So, yesterday was my birthday. It was the first birthday that I didn't tell anyone about it and was very surprised to get phone calls, email, and visits from friends and family!!! Thanks everyone!!! However, my dear hubby totally forgot it was my birthday! He didn't find out until we went to my friend Becky's son's birthday party later in the evening where she wished me a happy birthday....you could see the wheels turning in his head....like "oh cr#p". So we had a great time anyway mooching off the John Deere cake.
Yesterday was also a huge day for me as it marked the one year anniversary of the last day that I sat around and obsessed about getting Wubitu's referral. I remember emailing my specialist asking for a birthday referral. At the time she asked me how high we would be willing to raise our age range in case referrals came in. We said that we would go as high as CHS would let us (40 months at the time in order to keep 12 months between Carter and our new daughter). The very next day we received a referral for our little girl!!!! Had we not raised our age range, we would not have had Wubitu (God knew). So yesterday we girls (along with Raina) did our PTA thing at the boys' school for an hour then, off to McDonald's for ice cream, hash browns and pancakes. There I was so overcome with emotion as I realized what a momentous day it was..1 year ago I had no idea who God had chosen for our family and could never fathom what a joy she would bring to my life. Wubitu is so perfect for our family (I hear it all the time...usually when she is showing off her "personality" for some reason;) ) and I couldn't ask for anyone more loving, sweet, and of course sassy. So after I wiped my tears (yep...I am the crazy lady at McDonald's) we headed off to Target to get Wubitu a dance outfit for her dance class (gush...yep...sappy I know) that starts next week. With sparkly lip gloss and King size M & M's in each sweetly manicured hand....we had the perfect day....just the girls....for my big 2-8.