Musings from Momma

Musings....I like that word.  I don't know why...but I like it. 

Musings.
Musings.
Musings.

And that is what I've been doing lately....lots of musing.  And given that we are back in the waiting stage again, I've had lots of time to think...and perhaps doing too much musing (that is six musings already and I'm just getting started...did I mention I like that word?).

My latest thoughts about baby brother are as follows:

• We'll never have baby photos to show him.
• We won't know his first word or when he took his first step.
• We'll not be able to tell him the story behind any of his scars.
• We'll not be able to tell him who his birth mother is...or why she left.

And when I start thinking like that, I have to remind myself of all of the "sunny side up" thoughts such as:

• We'll have photos to share with him from the day we accepted his referral...and we'll take more than enough photos to detail every moment from the day he came home.
• We can tell him his first word he said in English...his first sentence he said in English...and all of the funny little things he said while learning our language.
• New boo-boos will be kissed by mommy and daddy as the girls will teach him how much fun band-aids are (in case you didn't know, band-aids are really just big stickers in disguise).
• We can let him know his birth mommy loved him very much as we pray for her...and we thank God that she gave birth to our son because he was always meant to be part of our family.

 And so the musings continue...as each day passes, I think of something else.  And as I think of the something else, I remind myself of the sunny side up thought.

Lauren