!

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More Shopping

This is my new toy:
At this moment the battery is charging. I cant wait to play with it. Oh yes by the way this is a digital picture of my new digital camera. Yay!!!!1

Shopping

We did some shopping today and this is what we ended up with. I dont buy much clothes for the munchkin manly because we dont know the gender. Once in a while I see something I really like so I go ahead and buy it. I went and saw it like three times before I actually bought it:




*going with my signs theme, something funny happened while we were shopping. We were asked at two different locations if what we were buying was for a girl or a boy. Did we want a boy disney bag or a girl disney bag? How weird is that? I was like 'ummm...do you have a unknown gender bag?'. what kind of sign is this? very weird.

Onto other shopping adventures, I love books. Among the things I want to teach munchkin is a love for books, so with that in mind everytime I see a good bargain I buy some. This were $1 a piece:


And this is the books we have accumulated for munchkin. Some are in English, some in Spanish and some in both languages. If anyone knows of any good books for munchkin please pass on the title so I can look for it. Thanks

Have a great one everyone!

Midnight Ramblings

Yes its midnight and I am still awake. This is my midnight ramblings. I was watching Law & Order (my favorite show ever) and the episode was about a child that was abducted at birth then adopted by a good family. So 12 years later the birthfather finds out about him and wants custody. He wins. The adoptive parents as well as the boy are crushed.

That is the main reason that we decided to adopt internationally. My biggest fear was to have my baby yanked away from us. Here in the US the laws are made to protect the biological parents, but who is protecting the child and the adoptive parents. The laws in this country, I think, are what turns many adoptive parents to other countries. Can this happen abroad? It rather unlikely. One children adopted internationally are usually abandoned in orphanages or government offices. In China, an ad runs in the local paper; in Guatemala they do DNA tests. In Mexico, they also do biological family searches or the biological mother has to sign off on the adoption before giving labor.

While I want my munchkin badly, I dont want him/her to come to me because of a crime. I want munchkin to come to me because a biological mother wanted to give this baby a better life.

Enough of my midnight ramblings...I must sleep

Ranting

So everyday I do my journey to the mailbox hoping that brown envelope is in there. Instead I always find at least one of these:



Yup, credit card pre approvals. Why do we get so many of these and when all I want is our pre approval to be parents.

So then I get angry. Why do I have to get pre approval to be a parent? You dont see doctors when you go for your first appointment say 'well you have to complete all this and submit it and wait for your pre approval before you get to take your baby home from the hospital'. Everyday I see people who arent fit to be parents with a child. Why didnt anybody do a homestudy on them before they brought the baby home. That is what makes me mad.

I know that I am very lucky. I am very blessed to have a marriage that is strong and can stand the scrutiny of a social worker. I am blessed to that our bank account, while not robust, can be managed to support a child. I am blessed that I have a home that I can proudly show off to the social worker. That I can show her the completed nursery for that much wanted baby. Yes I know that I am extremely lucky and after a few minutes I stop being mad.

So God yes I know I am blessed, I realize this and I am thankful but could you please bring my baby home. I long to hold him or her and rock them to sleep and love them. I long to share the joy of watching our child grow with Larry. I long to share this very blessed life I have with our munchkin. Thanks for listening

On another note, I know Larry sometimes reads the blog so I wanted to leave him a message: You are by far the biggest blessing in my life. Thanks for being the best friend and the best husband a girl can have. I love you and I miss you :)

Now that I got off my rant. Please visit our quilt blog to see the cool pieces of fabric we have received for munchkins quilt.

All In A Days Work

Weekends are usually really lazy or really busy for the Flad household. This one is pretty hectic as Larry is going out of town on sunday and we had lots to do. This is how is started friday night with Larry having a snack. Look closely at the picture to see what he is eating.

Did you catch it? If you said chocolate pudding and orange juice you are correct. Yuck! Larry will drink orange juice with just about anything, cookies, cinnamon rolls, etc. I just think the whole sweet and sour shouldnt be mixed but to each his own. I still tease him though.

Next we went to one of our favorites stores, Academy. We got this for the munchkin because all babies have to have a camo outfit. (For those of you that are wondering why everything I buy isnt feminine, thats because I am not much of a girly girl and if munchkin is a she, she will be a little bit of a tomboy; sorta like mommy lol). Anyway this onesie comes with a camo hat and camo bib. We thought it was cool.
Finally, we got this bear to take to Mexico with us when we get munchkin. I'll probably start carrying around the house when it get closer that way it kinda smells like me and munchkin might feel comfortable with that. Now I am thinking I might have to get another one and have the tshirt in spanish. We'll see.


