Keeping Busy During the Wait

While our initial interaction with the agency about our adoption indicated that the estimated due date was January 27th it may actually be considerably later. I guess the 27th marked the beginning of the 39th week and the OBGYN recently changed the estimated due date to February 8th. So, while we certainly don't have nine months to wait like so many other families have to, we grow antsy with each passing day planning and preparing for the new arrival to our family.


To keep ourselves busy, we both threw ourselves into work; ensuring that all loose ends and projects requiring our attention could be easily handed off to others when the call came. We began collecting the multitude of items a Little One needs: crib, car seat, stroller, clothes, diapers, bath supplies, first aid kit, and the like. Then we dove into the nursery project. We emptied the extra room nearest our bedroom and my dad painted it for us while we were at work.


Walking in the door after a day at work to see the room empty and painted, somehow made the prospect of becoming parents so much more tangible. We didn't select a theme, per se, for the nursery but rather chose to create a space in our home where he will be able to become the person he's meant to be - while being surrounded with images of the people who love him and reminiscent of the places that hold meaning to our family.


Check out our progress:


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