Like many expectant parents, we have the joy (and frustration) of designing our future child's bedroom. However, unlike many of the expecting parents we know, our child will not be a tiny baby who has yet to develop it's own likes and dislikes as far as decorating is concerned. Instead, we are designing a child's room that has to match a child from the age of 5 to 17 and be appropriate for either a boy or a girl. No big deal, right? WRONG! To say that I have agonized over this silly 10x12 room would be an understatement the size of Texas! I have looked at no less than 500 different bedroom furniture sets online (including driven 2 1/2 hours (one way) just to look at some of the furniture), looked at countless paint colors, and on and on and on. Not knowing the personality or tastes of our future kiddo has really made planning their room a challenge, but I want it to be as comfortable and welcoming as possible. We have finally decided on a furniture set (which should be here this coming week) and instead of having a house-full for Thanksgiving, we will be painting their bedroom. I will be sure to post pictures once the paint is all on the walls. Hopefully it will all be done in time for our home study....
I'm pretty sure that Mama S is about ready to have a vacation away from me after all the stressing I've done on the room. I am lucky to have such a patient wife! She doesn't realize how patient she really is and worries that she won't be patient enough with our kids. I think (much like what already happens) we will make up for each other's short comings and everything will work out just fine. We still have yet to decide on which of us will look best on our adoption paperwork and have put that decision on hold until after we get the room done and our MAPP classes are completed. (It seems that my last post was therapeutic, so thank you for letting me vent!)
We realized yesterday that this will more than likely be our last holiday season without children. What an exciting thought! To think that we will have a family to continue traditions and create new ones with means more than I can say. I hope that we will be able to give our children wonderful experiences to build fond memories of as they grow older. It seems that the further into our process we get, the more love I have for our future children. The thought struck me as odd in a way because we really have no idea who we will be adopting as of yet, but I can honestly say that I already love them. We both know that raising our children will by no means be easy, but having the opportunity to love them will be worth every challenge placed before us.
As I wrap up tonight's post, I just have to say that despite not being able to adopt our child together, we are so grateful for the chance at having a family. So, in this season of giving thanks, I give thanks for the law makers who made this possible for Mama S and me, as well as for the families who have fought to bring us this far. I hope and pray that they are blessed for supporting our families. Happy Thanksgiving!
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