Mailing packet of profiles and PE

Got my PE done this am. Got to go for blood work next week (waiting for insurance to kick in, had to pay out of pocket today and was told I'd get reimbursed by Ins. co.) sometime with Josh and then await those results, but I got an all clear on my PE form. I saw the NP (Chris)and was very happy with her.

Also, I've got our packet of profiles for the facilitator all ready to go. I am afraid to seal it up as I feel I must have forgot something, but I think it is all set...finally!
I will bring it to the post office this afternoon.

Next is Josh's PE on Friday afternoon and I go get my TB test read then too. He'll need to get his read after as well.

That is our update :O)

Some cleaning tips I want to remember

For stains (baby poop, etc...) Keep a small bucket in laundry room with water, add a good amt. of OxyClean and soak over night.

Spray cleaner:
In spray bottle combine 2T white vinegar & 2T Borax. Dissolve. Fill bottle with hot water. Add 2T liquid dish soap & 29 drops of essential oil.

Learning that Biz works well too.

FYI: Mom came across our Christening gown the other day and I would love to use it for our baby one day. It has some yellow stains around the neck and the white is kind of dingy looking. So I was researching ways to clean it.

So far I got, fill a flat plastic storage container with warm water and soak the gown in it with Biz (I think 1/2C) or OxyClean over night or longer and rinse.

I also read you could lather it with a regular bar of Ivory soap, may need to repeat a few times.

Dissolve Biz and Clorox II in hot water, then add enough cold water to cover the clothing item (about 1/2C of each to 1 - 1 1/2 gallons of water. Let is soak for several days.

Or Clorox Oxygen Action, warm water and a sprinkle of laundry soap and soak for about 15 mins.

Spray on diluted peroxide, also great for blood stains. Let it sit a bit, rinse and repeat to clean.

Reading a lot about "bluing" for whites.

Looking at adoption announcements for fun

I really liked one with a photo and above the photo read Somewhere over the rainbow dreams really do come true...(picture me perfect. need to remember that, lol!)

Also nice,
Born in our hearts
All of God's grace in one little face
Dreams really do come true
Our dream has come true...
Our dreams have come true...
Our hearts whispered your name...and God answered
Our prayers answered through adoption...
The miracle of adoption has touched our family...
We are overjoyed to announce God's gift to our family through the miracle of adoption and journey of hope(faith)...
We will never forget the day (he/she) came into our life...
With full hearts we welcome...
When God made you he had us in mind
We've been blessed by our adoption of...
We chose each other and now our journey begins...
Our family has grown by two feet
Twas the night before Christmas and we were blessed with a gift
Truly a miracle, he/she's a gift from above, with thankful hearts we announce the adoption of
God answered our prayers and gave us a precious little gift
Loving placed in the waiting arms of


My own:
Live, Laugh, Love, Pray and one day... Dreams really do come true

Lovely Adoption Poem

Adoption Journey

A birth mother’s fears
As she ponders your fate,
Your new mother’s tears,
When she first sees your face.

Tears of a child crying alone,
As it waits for new parents,
A new family,
A new home.

That tentative smile;
That shy little grin,
A glimmer of hope
Emerging within.

You were waiting for us,
We were looking for you.
We both needed a family
Our search is now through.

Poetry ©2005 Bodacious Jones

Almost forgot...

We got approved for the agencies sliding fee scale at 50%...Yaaaa!

1 more home study to go (our home visit)

Our home visit is the last of our home study, scheduled for 9-15 in the am. So think of us on this day, please!
We had our last couples home study meeting with our sw last night and our 2nd Aparent class too (How to make Lifebooks).
I needed to make a few changes to our profile (worked on today). I am hoping it is now all set.
Next step is our PE's next week, blood work and then all the results/ PE forms filled out and back to us and then mailed to the agency.
We are hoping all will be said and done, ready for approval by mid 9/08.
I can't believe we've already completed 4 of our 5 home studies, wow! I am so impresses, lol! We have already accomplished so much...it has been a lot of work getting all our paperwork/forms/fingerprints, etc...done and esp. our profile that has been a whole bunch of effort and work in itself.
That's it for now. We keep getting one step closer to waiting :O)

Feelings about our hopes of adoption

I remember sitting and writing a little letter early on when we first started ttc. I prayed I would have the opportunity to one day read my letter to the little baby we'd create. So now I choose to write a different little letter for the little blessing we pray to make our own one day through adoption.

I believe you are out there...I just know...you will be meant for us. We dream and pray for you, we can't wait to become your mommy and daddy. As I lay down to sleep at night I feel you, I don't know where in the world you are or where in the process of being created you are, but I feel you...I know you are my baby. I pray each night for the Lord to lead us together and for you to know how wanted you are and how loved you will be. I already have you growing in my heart and can not wait for the day that we meet you and we make you our own, our magnificent little blessing.

I have gotten so many things for you. I know you don't need most of them, but each and everything I get for you makes me feel you are or will be real. I imagine you dressed in each adorable outfit or wrapped up warmly in all the cozy blankets, wearing each little hat, socks and bibs, spitting up on each little burp cloth, using each little diaper and wipe, caring for your delicate skin with ointments, lotions and washes, massaging you with baby lavender oil massage gel, bathing you in your little tub and wrapping you securely in your little hooded towels, hugging, loving and kissing you, reading you all the many, many books I have already needed to get, feeding you your little bottles, rocking you, offering you your soothing pacifier and watching you sleep in your bassinet in your swaddle me's or later in your crib decorated with ducks and farm animals, you laying on your back looking up at me with love and trust tucked in your warm sleep sack and drifting off to sleep under your mobile and by the peaceful sounds, lights and music of your aquarium crib toy, all the while knowing and feeling just how very much loved you are! Being with you during the night when you cry out in hunger or in need. Only to wake each morning greeted by mommy's smile and loving embrace to start the day anew and enjoy every single minute with you, my sweet baby.

So, when the time is right and we are meant to meet, we will. Patience we must have as GOD has a plan for us and we can not alter that plan for we need to be strong, hopeful, patient and believe. Then we will begin dreaming together of a wonderful life as a family...oneday.

I can't wait to say "finally"!