Friday, January 28, 2011

My dream job

is the one I have.  I had no idea I would go through such a rigorous process to become a mom; but I am so grateful I made it.

I no longer work outside the home, and it is so wonderful to be at home full time to care for my little one.

I remember the day I found out we had been matched for our adoption I was talking with a friend who had come by my hospital that day.  As I was walking her and one of her kids out to the car we were chatting and she told me that I had her "dream job".  I replied, "And you have mine.  Wanna switch?"  She is a sweet friend and knew of my infertility issues, so we always talked freely about everything.  The funny thing about this conversation was that I hadn't told her yet of our hopes to adopt.  And I didn't receive the call from our agency until later that afternoon.  So it was fun to call her back and tell her that soon I would be getting my dream job.

I love being a mom.  Last night my husband and I were sitting on the couch making faces and sounds with our baby.  And he would laugh and coo and it was so fun.  This was what I had been waiting for all this time.  He has brought so much happiness and joy into my home.  I can't imagine life without him.  It makes me look back and be even more at peace with all the negative infertility treatments, because if they hadn't failed, I don't know that we would have pursued adoption, or if we had it would've been much later and we wouldn't have our little guy with us as part of our family.




8 comments:

  1. What a sweet post! I can completely relate. Congrats!

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  2. OMG, is he CUTE!

    I'd love your job, too. I don't care about making $$ for other people (shareholders, etc.). I just want a babee!!

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  3. Awe, those pictures are SO adorable of you guys!!! It is so wonderful to hear you so happy & fulfilled!

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  4. awww, so glad you are enjoying your dream job! i am, too!

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  5. He is gorgeous! It is amazing how they fill our lives with so much joy, and I too find that I can no longer lament our IF struggles because without them, we wouldn't have found our way to our precious boy. Yay adoption and yay dream job!

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  6. Adorable! I can’t wait to have my dream job one day!

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  7. So glad that you get to have your dream job, lovely! Those pictures are wonderful. He is so scrumptious, that little guy of yours. And you look radiant in that picture.

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  8. I love this! And love the pic of him in the bumbo...adorable!

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