Things I think about when I should be sleeping...

When will we get our referral?
Will it be a boy or a girl?
Where will we be when we see the first photo?
Is our baby born yet?
Did I turn the stove off?
When will we go to Nepal?
How long will we be in Nepal?
Will I get a parasite in Nepal?
Should I return those boots?
What will our baby's Nepalese name be?
How old will our baby be?
Does our baby hear me when I talk to him/her before I go to sleep?
Will I be able to use my miles to upgrade?
Upgrade both of us?
Should I start thinking about immunizations?
Will we be over there at the same time as Jenny and Kevin?
Or Trevor and Lynn?
Won't it be exciting to call our families and share the news when we get it?
What the heck am I going to wear tomorrow?

What am I going to wear in Nepal?
When should we start on the nursery?
Will I be a good mom?
Where will we stay in Nepal?
Will our baby sleep with us or in a crib?
Do the calories burned on my hike today make up for the late-night ice cream tonight?
Will our parents fall in love with the grand baby right away?
How long from the time we get the referral until we travel?
Will I be able to sleep at all on the flight?
Will we get to sight see in Nepal?
If our baby is born already, where is he/she right now?

Come to think of it, I'll definitely keep the boots. They were on sale. And after all, soon I'll be spending money on the baby and not me.

Here's to everything unfolding as it should. Namaste.

7 Months Pregnant

We're almost 7 months paper-pregnant. And I'm getting a bit uncomfortable. You know, the usual: wondering when exactly the baby will come, not sleeping so well, strange food cravings, weight gain. Alright - the last two can't necessarily be attributed to our adoption process, but the first two can!

While I've not been physically pregnant, I can tell you that carrying around a paper-pregnancy seems to also get more uncomfortable the longer you go, as well. We're still waiting on any news from Nepal. We're not in a panic yet, though, as we did hear in June that things would likely be slowing down for a while due to the political unrest. And we're in that slowdown.

Things could change any day - and any day we could get news of referrals being sent out again. Our agency is traveling to Nepal next week for 10 days, so we'll be anxious to hear what they learn. It's all part of the process of getting our pebble. It is what it is.

Namaste.

SO Cute!!!

We had dinner at our favorite Nepalese restaurant on Friday. Our waitress had the CUTEST little girl who was running around the place. She was probably around 2ish. (I'm not good at the age-guessing thing since I don't have one yet.) I just wanted to put her in my pocket - she was adorable!! It's fun to see babies that might look like ours. I thought it'd be uncouth to pull out the camera and take a picture... not that I've ever worried about that before.

Oh, and incidentally, the waitress and her husband were the first couple ever to be married on the top of Mt Everest. She told us all about it. Cool, huh?

Nothing new to report on the adoption.

Namaste.

Who WAS that person??

So - whoever that crazy woman was... you know, the one who has been writing posts lately about the virtues of patience? Well, apparently she has left the building. Things have all but stopped with the adoption process in Nepal, due to continued challenges with their new government, etc. I won't go into detail - but it doesn't look promising for the orphans, or for us - at least in this moment.

A friend made this comment to my last post ""I am extraordinarily patient, provided I get my own way in the end." ~Margaret Thatcher (The friend who posted it is Jen, the quote is from Margaret Thatcher, just to be clear.)

That's now I'm feeling today - everything and anything except patient and calm. And very much wanting my way and our baby.

Namaste.

pā-shəns

Patience (pā-shəns) is the state of endurance under difficult circumstances, which can mean persevering in the face of delay or provocation without becoming annoyed or upset; or exhibiting forbearance when under strain, especially when faced with longer-term difficulties. It is also used to refer to the character trait of being steadfast.

In Buddhism, patience is one of the "perfections" that one practices to realize perfect enlightenment. Patience is recognized within Hinduism. In both Hinduism and Buddhism there is a particular emphasis on meditation, aspects of which lead to a natural state of mindfulness that is conducive to patient, effective and well-organised thought.

In the Christian religion, patience is one of the most valuable virtues of life.

Patience and fortitude are prominent themes in Judaism.

Patience in Islam is one of the best and most valuable virtues of life.

So, no matter how you slice it... no news is just that. No news. And there's no news from Nepal, so once again we're reminded to practice, practice, practice... even if we don't want to.

Namaste.

Top Ten reasons it's a good thing we haven't gotten our referral yet:

(Obviously it's not a good thing. Work with me here... )

10.) There's always something to obsess about that I have absolutely no control over

9.) So much time to work on my "blogging about nothing" skills!

8.) No worries about whether or not the baby car seat is installed properly

7.) Haven't lost any baby socks in the laundry

6.) Don't have to worry just yet about how Jackson (­­pictured) will fare while we're gone for a month or more

5.) No need to set up that 529 for a while (see # 2.)

4.) More time to continue to build friendships with other Nepali-parents-to-be (seriously!)

3.) All this opportunity to learn to practice patience...yay!

2.) Extra time to pay off credit cards!

1.) SLEEPING UNTIL 10 ON WEEKENDS!!!