April 2013, Tulsa, Oklahoma~
Natalie Cagliaucci here. It is getting down to the wire, folks ...
My baby is due next month; I have gotten HUGE!! His name will be Bryan James, after my husband. So far my pregnancy has gone without incident; I am praying that continues and for a smooth delivery. I'm getting a bit nervous ....
I think Morgana, our four-year-old daughter, has finally realized that she is going to become a big sister. She has been rather moody and has been testing us by misbehaving. We are trying to be there for her, giving her extra cuddles and attention, but she still doesn't like the fact that a new person is about to enter her life.
We are also thinking of adopting again when our baby boy is a little older; we've been looking at different children on different adoption websites; so many needy children, not only around the world, but here in America as well! It breaks my haert ...
We are considering adopting another child with special needs, perhaps a child with a visual impairment or a child with albinism. We've seen some incredibly beautiful children with albinism from China or Africa who are in desperate need of a family; I wish I could just adopt them all!
It's funny how God has brought us from having no children to having two; and maybe more in the future! His provision and grace has been nothing but amazing!
We had some wild weather roll through Oklahoma the other day: tornado watches all day; sirens sounding their sirensong nearly constantly, with us huddled in our saferoom. It was rather unnerving: just when we thought we were in the clear, more storms would arrive, sending us scuttling back into our "hidey-hole"; thank God no real damage (excepting to our nerves, especially mine; I don't do storms very well ...)!
Bryan has been busy getting the nursery ready for our new baby boy; it's coming along nicely. We've also been getting baby furniture (good condition at a second-hand store) as well as baby clothes from the local thrift store; we want to make sure our little boy has all that he needs once he comes into this world; goodness knows he certainly deserves that!
We've also been spoiling Morgana; maybe this is one reason why she has been misbehaving. We took her out to eat at Cracker Barrel last night; it was very good, but she threw a scene when we wouldn't let her look at the toys in the Cracker Barrel gift shop; it was rather embarrassing, to say the very least. I quickly whisked our daughter to the women's bathroom, where I paddled her little behind; she did not like that AT all! Yet she realized that I wasn't pleased with her behavior, so she finally quieted down and said that she was sorry.
Things, as you can see, have been hectic at best. I am afraid they are going to get only busier when Bryson arrives next month! (*Sigh!*)
Well, take care; I have to make Morgana her lunch and then have her take her nap for a few hours; I could definitely use a break from her! She has been on a wild tear all morning and I'm about to go crazy! Take care and may God bless you as much as He's been blessing us lately!
~Love, your friend in Oklahama, Natalie. :)
~To be continued!~
