Yesterday I hit the 38 week point in my pregnancy. It was very exciting! Jeff and I continue to complete many items on the TO DO list, and with every CHECK OFF, I hope she is closer to coming. Last night we were talking about the long journey, and we are so excited to start a new type of journey very shortly.
If you have read my first post, you all may know that this pregnancy truly is a miracle. Through our three years of trying we knew we would get pregnant by God's blessing, but we always wanted to have two children, so we filed to adopt a daughter from China. We feel so blessed to have two daughters on the way.
Right now this is where the long journey has taken us. In 2010, somewhere between April and June, we will be matched with an infant girl to become our daughter. Everything is completed and waiting is our only job. God's deliver of her will be wonderful!
In the meantime, we are here in 2008. In two weeks time, or hopefully sooner, our first daughter will be born to us. No paperwork was filed for her, but the years of devout prayer and faith have brought us to this point. We soon shall meet Sophia in all her grace.
In these next two weeks, I'll keep you all updated on our progress. Pregnancy has been so beautiful. Feeling Sophia's slight fetal movements are the highlight of my days. Nurturing her and caring for her has been a priviledge. Listening to her heartbeat every week with Jeff is magical. But, now...now we are ready to do all that and so much more for her out of the womb. Say your prayers that her last 2 weeks are healthy and that her delivery is safe and smooth. In the meantime, I continue to swaddle her in the womb and continue to fold the blankets that will swaddle her in her crib.
Showing posts with label adoption. Show all posts
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Monday, May 19, 2008
Saturday, April 12, 2008
Pregnant and Selling a House
As you may all know, I am 8 months pregnant, we are in the midst of an international adoption for a daughter, and we have listed our house with a realtor. I know it sounds crazy, but it is actually well thought out. Tomorrow, I plan to talk more about out pregnancy and adoption timing, but today I'll tell you about the real estate craziness NOW!
This morning we made a nice TO DO list that would help us prepare for Sunday's Open House. As Jeff was Vacuuming, I was emailing our realtors about tomorrow's details. Low and behold the phone rings. It was from a realtor who wanted to show our house to a couple from Brooklyn for the second time. THE SECOND TIME. I can't say no, but I did panic slightly. Instead of finishing the TO DO list, we assessed and readjusted.
Jeff and I are a great team, so we started going into instant house showing mode. With 4 minutes to spare, we left a beautifully, staged house. Jeff went off to the gym and I hid out with the two Beagles at my next store neighbors house. Now we live in a townhouse. We have Beagles. That equals some noise, so in order to keep Penny and Snoopy quiet, I had to raid my neighbors "treat" closet.
The couple stayed for 20 minutes. I am thinking very positive.
The beagles and I shot back home, and now I am waiting to see if they throw up.
You don't know how many treats you have to give a Beagle to keep him quiet!
Right now, I am resting on the couch. Rushing, cleaning and 2 dogs don't mix well with pregnancy, but I think all will be well.
Wish us luck. Open House tomorrow.
This morning we made a nice TO DO list that would help us prepare for Sunday's Open House. As Jeff was Vacuuming, I was emailing our realtors about tomorrow's details. Low and behold the phone rings. It was from a realtor who wanted to show our house to a couple from Brooklyn for the second time. THE SECOND TIME. I can't say no, but I did panic slightly. Instead of finishing the TO DO list, we assessed and readjusted.
Jeff and I are a great team, so we started going into instant house showing mode. With 4 minutes to spare, we left a beautifully, staged house. Jeff went off to the gym and I hid out with the two Beagles at my next store neighbors house. Now we live in a townhouse. We have Beagles. That equals some noise, so in order to keep Penny and Snoopy quiet, I had to raid my neighbors "treat" closet.
The couple stayed for 20 minutes. I am thinking very positive.
The beagles and I shot back home, and now I am waiting to see if they throw up.
You don't know how many treats you have to give a Beagle to keep him quiet!
Right now, I am resting on the couch. Rushing, cleaning and 2 dogs don't mix well with pregnancy, but I think all will be well.
Wish us luck. Open House tomorrow.
Monday, March 10, 2008
Take Action, We Did!
Yesterday's post should really have gotten some of you thinking. I wanted to share some valuable information with you today to help you take action.
When Jeff and I wanted to take action after educating ourselves we did exactly what I mentioned yesterday. We found someone doing what we wanted to be doing. We met locally with two real estate investors and just asked them as many questions as possible until they got sick of us. After digesting that information, we found a real estate coach who really put us on the right track.
In the meantime you might say we were straddling. We are both consultants working for ourselves, but we view the consulting as our separate jobs. We view our other endeavors as preparation for our dream. Remember our dream is to have endless time to raise our girls and have money working for us.
This fall our consulting set itself on a great path, so we decided to take our next step toward that dream. We had spent plenty of time on real estate and we are waiting to watch it grow for a year. Now we were ready to learn how to start up and build a business. As mentioned yesterday, we asked ourselves the hard questions, so we could match ourselves to a business. Being pregnant and in the midst of adoption the abvious answer was an online baby store. We have to learn about these products anyway, why not research and buy the best products for our customers as well. Do you see what's coming?
