shots. check.

On Tuesday I got the first round of my shots-- 7 total. One in each thigh, one on the back of each arm, two on right shoulder, one of left shoulder. Pleasant. Was told to be ready to experience "slight" flu like symptoms over the next couple days. According to the nurse, be ready to be "icky" for a while. I think I was OK yesterday-- slightly warm. My arm pain has dissipated but my thigh where I got the "new" tetanus hurts. It is a deep down in the muscle hurt. But I will be FINE! :)

Yesterday I retraced this journey back to when I was still trying to get pregnant to the decision to adopt to finally finding her. I created one of many scrapbooks/baby books for her life. It made me very happy to piece together this story-- the story of her coming into my life. I foresee us reading it together, almost like a bedtime story. I of course will also make one of the actual trip there, meeting her, bringing her home. I've actually started thinking about writing a children's picture book of that journey. Both my sister and mother are visual artists, they could draw the pictures to my story.

Now I wait. Again. Just wait. But I have things to keep me busy! I had the JOY of registering at Target the other day which made this whole thing seem real. Looking at diapers and formula and wondering what she will want/need. And seeing the blankets-- finally her baby room came into view of what I need to do. My plan today is to move things OUT of her new room and move the dresser and crib IN. And my new infatuation with DRAGONFLIES. They have been swarming my house for a couple weeks. And then when I registered I was drawn to a quilt with dragonflies. So I researched them and they are a symbol of "change." Woot woot! I now wear a dragonfly bracelet (much like Wonder Woman) in hopes that my change will come soon. Also, lady bugs. My yard was infested with them the other day, and again, I registered for things with ladybugs. And they mean GOOD LUCK! I am beyond excited. :)