Delgado, Party of Three: Overboard?

Have I mentioned that Rob and I are excited about adopting? If not, let me tell you, we are super excited!!

I remember as a little girl coming home from school and thinking “ah, home”. It was comfy; it smelled like home-made food and it was always clean. I loved being home, I was comfortable. Rob feels the same way. We both grew up in a loving family that really cared about spending time together. Family dinner every night, attending mass every Sunday that followed with a fun event (the zoo, the park, you name it), and getting together with extended family for the holidays. Well, we can’t wait to provide that type of environment for our son. I want my house to always be clean, always smell good, and I want him to be so comfortable, he will not want to move out……EVER. OK, maybe for college, but I just want him to have that “ah, I am home” feeling all of the time. We want him to be truly happy and comfortable with us.

We are finally going to be parents and here are some things we have done so far in the last two months. (Keep in mind we both work full time and I am currently in school.)

1. We have dogs that love to dig holes in our backyard. They want every neighbor that is outside watering their grass to pet them. Rob wanted to fill in the holes and I strongly agreed. So what did I find on the driveway one day? Seven, yes, seven TONS of dirt!! Rob really, really wanted to fill in the holes to prevent our son from tripping and falling. Therefore, after two weeks of manual labor and some physical therapy (I am not kidding, Rob is currently going to physical therapy due to back pain), we filled in the holes plus planted a tree and a few bushes.

2. We have upgraded our pest control contract from Regular to Platinum. Our baby will not see a bug in this house.

3. We shampooed the carpet twice. Keep in mind, we used to shampoo it about once every six weeks; sometimes.

4. We are buying a bookshelf that will cover a wall in the living room. For what you may ask? For our son’s books and pictures :).

5. Lastly, we have bought a dining room set. We went from having a two chair dining room, to a hand me down four chair set, and now because there will be three of us, we bought a NINE piece set! It took us months to decide on which table to purchase but in the process of deciding, we considered our family. Our family has been waiting for a grandson, nephew, cousin,…. from us for a long time, so we are assuming they will be coming over to the house more often. Hence, the nine piece dining room set.

I still have a two page list of what we want done to the house before the baby arrives. My question is: are we going overboard? (My sisters think our child will be like the boy from The Little Giants movie. The one that shows up to football practice practically wrapped in bubble wrap. At first I thought ridiculous and laughed. Then I immediately came back with “oh, football is so dangerous”. )