Since I have nothing going on in my life, I can't imagine why I am not sleeping! Ha! We had a wonderful evening. The weather was gorgeous last night, so we sat on the patio and had some cocktails with our good friends Dee Dee and Aaron. Which turned out to be exactly what I needed! When my head hit the pillow I was out last night - too bad it was so short. Here it is 3 am and I am wide awake! We leave in just about 24 hours for our big adventure. I can not even believe it. It seems so surreal to me. We have waited and planned for this day for so long! It has been such a long journey to parenthood for us and can't even believe that it is actually going to happen. Our lives are about to change FOREVER, but in such a good way. I was lying in bed just now thinking about all of the wonderful friends and family that I have. I can not even begin to express how lucky I feel and just how blessed I am to have all of these wonderful people in my life! I was thinking about all of my baby showers and thought I should get up and tell the world about them - so here goes..........
My last day at work before "maternity leave" was Monday. My oh so wonderful co-workers threw me my second shower! Yes, that's right I had 2 work showers! How wonderful is that? I work with such an amazing group of nurses!!!!!! I also had 2 other showers while waiting for Tai. Yes that is 4 showers total! My first was with my dear Kansas City girls. So fun! Dee Dee and Michaela thew a great party complete with a lil chinese buffet! And my friend Shelley made the most beautiful cake! All of my great KC friends were there plus my mom and Jason's mom. It was truly a great and very special day. Jason and I came home and immediatley started playing with all of Tai's new toys! So fun! My second shower was a complete surprise! And boy was I surprised!!!! I flew to Austin to attend a travel seminar put on by my adoption agency and to visit my dear sorority sister Amy, whom I hadn't seen in a few years. I was having so much fun with her and her 4 kids (what a great mom she is BTW)when Amy decided to take me to this adorable little mexican restaurant. I am sure the entire restaurant heard me scream when I turned the corner and to my surprise there sits Mandy and Amy E.! They flew to Texas from Arizona and Oklahoma just to celebrate Tai with me! It turned into the most amazing girls weekend - one that I will never forget!
Besides lying in bed thinking of how lucky I am to have so many great friends, many other things are racing through my mind. Like how am I going to fit all of my stuff into these 2 small bags? Is weather.com really accurrate? Do I have the right clothes? What should I bring for Tai, he has too many cute outfits to choose? How big is he? Can't forget the passport. What if this huge wod of cash gets stolen? Can't forget to check in for the flight and upgrade our seats at 9:05 on the dot. Do I have time to get my eyebrows waxed today? Is Lucy going to be OK? So many random thoughts! Feels good to write them down, now I have a list! hee hee
But mostly I lay in bed and I think about Tai. What is he doing right now? Does he have any idea what is about to happen to him, that his life is about to change forever too? Does he know just how much we love him? We know that he is going to have some rough times in the beginning. We know that he must grieve his loss of the only family he has ever known. We know that this is a huge adjustment for him. But we just pray that god has prepared his heart for us. We pray the he sleeps at night with peace in his heart and that he knows that we will love him unconditionally and that we will be there for him every second of every minute of every day. Oh, our little Roo Roo is finally coming home! We are so blessed!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well this is my last post from the good ole USA! I will write again when we get to China. Please help us pray for a safe flight, a good pilot, and for no flock of birds! For those of you that know my hubby, lets pray he can survive this flight without too much trauma and that the crew remembers to pack the wine!!!! Please also pray for our little Roo Roo and for a smooth transition for us all!
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
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3 comments:
Jason and Heidi,
We couldn't be more excited for the two of you. Your patience through this whole process is remarkable. Tai is one lucky little fella. He should be thoroughly entertained by his daddy's daily antics.
We love you guys, safe travels.
Chris, Candy, Conor and Caden (in just 48 hours!)
Jason, I hope the pilot and the flight attendants treated you well...avoiding birds, etc. I would give my right arm to be there with you guys, although I do know Grandma is much better left at home. Heidi, I can't imagine what you must be going through with this adventure now. Right now, you are in the air and I hope you are getting some REST. Hope, too, that you get at least a bite of sushi at the airport in Japan. Can't wait to hear from you.
Love,MOM
Heidi and Jason:
Well, it is 8am on Friday (11pm there) and I am hoping you all made it safely to your destination. I can't stop thinking about how wonderful this experience is going to be for you. Jason, I hope the cocktails helped on the flight!! And the ocean didn't bother you too much!!! Heidi, it is a wonderful thing to become a mother and the emotions you must be feeling are exciting! I wish you all the best and look forward to seeing ALL of you soon. Can't wait to hear from you!
Love, Miki
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