20 Months!

That's how old my baby girl is today. Twenty months. Only four more months until her second birthday...she seems to be getting older much faster than the boys did. It's so bittersweet. I am absolutely LOVING watching her personality bloom. She is such a funny, cheeky, sassy little thing (when she's at home with her family, that is), but I can't help but miss my sweet little baby who wanted nothing more than to snuggle her mama.

I realized something the other day. By the time the boys were her age, I was hugely pregnant with the next baby. It's kind of weird...I feel like I should be having a baby in a month or so! Alas, it will likely be years before we have another little one in our home. The more we pray, the more we talk, the more we realize that our next child is meant to come to us through the miracle of adoption. If everything goes according to our plan (Hahaha, yeah right! Nothing ever goes according to plan!), Riley will be 8, Wyatt 6, and Lucy 4 when we bring our child home!!!! That seems like such a LONG time to wait, but if the first 20 months of Lucy's life are any indication, that time is going to FLY!

Speaking of flying, we leave for Oregon in 14 days!!!! YIKES! I can't wait to see all of our family and friends...but I'm not going to lie...I am NOT looking forward to flying with three small children. I am so thankful we were able to get non-stop flights, and they are late flights, so please pray that our children SLEEP! And pray that I am able to get everything done that needs to be done before we leave...I've been ignoring my to-do list for far too long, and now I'm starting to panic!

One more thing before I sign off today. I am blessed to be a part of a wonderful group of women in an on-line community. These women are just incredible, they way they come to together when someone is hurting, the way the celebrate each others joys and triumphs, how we can laugh and cry together at the same time. Last night, UPS brought a package to my door. I was a little confused, and started to worry I had been online shopping in my sleep! Imagine my surprise when I opened the package, and saw this beautiful Willow Tree figure!

Keepsake - "Kept forever in the heart"

 Thank you, girls. So much. Your love and friendship means the world to me! I'm so blessed to have this beautiful treasure, this keepsake of my sweet little baby lost. Love you all so much! Mwuah!!!