In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, I wanted to take some time
to brag on my curly-headed, basketball-loving, guitar-playing husband. There’s
no one else in the world I would rather walk this beautiful/gut-wrenching/joyful/heart-breaking/amazing road of adoption with than him, and there are so many
reasons why. We’re new to the world of adoptive parents, but you would think
Isaac had been preparing for it his whole life (and sometimes I doubt that God has
been orchestrating this forever WHY?). Here is a list of things that prove why
my baby daddy is the best ever.
-He didn’t flip out when I first mentioned adopting before
trying to have biological kids. In fact, he was totally on board. I was
prepared for him to shut me down immediately but he did no such thing. He was
all in from the get-go.
-He’s basically the calmest person ever. I freak out about
anything even remotely bad or remotely good in life. Anything above or below
completely neutral causes an extreme reaction in me. He is my constant.
-I have spent my entire life coming up with baby names (I’m
a girl, it’s what we do). I had list upon list upon list of names that I’ve
doodled on notebooks since elementary school and was 100% sure we would use.
Then one day out of the blue, he suggested a boy’s name and I melted.
Completely melted. It was perfect. It was so completely us. My entire life had
been devoted to naming our future children and in one instant he completed the
task. Whether we use that name for Caribaby, a belly baby, or a goldfish, it’s
perfect.
-He is SO excited to be a dad. Before we decided to adopt, I
questioned whether or not he even wanted to be a father. Not because he ever
expressed that, but because (again, remember who I am) I am 100% expressive
about EVERY TINY DETAIL and he is calm about EVERY TINY DETAIL. He expresses
his excitement different than I do, and I love him for it.
-When the emotional roller coaster of being on a waiting
list was too much for me, he took over. He became the one to communicate with
our agency and to check in when the time was right. He worked on the US Embassy
issues and faxed every document imaginable to the Caribbean.
-He tells me often what a great mother he thinks I will be.
Whenever I doubt my ability to handle whatever is to come in our future as
parents, he reminds me that it’s not up to us to succeed, its up to us to let
Jesus be the center and let him restore and reconcile all things back to
himself in the most perfect way.
I love you, Schade. Thanks for being my favorite part of
every day.
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