On Sabbatical

Well, it’s been almost 2 months since we (I) have updated the blog. You could say we were on a sabbatical. August and September truly flew by. August was spent with last minute vacations, staff retreats, and end-of-summer fun. Oh right, and all the craziness that coincides with the beginning of the school year! September was a blur…a new school year, the beginning of football season, and Kirsten pretty much under the weather for most of it. (3 weeks with an upper respiratory infection!)

We did not take a sabbatical from the adoption, however. We did more researching and lots of reading. Fun read that I would recommend, Dan Savage’s (of the “It Gets Better" project) book: The Kid: What Happened After My Boyfriend and I Decided to Go Get Pregnant.

Actually we’ve made some progress in our adoption journey. We’ve had some interest from potential birth parents, so we’ll see what happens and keep everyone posted! We hope there will be a match soon, but even if so we are acutely aware of the statistic that close to 50% of all “matches” end up not working out.

Recognizing that a baby might find us a year from now or weeks from now, there are a few staples that we wanted to have on-hand for the big moment. We now have bottles, a bassinet, and a car seat & carrier. The only other things we would need right away are diapers, formula, blankets, and some change of clothes. (Diapers and formula…we can pick up at the 24-hour Kroger. The rest, well – that’s what grandma is for!) We do have a few other things stored in a corner of our basement as well. A special thanks to Carrie and Eric for providing us with bottles, a stroller, and a high chair! And, my friend Jen and I hit a consignment sale last weekend (scored some cute baskets for the eventual nursery and an ever exciting bottle drying rack!). Oh, and the bassinet - $20 dollars at a garage sale. For you sport fans, the previous owner is the baby of a former Columbus Crew member. Pretty cool!

So, that is most of what we’ve been up to since we went on sabbatical. Hoping to post more frequently…