GETTING READY FOR ASHA...

In our hearts, we have been getting ready to be parents for well over five years already. Now that our dream to be a Daddy and Mommy is finally coming true, we knew that it was time to get the necessities needed for our little girl Asha.

The one thing we knew we needed most was a crib. But when it came time to go and look for a crib, we couldn't find anything that would even partially work for us. All of the cribs were too high on the sides which meant that it was impossible for me to even be able to go and get Asha out of the crib. We did find a couple of websites that specialized in making cribs that were for mothers or fathers who had disabilities, but they were all so expensive. A friend we know told us about one of his friends who was in wheelchair and that she had a custom made crib that her father in law made for her. We contacted this other "wheelchair mom" and sure enough, she no longer needed the crib.

We found a crib and it was going to be perfect!!! We went to go and pick it up from her and her husband and they gave us the crib as a gift. She just wanted the crib to go to good hands and to be used by another "wheelchair mom". Wow! What a blessing that was to us!

So, today we went to my parents home so that my Dad and Scott could set up the crib to see if any alterations needed to be made. Because we didn't have Asha to test out the crib, we had the next best thing...Laureen. We can't wait to see what our precious daughter will look like in the crib.

We will never forget the generous people who gave us this gift and those who have helped us every step of the way throughout our adoption process.