Paper paper paper...a tree bravely gave it's life so I could have a child.

Recently Kevin went to Office Depot and bought an ink cartridge for our home printer. He called me from the store and asked me if he should get the XL cartridge (which prints triple the amount that the regular cartridges print) of course me in my constant effort to save money I told him to opt for the cheaper one.

Well...200 pages printed later I am rethinking my choice!  We have many more pages to go.

I have been glad to give the social worker every bit of information about me and my husband, I consider it a joy to know that all of this paperwork and trying to remember dates and addresses and different information about jobs in our past.

If all of this makes me a mommy I am ok with giving them all the info they want..not just ok with it I am excited to give it to them!

Many of us take for granted all of the blessings we have in our life and I want to take the time to say how grateful I am for all of the people in my life.

From those who bought cake pops, t-shirts, coffee to those like my sister, my mom's boss and my friends who have just gone on our PayPal and donated their hard earned money.

I cannot find the words to even express how much you have touched our lives and in turn will touch the live of a child who otherwise may never have known the love of two parents and a whole network of family and friends who already adore him or her.

I also want to thank my precious mother who has been my rock and advocate from day one, she never lets my faith waiver she encourages me and prays for me and I couldn't do this without her support.

I want to thank my Mother in law she is also a support to Kevin and I and has helped tremendously with offering to help with our upcoming cook book fundraiser. I know she prays for us too and I couldn't be happier that she is my mother in law.

I want to thank Mamaw. I am so glad I have her in my life after the loss of my own precious grandmother . To marry my husband and gain a Mamaw is a huge blessing to me. She holds us in prayer. She took the time to hand write over 25 recipes for our cookbook and mailed them to us. What a blessing she is and that really touched my heart. A truly Godly woman.

Ok little baby Barnard you can come home now! You have a whole bunch of people waiting to meet you and who will be a huge part of your life. We already love you and can't wait to be a forever family.  We have a pretty awesome family you will love them all!