Finally, I made this blankie for munchkin. My sewing is abismal at best but I am learning and I actually really like the way this one came out. We will be taking this to Mexico with us too.

So that was our busy day today. We were going to mow the lawn but it started raining so that will have to be done tomorrow. As well as my homework which I have been putting off all weekend and blogging is a great reason to postpone it lol

Signs

My sister and I were talking about God showing us signs the other day. Had we missed our signs that God was sending us for which way our lives would lead. I came across this and thought I would share it with you

"The man whispered, "God, speak to me" and a Chickadee sang.
But, the man did not hear.
So the man yelled "God, speak to me!" And, the thunder rolled across the sky.
But, the man did not listen.
The man looked around and said, "God let me see you." And a star shined brightly.
But the man did not notice.
And, the man shouted, "God show me a miracle!" And, a life was born.
But, the man did not know.
So, the man cried out in despair, "Touch me God, and let me know you are here!"
Whereupon, God reached down and touched the man.
But, the man brushed the butterfly away and walked on.
Don't miss out on a blessing because it isn't packaged the way that you expect."

Why does this come up today? I went shopping at the mall today and while I was looking at some baby clothes I see this little boy following me (maybe 5-6 years old). He's talking in spanish so I know he is hispanic. Anyway he follows me for a couple minutes then asks a question. When I turn around he realizes that I am not his mommy. He thought I was his mommy. He then starts looking for his mom and I see her looking for him. After she stresses to him the importance of not leaving her side, in spanish. I start thinking. If munchkin is a boy will he look like this little cutie. Is this a sign that munchkin is near? Is this a sign that munchkin is a boy? Is it a sign that someone will soon be calling me mommy? Larry's mom says its a sign, Larry just laughs at us. lol Anyway this is my life, always asking questions, always looking for signs.

In the mail today...

Look at what came in the mail today. No it wasnt the I171 but its still a cool little something. I am always buying little things here and there for munchkin. This one goes well with the shoes.

Go Aggies!!! Whoop!!!

Is It August Yet?

First of all, gracias Tia Elvira por tratar de llevar los documentos al DIF. Nimodo tendremos que esperarnos hasta Agosto.

Ok well obviously the second half of July is not going well for me. Work is a pain, I like what I do but I am not really liking all the problems right about now. Also I have finals in the next two weeks (for those of you that dont know, I am currently trying to complete my MBA in the evenings) which makes everything hectic. Lets see what else, oh yeah..Larry will be on a business trip starting monday for two weeks. That really bites I hate when he is gone. I get lonely :(

So how does this get worse? The lady in charge at social services in Mexico is on vacation until Aug 1. Doesnt that suck for me. Now our documents wont get turned in until at least Aug 1. So can we please skip on over to Aug. Arghhh.

Well I am going to go hide now in hopes that no more problems will come this way at least for today.

Way too much thought into the mail.

So I am having a tough Monday morning with work and family issues. I have been at work since 7am (I know late for some, but early for me). Nothing but trouble. Had the cellphone at the ear since then. Then more problems with the family. So nothing but trouble. So then I get home and check the mail. [A little background info: So you international adoptive parents know what its like to check the mail. For those that dont, its almost like peeing on a stick. You are just waiting for that darn 171H (it comes in a brown envelope from what I have heard). Then when you finally get it in the mail its like getting a positive on the test lol] Everyday I check the mail hoping to get that brown envelope. Mail is an exciting time in this household. So after my tough morning I am hoping that we have good mail, but instead we get this:



Ironic? Insulting? An omen? So is this Gods way of telling me heres something you might never experience or is this God saying munchkin is conceived? Is this, suprise you better take a test? Can it be munchkin is a girl? Or can it be you better get busy with Larry because this might be it? lol
Another possibility is that I am reading way to much into this and it was just a coincidence.

What do you think?

Libros

These are munchkins new books. Its Curious George in spanish. I think they are super cool.

Not much happening otherwise. Like the title says, we're waiting. I did change the look of my blog. I like this look much better.

I Thought This Was Funny

Birthday Pictures

Here are some pictures of my birthday this weekend.

