Warm and Breezy

It's about 60 here today and breezy. The air smells vaguely Spring-ish. So I think and hope that Winter is fading. All I know is that I am in a frenzy. We have all of the windows open to air the house out and I have been cleaning our three season porch to get it up and ready for it's three seasons. Billy Bones is dashing form window to window, sniffing and bright eyed and Ev has about 45 gajillion trillion things we need to go OUT and do. I am with her. I think we'll load up and head to the park so she can run and climb and feel the breeze on her face. This is our second day like this, she spent all day yesterday outside with Leslie.

My emotional state has settled back down to somewhere around normal. That's good. I guess I needed a freak out and the some alone time (which Leslie was gracious enough to provide for me yesterday).

Evelyn has been practicing her Gymnastics and has conquered the Cartwheel! She has only had about five classes so I am really proud of her. She just goes into her room, turns on the FreezePop (music) and starts practicing. It's so funny to see that little body turn circles.

I just can't wait to get that little Mei-Mei home. You know I guess that I should mention for those of you that don't know, Mei-Mei is Chinese for Little Sister. Jie-Jie would be Big Sister.
I just feel so lucky that we get to do this. It feels so great to not be trying to justify Not going for another daughter anymore, that was exhausting me. Now I can just sit back and relax in the glow of 5 months of paperwork..... No really. Everything we do now, I am thinking "oh and then little mei-mei would be doing this.....". I swear I am ready to turn this computer room into a nursery and get all of her clothes washed and put into place. I even feel like I should go look at bottles. I just hold it all back for now. No sense in tiring myself out. plus I will need all of my energy and focus just to get the dossier done. When we mail that baby out though? I am going to be on fire. Then I will have months to sit and wait. And wait. That's exactly how things went for Ev, I was ready with an empty crib and full closet for months. Well, it can't be helped. You know it's perfectly natural since there is nothing else you can do for that child. You arrange furniture and paint and shop and re-arrange.