Yesterday, after waking up with a migraine and being sick all day, we ventured on our bus trip. I knew it was a day that I should have stayed in bed but the seats were paid for and I think norm was looking forward to the day away so I humored him and went. Our trip was to Atlantic City to the casino. The noise and smoke just made things get worse as the day went on. I ended up sitting on the steps having Norm rubbing my neck and shoulders to try to alleviate it. No luck on that or any success on the 14 Advil I managed to down in the day. So I woke up this morning and I still am blessed with it. Been a long time since I felt this lousy. So I am taking the day to relax and watch the Nascar race. Something I have grown to LOVE over the last year. So anyway we had to pass by the Philadelphia Airport which is HUGE and as I watched planes coming and going I cried softly to myself thinking about the day we will board the plane (my first plane ride) and fly to get our precious son. What a wonderful day that will be. And our return home for our family to bond with and love Derek will be even better.
Hopefully we will get the new updated picture by the end of this week and we can see how much Derek has grown. That will be a bittersweet moment. It will be great to see him thriving and growing but sad to know what we have already missed. We are anticipating with great hope and faith that we will have a G&R ceremony date in the next week to 2 weeks. That will set up our travel time and that in itself is going to relieve a spot of stress for me.
The other news we got yesterday is that Norm's sister, mae is expecting their 3rd baby around Christmas or New Year. Someone for Derek to play with. They will be one year apart.