Tommy's First Mass

Tommy went to his first Mass this morning! I have dreamt about this day for years. It was so beautiful to attend Mass as our little family of three. He was awake for most of the Mass and was such a good baby.

I know some of you have asked for a post about the good stuff - how motherhood is going - and I promise that one is coming. I have been waiting until we pass the 30 day mark and we are almost there. Tomorrow is the big day! At 5:00pm the window of time where the birthmother can change her mind will close and I will breath a huge sigh of relief. We are almost there! We have been full of so much joy during this time, but I've also been a bit guarded. It's hard not to be. As many of you know, the adoption won't be final for 6-7 months. But after tomorrow we will just have to worry about social worker visits and paperwork.

We finally finished the nursery, so I will give you a little tour with these pictures.

This is the view as you walk in from the hallway.

To the right is the closet - the doors have been removed since we bought the house 5 years ago. I like having the closet exposed with the shelves below.

The changing table - I love the cute fish hanging above.

My parents' neighbor is an artist and she made this beautiful picture with Tommy's name!

Next is the toy chest, shelf and glider.

I put some Lourdes water and our Lourdes candles on the shelf

I also put a few images of Our Lady and St. Joseph - pray for us!

Last is the crib and quilt hanging above.

All for this sweet little face!