After gallons of tears, hundreds of hours logged in prayer, and many hours of hoping and daydreaming, we are about to meet our sweet little girl.
Her name is Mya Rose. Today she is 3 weeks old. She weighs probably about 7lbs 10 ounces. We have been told she has very dark hair and fair skin. We have not seen a pic yet.
We get to receive placement(fancy for taking baby home) on this coming Thursday! All the paperwork is done for baby to cross state lines.
Today I spoke with the Interim care mom who has been taking care of her. She actually sent me a couple of pics of Mya sleeping. :) She told me all the little details and stuff. I'm SOOOOOOOO excited. My dad, mom, stepmom, mom/dad in-law, sister, sister/brother n laws are so excited and supportive. Our friends who some are as close as family, are amazing and so supportive. We just have been overwhelmed by the goodness and provision of our friends and family and certainly(actually firstly) our God.
If you ever want to know how much God loves you, adopt when you don't have the money. Adoption is His heart. When we submit and ask Him to change our heart to match His, we never need to worry about the provision to carry out His hearts desires. We just need to take the first step in faith and watch Him work.
I've cried so much the last few days tears of joy. I know God is greater than I ever could have imagined, but HE. JUST.BLOWS.ME.AWAY!
So many emotions and feelings. I CANT BELIEVE this is finally about to happen! Will she take to me well? Will I know what to do, it's been 4 yrs? Am I ready? Is Ava ready? How will I be able to love both enough? Will we bond better than Ava n I did(hopefully)? Will Ava's feelings be hurt? Can this old gal survive on less sleep? Will my neighbors drag me back inside my house if I fall asleep while fetching the mail and they find me leaned up against the mailbox? :)
Much anticipation. But still much will be provided. God has never left me. He's never ever failed to provide what I need physically, spiritually, emotionally, and financially. He's so indescribable.
Amy & Paul - A heartfelt congratulations from the land down under! We have been keeping up with your blog and journey all the way from the southern hemisphere. We wish you well and many blessings to come with a new little one. While reading through your posts I have had many flashbacks of when Ava was born and all the fun and excitement we had as neighbors. We wish you all the best in these precious first days you are about to experience! Give Ava and Mya a kiss from the Mitchell's!
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