Thoughts on 365

You guys, today has been a great day.  The weather here has been amazing, I had a great time with the kids, and I even got a cell phone (gasp, I know...I'm officially up with the times).  

It was a great day.  And yet, all day long I had this nagging, gnawing feeling in my heart.  Today marks 365 days of waiting for our match...the official 1 year mark.  

365 days is short in a life time, but y'all, it seems like forever when you're waiting on a child to come home.  

I thought today I'd follow in the footsteps of my friend Ashley and write some things I look forward to doing with our child (see her blog post on the matter here)--don't worry, I won't post 365 things!  My heart really wants to whine and cry and fuss, but I thought I'd spare you the drama!  Without further ado, things I look forward to when our child(ren) comes home:

1.  Listen to that sweet one sleep

2.  Hear a first giggle

3.  Watch the big brothers ooh and ahh over them

4.  Walk around town with baby in tow

5.  See little baby fingers and toes

6.  Nurse the baby

7.  Watch first steps

8.  Write letters to birth mom

9.  Go to the lake with them for the first time

10.  Stick all the kiddos in the bath together

11.  Sing them a song

12.  Introduce them to our friends and family

13.  Fix their hair

14.  Read them stories at bedtime

15.  Pray with them and over them

16.  Help them be creative

17.  Watch them roll over for the first time

18.  Comfort their cries

19.  Hold them, hold them, hold them

20.  Hold them some more

21.  Watch their brothers teach them to play

22.  Learn about who they are

23.  Figure out their likes and dislikes

24.  Teach them about their culture

25.  Tell them how loved they are

26.  Have adventure together

27.  Run my fingers through their hair

28.  Kiss their cheeks

29.  Kiss their baby toes

30.  Introduce them to great food

31.  Smell their sweet baby smell

32.  Smell their not-so-sweet smells, too

33.  Help them deal with their hurts

34.  Teach them to read

35.  Take lots of pictures of them

36.  Watch their daddy wrestle them

37.  Snuggle them close as we watch a movie

38.  Figuring out how to load more kids in the car

39.  Holding their hand as they learn to walk

40.  Cleaning up the high chair

41.  Having cloth diapers hanging on the line

42.  Making baby food

43.  Watching them make friends

44.  Having little baby clothes again.

45.  Seeing my family all together

46.  Wiping away tears

47.  Hearing them call me "momma"

48.  Tickling them

49.  Watching them grow

50.  Having them* home

Having them home.  Yes, that is a big one.  Oh how I pray this list can begin to come true sooner than later.  

We've reached 365 days...