First Trimester

We hope that you all had a Happy Thanksgiving!!

Today I came to a realization... Right now, I feel like Dave and I are in that first trimester when you don't announce to people that you are pregant for fear of losing the baby through miscarriage. We are in a waiting period where we haven't let ourselves get super excited for the end product - our child/ren. It's like we're afraid we will "lose the baby" by not getting approved by the Philippines. So I guess you could say that we are officially "expecting", but that we are in the first trimester.

Another revelation that I had this weekend was the fact that Dave and I are becoming more of a "family unit". While hanging out with my family for Thanksgiving and Carlblom Christmas, I came to the realization that as family dynamics change, I have to find different ways to relate to my family. I feel like I don't fit in the same way as I used to, and need to find new ways to do this. However, I feel like I fit in perfectly with Dave - as things change we discover together how to adapt and grow. Dave is my family, and he's a great family to have!! I know, it's taken 5 years to truly feel like this, but it is a really good feeling.

I was really hoping that we would receive our approval by Thanksgiving. I even had a very realistic dream that we received our approval through e-mail. Wishful thinking I guess... Please keep on praying that we receive approval from the Philippines soon (so that we can move into the second trimester!!).

(courtesy of Yahoo.com)