According to my trusty little ticker it's 9 months and 1 day ago that we decided to adopt. We all know what that means. Yet, here I sit with empty arms.
I'm actually doing ok with it. I try not to think about it (which is lots easier when I don't know we're being profiled).
I passed my huge test btw! As soon as it arrives in the mail I will be a licensed nursing home administrator! However, today, I'm a woman at home with a cold.
I finally mentioned a baby name that Mr H didn't turn his nose up at. It's a boy name. Obviously, I'll take whatever baby is ours but I have secret hopes for a girl!
How do all of you make the baby name decision? Since Mr H has already had 4 tries at it I'm pretty much naming this one as long as he doesn't absolutely hate it.
Social workers a kind of nice
15 years ago
Waiting is awful! We are finally going to be approved this week and then the really hard part starts...waiting! Me and my husband have some girl names we both like but we can't seem to agree on boy names...shucks!
ReplyDeleteHugs! I hope your wait ends soon! I love your rationalization for naming :) I think I would be the same way :)
ReplyDeleteIt's been about 8-9 months since we started our homestudy as well. We've been in the pool 4 months....ugh. While time seems to be racing in other areas of our lives, this is taking way too long. Here's hoping we both find our babies by the next holiday season! Congrats on getting your license!
ReplyDeleteHopefully 'licensed' nursing home administrators get a big fat raise...Congratulations! (& hope you are feeling better soon...)
ReplyDeleteNames are so hard. We didn't have a long wait, but we had a relatively long match (matched 10/31, born 2/10). We talked about names non-stop. We had a short list of, like, 20-25 girl names and a back up list (just in case) of boy names. Charlotte was NOT on the short list. DH didn't like it. I really have no idea how we even chose it in the end! You just KNOW!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on passing your exam! Waiting is horrible. Simply horrible. There is nothing I can say to make you feel better. I'm sorry that it's been 9 months. As far as names go, we had a short list. The name we've chosen for Maybe Bay Mac wasn't even on it. Weird, but it came to us.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry that you're still waiting. I keep hoping to see your good news. Hang in there.
ReplyDeleteWe've been trying to start a family for so long and we've always had names in mind. The frontrunner for little one's name is not one that we've ever thought of in all the years we've been waiting. We actually heard the name on the news a day or two before our match....a woman gave birth in a car on a bridge and we both agreed that we liked the name that they gave their baby. However, if we had to find a boy's name, we would be in trouble. Hubbs and I can't agree on that.
I forgot to congratulate you on passing your exam! Congrats!!
ReplyDeleteYou sound totally like me...stuck in the waiting period. I just posted about this same thing, how it's been almost a year since we began this journey and I'm still waiting, with one failed match under our belt.
ReplyDeleteThe name thing...we have two girl names ready to go (should we need two, as we are approved for twins as well) and no boy name. We cannot agree on the boy names. Not at all, so hopefully, like you, we will have a girl. Plus, our first match was for a girl and the nursery is done already (BM changed her mind after baby was born, btw.)
Here's hoping we get matched soon!