Random Thoughts

We have been asked a lot lately about our "preferences" of a child. We don't care what the gender is - we wouldn't have a choice if we were pregnant & we just can't wait to have a baby! The one thing we are asked a lot more about though is the ethnicity. I don't want this to sound bad, but we would really like our first to be a mostly Caucasion baby. We feel that when we adopt our first, there will be a lot of questions about everything. I know it will be different, but it would be harder if it were totally a different race. After we have adopted our first, we have talked about adopting other nationalities. Personally, it would be fun to have a tan baby, than at least someone in our family will be able to look good in a swimsuit, and not like a mass of white!

We also wanted to express our gratitude to those that have shown us their support. I read through the comments that are posted here on our blog and on Facebook and I am filled with such joy. I keep re-reading them because they make me feel so uplifted. We feel like we are reconnecting with those that we love, friends & family. Brandon and I have been talking a lot recently about the overwhelming show of support we have received. We feel so blessed to have all of you in our lives.

It's interesting when we tell people that we are adopting. We have had such an array of responses, mostly all excited. We love talking about our adoption with anyone that will listen and we can't think of any reason why anyone wouldn't want to be supportive of this decision. This is such an emotionally exhausting time for us - then you add on top of that unsupportive people - it makes it difficult. Life doesn't always happen like you thought it would, but isn't that what makes it life? We know that this process will be hard, but we shouldn't shelter ourselves from something just because it can be hard - through all the hurt, we can have so much joy. We never thought we would be at this point, but it is the right decision for us and we couldn't be happier. I have never felt such overwhelming joy. We have been hearing that some aren't happy with our decision and even angry with us because of it - this breaks my heart to know what they are going to be missing out on - we are building our eternal family, we are doing what the Lord wants us to do and no one can take this joy away from us. I am not going to lie though, it is hard to hear what people say & we can't comprehend why anyone wouldn't just be thrilled - but we make the choice on how we are going to react, and we plan to continue to stay strong and love those around us - no matter what they do or say.