Yes we went and got ourselves another coach.Thanks to her, our store has had a smooth and successful start. Little Baby Headquarters
Our coach taught us more in three, one hour sessions than we could have learned in a year of seminars and books. Her name is Cindy Shebley. Her contact info. is www.clovercity.com.
Be sure to tell her that Cyndi and Jeff in NJ sent you, and she'll give you a phenominal deal. I can't express what an amazing help she has been to us. Cindy is a Business Consultant certified by eBay, she specializes in internet marketing and starting up online.
Your homework:
Read this blog.
Send a comment telling about where you are in your life (i.e. pregnant, quitting your job next month, selling products at craft fairs...whatever it is)
Call Cindy Shebley if you want advice from the best.
Tomorrow, lots more so get going!
When Jeff and I wanted to take action after educating ourselves we did exactly what I mentioned yesterday. We found someone doing what we wanted to be doing. We met locally with two real estate investors and just asked them as many questions as possible until they got sick of us. After digesting that information, we found a real estate coach who really put us on the right track.
In the meantime you might say we were straddling. We are both consultants working for ourselves, but we view the consulting as our separate jobs. We view our other endeavors as preparation for our dream. Remember our dream is to have endless time to raise our girls and have money working for us.
This fall our consulting set itself on a great path, so we decided to take our next step toward that dream. We had spent plenty of time on real estate and we are waiting to watch it grow for a year. Now we were ready to learn how to start up and build a business. As mentioned yesterday, we asked ourselves the hard questions, so we could match ourselves to a business. Being pregnant and in the midst of adoption the abvious answer was an online baby store. We have to learn about these products anyway, why not research and buy the best products for our customers as well. Do you see what's coming?
Yes we went and got ourselves another coach.Thanks to her, our store has had a smooth and successful start. Little Baby Headquarters
Our coach taught us more in three, one hour sessions than we could have learned in a year of seminars and books. Her name is Cindy Shebley. Her contact info. is www.clovercity.com.
Be sure to tell her that Cyndi and Jeff in NJ sent you, and she'll give you a phenominal deal. I can't express what an amazing help she has been to us. Cindy is a Business Consultant certified by eBay, she specializes in internet marketing and starting up online.
Your homework:
Read this blog.
Send a comment telling about where you are in your life (i.e. pregnant, quitting your job next month, selling products at craft fairs...whatever it is)
Call Cindy Shebley if you want advice from the best.
Tomorrow, lots more so get going!
Monday, March 3, 2008
Monday, business as usual
Today we had another doctor's appointment to check the babies movement. Everything went well...she was very cooperative. I am approaching my third trimester in a matter of days. To me that is so exciting, yet slightly sad. I do so love carrying, growing and enjoying my little bundle. Maybe it could be that if I am still pregnant than I don't have to think about or endure labor:) Either way all is going well.
Tomorrow is adoption day. I have to run tons of photocopies of every document I have along with their sealings (notarization, certification, and authentication stamps). Once that is complete we package it and send it to our agency for critical review. Once it passes critical review, it goes off to China with our second fee and our CCAA fee. In China it takes 30 days to log in our information. When we receive our log in date, the two year time line starts ticking. You see why I put a lot of energy into getting the paperwork complete. There's so much time when it's out of my hands. The time I could control, I made sure I managed time well.
Tomorrow, I also have to prepare and photocopy a workshop that I am due to present to a school in Asbury Park on Wednesday. Once that is complete, I have tutoring clients.
Why do I tell you all this. No matter what you are going through, someone else can understand it because they are just as busy in their own way. I try not to talk about all I have going on to my friends because in their own way they are probably as busy or busier than me. No matter if it is being pregnant, or leaping into adoption, or starting up your own business, or selling your house by yourself...no matter what... there's someone who understands and wants to hear your exciting news.
Thank you for listening to mine. Please feel free to share your busy news!
Tomorrow is adoption day. I have to run tons of photocopies of every document I have along with their sealings (notarization, certification, and authentication stamps). Once that is complete we package it and send it to our agency for critical review. Once it passes critical review, it goes off to China with our second fee and our CCAA fee. In China it takes 30 days to log in our information. When we receive our log in date, the two year time line starts ticking. You see why I put a lot of energy into getting the paperwork complete. There's so much time when it's out of my hands. The time I could control, I made sure I managed time well.
Tomorrow, I also have to prepare and photocopy a workshop that I am due to present to a school in Asbury Park on Wednesday. Once that is complete, I have tutoring clients.
Why do I tell you all this. No matter what you are going through, someone else can understand it because they are just as busy in their own way. I try not to talk about all I have going on to my friends because in their own way they are probably as busy or busier than me. No matter if it is being pregnant, or leaping into adoption, or starting up your own business, or selling your house by yourself...no matter what... there's someone who understands and wants to hear your exciting news.
Thank you for listening to mine. Please feel free to share your busy news!
Thursday, February 21, 2008
How Did I Arrive Here?
