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picture from www.negativepregnancytest.com and edited by me to read "Paper Pregnant"
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It's official! We are finally paper pregnant again! We found out via email, but it was still a positive test result.
And it was definitely a test... of my faith and my patience. I'll be honest. I have taken many real pregnancy tests before... and at the time in secret so that my husband wouldn't know (I wanted it to be a surprise if it was positive!). Never a positive one. Don't feel bad about that, though. False pregnancy tests used to upset me, but Eli changed that for me. Once I held him for the first time, I never needed to see a positive biological pregnancy test. God has allowed me to be totally content with his plan for us to adopt. After all,
He did adopt me! Adoption really is a beautiful picture of what God has done for those who choose to follow Him.
On Wednesday, August 6th, Eric and I received an email from our caseworker letting us know that
we are now on the waiting list to adopt a child through
Covenant Care! What started as an idea and a bunch of papers is now a reality. We are actually now waiting for a birthmom to select us as part of her adoption plan. That means that we are available, approved, and ready to parent another child when God sees that the time is right. We are here to support a birthmom in her time of need.
As an adoptive parent, hearing that you are on the waiting list really is like finding out that you are pregnant. No, I have no clue what the due date will be (could even be way more or way less than nine months). However, it does mean that another child will be joining our family. Finding out that you are pregnant is a REALLY BIG deal, so I had to celebrate...
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| Eric signing our last document! |
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School started back on August 7th. This time, however, I started back as a part-time teacher to have more mommy time! My mom spent the night with us on August 7th since Eli's babysitter was out of town. Our last document was submitted to Covenant Care on August 7th, so I just had to celebrate. I went to the store on my way home to get some bread for lunch and left with food for a special dinner and ingredients for cupcakes! :) I even bought pink, blue, and yellow cupcake liners since I don't know whether our future child will be a boy or a girl. I was just so excited that I decided to have a spur-of-the-moment party! My mom, Eli, and I made cupcakes and then my mom and I made a nicer dinner than usual. Our party didn't turn out exactly the way I had planned it to be, but it was fun. I really enjoyed getting to celebrate this big moment!
Our future child might not be growing in my tummy, but he or she is definitely growing in my heart!
