Rough, raw, and honest.

When blogging first came about, I never in a million years thought I'd get into it. I consider myself an open book, but putting all my thoughts out there for everyone to see scared me. But after awhile I found it cathartic and a free form of therapy. Additionally, I found it to be a great arena to voice my opinions and concerns with regards to my lifestyle choices.

Then I realized more 'real-life' friends started following and I became a little gun shy with my blogs. These people know me, they see me, what if they get offended? What if they stop being my friend because of my opinions? What will they think??

I realized I had lost that part of blogging I loved so much and that I was letting those hangups affect me. I did some soul searching these past few weeks and decided to get this blog back to where I need it to be. The title for Thriving for Baby is "our quest for love, health, spirituality, happiness, and a family" and I want to discuss all of that this year: health (mental, physical, emotional), our spiritual growth, what we do to make ourselves happy, and everything in between.

So buckle up, avid readers of ThrivingforBaby as 2011 will be a coming out year, so to speak. It's time to get rough, raw, and honest.

May 2012

May 2012 sounds like a long time away. It's definitely not a date we anticipated seeing without Baby G., but that is a possibility we need to get used to.

All of the paper pregnant families, those of us who have gone through all of our paperwork and procedures and are simply waiting, in our program were notified that our program has grown so much that we need to anticipate the full 18 month wait.

I read this notice over and over on January 1st, talked about it with S., and wrote back and forth with another paper pregnant friend in our same program. I initially was okay with the news. S., on the other hand, was frustrated and confused. 2012?!?

The more I mulled it over the more anxious I became and the more I realized (again) I am NOT in control. This whole process, growing our family, everything is not in my control.

I have blogged about my struggles and realizations of God's Will before, but this adoption process has really been a great constant reminder that He is in control.

We are more calm now and re-energized for the wait - whether it's 3 months, 8 months, or the full 18. Thank you for the continued thoughts, prayers, and well-wishes. We are so glad we can bring you on this journey with us.

Happy 2011!

Time has gone into warped speed this past month and, while I absolutely love the holidays, I'm very relieved they've come and gone. S. and I have taken some quiet time in the midst of the chaos to reflect on our goals for this new year and begin coming up with game plans with regards to Baby.

I'm also wanting to update my blog - give it a fresh face ready for our growing family. So if you know any aspiring graphic designers looking to grow their portfolio and can design me an awesome template for cheap or FREE (I'll advertise) contact me either on facebook or via my email.

Lastly, I'd love to get involved with doing some homemade craft giveaways this year. Contact me if you know of anyone who'd love to donate items.

Here's to a happy and prosperous 2011!!