Ew, gross!

If you know me well enough, you'll know I am a very sentimental person and tend to keep certain memorabilia to remind me of special moments and people in my life. Much to my husband's delight, I have learned to let go of things over the years and not keep nearly as many mementos as I used to. (In my defense though, he will be the first to admit that he appreciates my sentimentality.)

All this to say, I was organizing Austin's closet yesterday and came across his keepsake box from when he was a baby. I opened it to find a box full of precious memories from my pregnancy up until his first few days of life. Safely tucked away in a ziploc bag, I came upon what is admittedly my most unusual and shocking item - the stump of Austin's umbilical cord. Ew, gross! I know, I know..... it was quite a sight to see and I'm not sure what I was thinking at the time. But obviously, seven years ago for whatever reason, I was compelled to keep it. Looking back now, it doesn't seem like it was such a good idea. :)

With all that said, who knows what type of memorabilia I will decide to keep once Bethany arrives. Hopefully it won't be anything that will cause me to say, "Ew, gross!" :)

Speaking of Bethany, we are one step closer to bringing her home. Our paperwork is making its way to the U.S. Embassy in Korea. Hopefully things will move very quickly and we will have her in our arms soon.