Expectant Mother – Adoption Journey Series…
Discovery Kids Castle – A safe haven
Let me start this post by saying, this year did not feel like Christmas to me. (sorry for the negative start!)
Now there may have been something in the water because many people in my town voiced this same sentiment without any prompt or comment from me first.
Several things come to mind about why this might be.
- We had no snow this year, only rain, which made it seem more like fall or spring than winter (still does).
- I missed the Christmas Parade this year because I was away, and the parade is always a good start to Christmas.
- I had a cold – and so did almost everyone in my town! A cold is never a fun way to spend the holidays.
As an expectant mother now, knowing that I’m months away from approval as an adoptive parent, knowing that “this time” next year I could be a mom, made this Christmas seem like a bit of a letdown.
Sure, I’ve been on my own for a few years now so being alone at Christmas was not the issue, I actually adore time on my own and Christmas is one of my favourite times of the year. I love all the glitz and sparkles and lights and trimmings. I always still put up a tree, wrap gifts for friends underneath the tree, watch terrible Christmas movies, sing Christmas songs (love Christmas music!), make a small turkey dinner with all the extras, eat Christmas cake and too many chocolates while sipping hot eggnog and rum. I adore Christmas.
And I still did all of that this year too but felt a little “ho-hum” about it.
One thing I did do that surprised me and made me feel a little excited for what is to come, was I bought my future kids a Christmas gift… Continue reading →