Song of a Waiting Mother

I’m pregnant but my tummy isn’t showing,
And no one ever calls me “little mom”.
My neighbors simply aren’t overflowing
With questions that I’d handle with aplomb.
There are no special clothes to mark my waiting.
Nobody stops and smile as I pass by.
The absence of a due date is frustrating,
And looking at the nursery makes me cry.
When I’m “overdue”, no one will worry.
The phone won’t ring and ring as friends check in.
I can’t induce my labor in a hurry,
My new life as a parent to begin.
Adoption is a wearisome endeavour,
And waiting all alone is not much fun.
To be “with child” a year seems like forever …
Dear God, we’re ready: please send us our son or daughter!

Profile being shown!

Our Social worker emailed to let us know that our profile went out to a potential birth mother yesterday. This could be very exciting or it could turn out to be nothing. We are praying hard for this Birth mother and the decision she has to make. We don't have any details and we don't know how many profiles the birth mom is viewing. We should know something in a few weeks. At least our profile is being shown, that is very exciting considering we have only been waiting 3 months.
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**UPDATE**

Our social worker emailed to let us know that our profile was returned to the office. The birthfather's family is helping him to make a parenting plan. I totally understand and respect the decision this family has made. I pray it is in the best interest of the child.

Guest Room is finished!

I am so happy. The guest room is now completed. It started off with one purple while with darker purple Moon's and the rest of the walls white. Why I wanted purple, I have no idea. I just know that we would like 2 children and after our first child outgrows the Winnie the Pooh theme, I'd like the next child to go to the guest bedroom. We painted all of the walls a medium brown color. Then I found this cute border in Sioux Falls of lab puppies. So we hung the border in the middle of the wall all the way around. We moved in my blue chest of drawers and bed. I bought a light brown comforter for the bed. We also put light tan carpet down over the hardwood floor. Then I found some nice multi brown colored window panels and they looks so nice in the room. I love it. My Mom helped me do most of it. It looks great!!!!! I enlarged some pictures of Sam and Shadow and hung them in frames and put them in the room. The finishing touch was the blue lava lamp on top of the dresser. Now when we have a child ready to move into the room, the brown wals should be able to go, unless of course it's a girl and they really want pink, I think we'll deal with that when the time comes :-)