We had a cookout with some friends and family. We had a good time. We had a little mishap with my ice cream cake but we got that fixed :) These are some of my new treasures (I love presents). My niece Laura (courtesy of her mommy) got my the cool aunt mug. Love you booger butt. Courtney and Lila got me this really cool monkey onsie for munchkin plus the Curious George doll. We love it. Thanks. This is munchkins first monkey present. :) My crazy parents got me these two flying crying monkeys. They are super cool and I was terrorizing the office with them yesterday lol Laura and Toni also got munchkin and I this cool diaper bag . Know we can travel in style lol Thanks everyone for such a wonderful birthday!!!

Also my wonderful husband and I got to spend some much needed quality time which was awesome. We went to dinner, walked by the river and went to my favorite place, the ice cream shop lol Thanks baby, I love you!

Picture of the Day

I'm Legal!

Yup thats right. I am finally legally able to adopt in the state of Chihuahua, Mexico. I have looked forward to this birthday more than my 21st lol. This week our application and documents begins its travels. Pray for a speedy and safe journey.


Happy, Happy Birthday to MEEEEE!!!!

Another Random Thought

I dont know how I know this but I know, in my heart, that munchkin hasnt been born yet. I do believe that he/she has been conceived but not born. Dont ask how I came to this belief its just how I feel. So sometimes I sit and think about munchkin and the girl/woman who is carrying him/her. I wonder if she is taking good care of herself therefore taking good care of him/her, and I pray that she is. I pray that she sings and reads to that baby that is growing inside of her, that baby that is meant to be my baby. Everyday I ask God to watch over my baby, to make sure my baby grows strong and healthy, but I also ask God to watch over this girl/woman who is growing my munchkin. I pray that He gives her the wisdom and desire to take care of herself and munchkin. Most of all I pray that God brings us closer and closer so that I can bring my baby home.

So God if you are reading this please watch over my munchkin and the girl/woman who is giving us this great gift of a family. Please give her peace in the choices she has made or will soon make. Give her the strength to get through what must be an agonizing decision. And above all please let her know that you have not forgotten her. Thanks. ~Sandra and Larry

Special Message

Our Aunt Linda is going thru a tough time right now and I know she sometimes reads this so we just wanted to send her a little message:

We love you and hope you get well soon. We're rooting for you so hang in there. If you need anything we are only a phone call away.
We look forward to munchkin being spoiled by you and the rest of the family. :)

Love,
Larry, Sandra, and Munchkin

Happy 4th

Happy Independence Day!!!!

Shoes

Okay so if you know me, you probably know that I love shoes and I love Texas A&M, so I bought these for munchkin to serve two purposes. Cant get them started to early. Whooop!!!! Go Aggies!!!

1st Present

Here is munchkins first present. It was giving to us a while back and I am now just posting a picture of it. Its a very cutie pj onsie, short sleeved onsie, and bib; and its green so munchkin can wear whatever gender it is. Thanks Pat! We are so lucky to have so many family and friends that love munchkin.

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday Ponch!

Its my brothers birthday today. He's 22 years old today.

We know you'll be a great godfather to munchkin. :)

Somewhat Non Baby Topic

Okay for those of you that are married, are in the process of getting married, or plan to get married someday, heres something to think about. What thinking goes into the decision of where to live? So a little background. Larry was born and raised here in New Orleans. His whole family and all his friends are here. I, on the other hand, was raised in Texas. My family and friends all live in Texas. So this past month I have lived here 3 years, 2 of them married to Larry. After about year 1, we moved to Oklahoma. I hated it, no friends, no family...so we decided to move back. Then we get hit with Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans goes to shit (past what it already was). So the other day Larry starts talking about the idea of moving to Dallas/Ft Worth. So I of course jump at the idea (only after we get munchkin). But its still a very hard decision to make so here are my list of pros and cons to moving:

Pros
close to my family (brothers) and friends
way way better schools
probably make better money
half way to both sets of parents (9 hrs to mine and 9 hrs to Larrys)
no hurricanes
not much traveling for Larry

Cons
leave Larrys family behind including cousin Laura
Larry would have to leave soundwave behind

Dont get me wrong, I love Larrys family and I'm lucky to have such good inlaws. I just think that its time for us to be closer to my family. I do love the state of Texas. Oh well, we wont do anything until we have munchkin anyway so we have time to consider it all.

I'm sure that made no sense to you but it did to me. Thanks for reading.