Once we found out that having children was going to be a struggle, we started to realize that trying with faith and the adoption would both take some time and patience. Jeff and I decided to invest in our family very early. We spent the last part of 2006 and all of 2007 educating ourselves. On what? You ask.
We loved our families, and still are blessed with both sets of parents. Both Jeff and I had hard working successful dads, but we remember them traveling and coming home late for dinner. We know that was difficult for them. Also, we know that our moms had to play both parenting roles sometimes. We knew there had to be a better way. My father was a great entrepreneur and I remember him always telling me..."Work for yourself." So we started to educate ourselves. We read all about investing in real estate, then we dove into start up businesses and along the way, we try to aquire tips for smart investing. Our end goal, when God blesses us with the special little ones, we're ready to parent as a team and not as overworked zombies. It's been hard, scary and bonding.
Tomorrow, I will discuss what action steps we took to get our new life started, in the meantime...
go read something to invest in your family's future:)
We loved our families, and still are blessed with both sets of parents. Both Jeff and I had hard working successful dads, but we remember them traveling and coming home late for dinner. We know that was difficult for them. Also, we know that our moms had to play both parenting roles sometimes. We knew there had to be a better way. My father was a great entrepreneur and I remember him always telling me..."Work for yourself." So we started to educate ourselves. We read all about investing in real estate, then we dove into start up businesses and along the way, we try to aquire tips for smart investing. Our end goal, when God blesses us with the special little ones, we're ready to parent as a team and not as overworked zombies. It's been hard, scary and bonding.
Tomorrow, I will discuss what action steps we took to get our new life started, in the meantime...
go read something to invest in your family's future:)
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Welcome to Day #1: How I Got Here
Thank you for sharing with me our journey of pregnancy and adoption.
My blog will discuss our three year struggle to get pregnant. I will explain how I arrived at this point (This point is called 6 months pregnant and mid-way through an international adoption).
Interestingly, I will walk backwards to explain struggles, lessons and procedures while I progress forward to my due date, June 3rd. During this time I will continue to update you on our adoption from China.
Most importantly, I will inform you of all the products, questions and life lessons my husband and I have encountered during this pregnancy and adoption. My goal is to personally review specific baby products while including pointers and ratings from consumer reports. Many of the products mentioned will be available to buy through our newly created eBay store: Little Baby Headquarters.
Let's begin, shall we.
Today, my husband, Jeff, and I went to the doctors to hear our daughter's heart beat. She is growing so strong.
Funny to think...
A year ago, I was told by my former GYN that I should consider a life without children. A year prior to that, a highly regarded fertility specialist in NYC also indicated the same barren idea. We had decided long ago that infertility treatments weren't for us. Jeff and I never gave up, and we turned to the only source that supplies guarantees: GOD. On August 7, 2007, Jeff and I took a lunge of faith. We began paper work with CCAI in Colorado to adopt a daughter from China. In Addition, with deep faith and unending prayer by many, we experienced our first positive pregnancy test on Sept. 25, 2007. I truly believe God heard and answered our prayers to be parents. In a month's time, He made us parents to two beautiful, unborn children.
For now, I'll leave you with that information to digest. Tomorrow, I will discuss the parenting philosophy that Jeff and I share and how that lead us toward working together and starting a Baby eBay store: Little Baby Headquarters. Also, I'll review the beginning stages of the adoption and the pregnancy.
Be Well.
My blog will discuss our three year struggle to get pregnant. I will explain how I arrived at this point (This point is called 6 months pregnant and mid-way through an international adoption).
Interestingly, I will walk backwards to explain struggles, lessons and procedures while I progress forward to my due date, June 3rd. During this time I will continue to update you on our adoption from China.
Most importantly, I will inform you of all the products, questions and life lessons my husband and I have encountered during this pregnancy and adoption. My goal is to personally review specific baby products while including pointers and ratings from consumer reports. Many of the products mentioned will be available to buy through our newly created eBay store: Little Baby Headquarters.
Let's begin, shall we.
Today, my husband, Jeff, and I went to the doctors to hear our daughter's heart beat. She is growing so strong.
Funny to think...
A year ago, I was told by my former GYN that I should consider a life without children. A year prior to that, a highly regarded fertility specialist in NYC also indicated the same barren idea. We had decided long ago that infertility treatments weren't for us. Jeff and I never gave up, and we turned to the only source that supplies guarantees: GOD. On August 7, 2007, Jeff and I took a lunge of faith. We began paper work with CCAI in Colorado to adopt a daughter from China. In Addition, with deep faith and unending prayer by many, we experienced our first positive pregnancy test on Sept. 25, 2007. I truly believe God heard and answered our prayers to be parents. In a month's time, He made us parents to two beautiful, unborn children.
For now, I'll leave you with that information to digest. Tomorrow, I will discuss the parenting philosophy that Jeff and I share and how that lead us toward working together and starting a Baby eBay store: Little Baby Headquarters. Also, I'll review the beginning stages of the adoption and the pregnancy.
Be Well.
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