Blogging again!
I started this blog when Jamie and I first began to try starting a family, I thought this would be a journal of our story the the beautiful process, as most of my family and closest girl friends live so far away. I thought like most women it would be easy. My family has no history of any of the women not be able to get pregnant so I had no reason to think I would be any different. Three and half years later I realise that story I had written in my head was not going to fruition.
As I tried to change the blog to be something else I realised that it was just another painful reminder that my life was not going the way I wanted it to and at that point I had enough reminders. So I stopped and began to try to come to terms with the new story I needed to write, one that is definately not as romantic but is more honest and realistic but still hopeful.
So you may be wondering why after so long am I back. It is because, at this moment, Jamie and I are happy to announce we are “paper pregnant”. After 3 1/2 years of exploring the fertility process we have decided that it is no longer the process for us, at least not at this stage. So just before we left for Australia we began the process of adoption of a child from Ethiopia. Hopefully in the next month or so we will be launching a website so that you can follow the process more closely and I am sure it will have a lot more details.
I know this is not the route we intended and I know both Jamie and I (as well as our families) have had to give up on some dreams and hopes and that has been hard. However I also know that we are so excited that there are other options out there. And that, as much as we will be answer to the prayers of many people for our child from Ethiopia, this child will also be the answer to many of our prayers too.
So please rejoice with us and pray for us because there are many months ahead we are in thick of paper work and you all know how much I love paper work. I feel like I am going for my landed immigrancy again. ugh…
Hi Kim
Would you believe it but your blog is the VERY FIRST TIME I have ever opened a blog so this is the very first time I have ever made a comment!! Oh well - there is a first time for everything.
Congratulations on commencing the adoption process. How exciting! I hope you have as hassle free a process as possible. I called in and had a drink with Mum and Caitlyn this afternoon and she was telling me about your plans. I hope you are successful in adopting as small a baby as possible so you can enjoy as much of the process of bring up a baby as possible - you know the night feeds, nappies, chunders down your back etc. etc. etc.
If Tracy finds a job in New York and I go to visit her I will have to make a detour via Winnipeg and pay you all another visit.
I am glad you are home safely. I enjoyed catching up with you and Jamie.
Love Pam
Hey Pam
Thanks so much for stopping by. You have always been such an important part of my life thank you for all the support, wisdom and love.
We are looking forward to all the experiences that being a parent brings.
Love heaps
Kim
Hey Kim -
I am thrilled to hear that you two are definitely in “expectant-parent mode”!! I am overwhelmed when I think that there is a little one in Ethiopia right now that God has already deemed yours. Amazing.
Karla
Thanks Karla,
I couldn’t agree more. I just can’t wait to meet and get to know this little one that is waiting for us. We are so in awe of God.
Thanks for sharing and keep it coming.
Bless you guys!
Beth
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