I know of last Wednesday that the agency received all our signed documents and the card we wrote to our potential birth mom. I left the card open in case they wanted to read it, they did, then sealed it and advised me they thought it was a beautiful note, well written. They told me they would get it to her ASAP. Then let me know any updates on their end. So far no news. I'm assuming she got the card by now, but she may not have. I'm thinking soon they will be calling me to set up a conference call with her or just arranging for a visit. What I do know is last I spoke with her case worker, she told me that no news is good news. It means that everything is moving forward. I have taken comfort in that information. I still feel very calm and excited at the same time!
So, some changes around here as we have been preparing for when she arrives and we get to bring her home... I've been working on the nursery - that is always fun! Joe, Lola and I think we've nailed down a name. At least it's a name that we all love and use daily when referring to her. Just yesterday Lola came home from school and went upstairs to draw a picture. She brought down a picture of her and her soon to be sister on a sunny day! I would post it, but she wrote her name and the babies name and we are thinking about keeping that a secret :) Lola is very excited to have a sister! If something new is in the nursery, she goes in there and says how beautiful it is and we sit in there, read stories and she just loves how it is coming together!! Pictures soon to come...
Other news which for some of you this may be too much - I have also started to prepare myself to breastfeed our baby. Yes, you can breastfeed even though you didn't give birth! Crazy I know, I thought the same thing when I first learned about it early on in our process. However as crazy as it seemed, it also seemed so beautiful and something that I wanted to work for. So, here I am every morning lining up herbs and herbs, birth control and vitamins...etc... The idea is to fake my body into thinking it's pregnant then load up on supplements that help with milk production and after 4 weeks of birth control (active pills only), I stop taking them and begin pumping every 2-3 hours until our baby arrives... Who knows if I'll be able to provide enough to fulfill her needs, and I'm trying not to have any expectations - just going with the flow. I've spoken to some women who have done this and am working with a lactation consultant who has helped many adoptive mothers succeed. So in a few weeks I will be pumping every 2-3 hours as a newborn would feed - I am advised while pumping to think about her, picture her - I will be waking up in the middle of the night and what a neat way for me to bond with her before she is born!! I'm looking forward to this experience,except for the lack of sleep - it seems that before she's born I'll already be sleep deprived :)) So for the next 3 weeks, I'm living it up - not really - but after that you can find me attached to a medella symphony...
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