Baby proofing a house!

Well today I am off to buy a fire extinguisher, outlet covers and those little latches that protect little ones from cleaning supplies and what not!  It is an odd feeling baby proofing a house with no baby here - we know and have FAITH that God has our sweet little baby already picked out and every day we get more excited.  Yesterday I made copies of our dogs' shot records, life insurance policies, credit reports, and pay stubs.  I am telling you a lot goes into the adoption process - i HOPE one day our little one will see just how much we TRULY wanted him/her!  I am glad our adoption agency makes us do all this stuff - they have to make sure that the people they are entrusting with this sweet little baby is willing to do the stuff needed to keep Baby Blackwell safe! Friday the fire dept and someone from the cities' environmental health dept. will be coming to the Blackwell house to make sure all is good ..... So cross your fingers that Friday goes well!!  After Friday if your baby comes to our home - rest assured they will be VERY safe here - ha!

Welcome to the blog ;)!

Hi Friends and Family - if you are reading this you more than likely know that Justin and I have been wanting a baby of our own for quite some time.  A few months ago, after much prayer, Justin and I both made the decision to adopt.  We decided I would start this blog because everyones been asking us SO many quesitons about it (ha! and I LOVE that - i love to talk about it but we thought this would sometimes be an easier way to relay info than repeating the same stories over and over ;) ) I'd be lying if I said we weren't scared - we are scared, nervous, anxious, excited all in one!  If you know me you know I LOVE kids - there's nothing more important to me than the children in our life!  If you know Justin then you know he is still a big kid himself - ha! and he loves kids of ALL ages - the kids he teaches/coachs he GENUINELY cares about and loves - he is fiercely loyal and if he loves you he will always be there for you!  He will be an amazing dad one day!  Since we attended our training day at the adoption agency last week - we both have been asked a lot of questions about it.  The agency we are using lets the birthmom pick us so the wait time could be 2 weeks, 2 months, 2 years ??? Its basically all in Gods' hands we truly believe!  We really are beginning to understand this is what God wants for our lives - I know we will see that when we look in our babies eyes!  I am NOT a patient person so this is hard - we must be patient and wait for the right person to come along who feels we would make the best parents to bless us with the gift of their child.  If you are like me you don't know much about adoption, I am still learning a lot - we are just taking this day by day and praying that God will bless us with a sweet baby in His perfect timing!  We have started with the paperwork.....  we've made copies of tax returns, pay stubs, marriage license, had referral letters wrote on behalf of us, filled out 35 pages worth of questions - its tough those of you that have babies of your own don't normally have to answer quesitons like: - what goals do you have for your baby, - who will raise your baby if something happens to you and your husband, - how do you feel about daycares and do you plan to work when you have a baby?  These are all questions you usually think about but don't necessarily have to answer.  This definitly feels like the toughest "test" we've ever taken - but we KNOW its well worth it!  We are currently putting together a portfolio - storybook of our lives that our birthmom will look through to decide if she chooses us to be her babies parents.  We still have to have the fire department come to our house to do a review and I need to order a credit report for both of us - ha!  I'm telling you its all a little overwhelming but I know its all done to make sure our baby is in GREAT hands!  We are EXCITED about this journey, we are hopeful, we are faithful, we are thankful for the amazing support we have of our family and friends - thanks for reading our blog and I'll do my best to update this with exciting news!


I am SO proud of this picture! This is our best friends little boy Cade - he surprised us with a drawing on our driveway of Justin and I and our two kids he says we will adopt - needless to say when I walked outside this brought tears to my eyes - it was sweet and i really love this picture more than sweet Cade knows!