Well, Well, Don't I have a lot to catch up up

I guess that I can start off by sharing with those who don't already know (if there are any) that Aaron and I are finally going to be parents. We finally got our adoption paperwork and home study done the first week of June. We took off to NC and SC for my family reunion only to come home to the phone call that we had been waiting for. Aaron was in Utah for some training and I was at home watching TV. I got a call on our house line which typically means telemarketer. I answered it just in case and a woman told me that a birth mother had chosen Aaron and me to parent her baby girl. I was in shock to say the least. I said yes and called Aaron. Sadly, Aaron was still in class and didn't get to his phone for several hours. By the time I finally go a hold of him the neighbor and all of my family knew that I got the wonderful call. Aaron thought it was a joke. When I assured him that I was for real he was just in so much shock that he was speechless.

Since the call we have talked to the birth mother. Amanda, several times. I try to call every other weekend. Aaron and I have finished the nursery and started shopping. I have registered at Toys R Us since my best gal pal Liz is throwing me a baby shower on August 27.

On a non-baby related topic, I was started Weight Watchers. I am currently on week 6 and have lost about 9 pounds. I don't know how much I will lose now with the medication I was put on yesterday. I went into the doctors complaining of stabbing pain in my tummy, pain in my back, and some other stuff I will not go into. I had plenty of tests done and my doctor thinks that I have an intestinal infection. It has caused my intestines to swell up and not do it's job. My whole digestive system seems to be suffering due to it. I can not process food correctly which just sucks. I am on some really nasty pills; one of which I have to coat in caramel just to get it down. I also have to cut down my food intake and am on a mostly liquid diet. I guess to get my body to process the food that is blocked before it gets stuck with more. I just hope that I am better by the time we leave to pick up Anya (October) seeing as I doubt I will be better by my birthday (in 6 days).