We are published!

Well, a week early, our profile is up on the LDS Family Services Website. I received a call today from my Mom saying, "I am looking at your profile right now!" We were totally surprised, because we thought it wouldn't be up until next week. So, if you would like to take a look at it, here is the link. Mark and Ginny's Adoption Profile Don't mind the picture. When uploading the pictures, I thought it would be a different one that was on the home page. We hope to get it changed, because Mark doesn't normally look like he is falling asleep. If anyone knows of any birth moms looking for a family, feel free to share our link with them!

This is the collage that we made for Birth Moms to see, which our case worker will show them.

Approved!

Today we had our home visit for adoption, and our caseworker said that we are approved! He said that he will post our profile on the website by the 26th of this month. He also said there are 2 birth mothers that have not yet chosen a family for their baby, so he is going to show our file to them. Yea! We are so excited! Any prayers in our behalf would be greatly appreciated!

We can't wait to have a sweet baby join our family!

OUCH!

So, I have been having a really tough time with working out. I have really bad shin splints, and I have been asking around about what I can do for it. Talking to the injury prevention person at UNO, she said that if I quit doing vigorous workouts, and just swim, the pain should go away. So far, it hasn't happened. My shins are still swollen, and they are actually hurting worse. She also said that if they don't get better, then it could be that I have fractures in my shin, and that I should have a doctor check it out. Yikes! I am hoping that after waiting a few days more the pain will go away. If not, I guess I have to go to the doctor.

What would they do any way? Do you put a cast on it? I have no idea. Any way, I have to finish the post because Ros is whining at me, and I don't know why. Updates will come soon!

Update!

We have several things going on, so I wanted to do an update. We finished the last of our part for adoption. We had our fingerprints done yesterday, and turned in our background check applications. We are also having our second interviews on Thursday. Yea!

Weight loss has been going well this week. I have lost 2 pounds this week! Yea! I was really worried because I have had really bad shin splints that make it difficult to keep working out. I asked the injury prevention person at my school, UNO, what I can do about it, and she said to use arch supports. I got some arch supports, and now my ankle has been hurting as my legs and ankles adjust. So, we went swimming last night. We both got a really good workout in doing laps, and my shins nor my ankles hurt. Yea for swimming!

So, so far so good!

Here We Go!

So, as many are aware, Mark and I have let ourselves go, a little, haha!, since we got married 5 1/2 years ago. As we have been filling out the papers for adoption and we had to describe ourselves physically as well as our health, we have decided that we didn't like what we were writing down.

We started working out and counting calories in January as a resolution. I soon lost about 5 pounds, with only a million more to go! Then I plateaued then started gaining again, and I couldn't figure out why. Especially since back when I had started exercising in 2008, I quickly lost 25 pounds. Of course I then put it back on between pregnancy and miscarriage, etc.

So we decided we would be more proactive about watching what we eat, and we even started the GNC 7 day weight loss starter. So far so good. Of course this is only day one. But now we have numerous witnesses that we have committed to getting healthy and in shape. We expect all of you to hold us to it!

We hope to go from this:

To at least this, if not better: