Happy Mother's Day to ME!

Thank you, February Secret Pal, for my gorgeous Mother's Day gift! What a wonderful surprise!! My Secret Pal wrote that she hoped this was my final Mother's Day as an "expectant" Mom and that the pendant means "Mother and Daughter Joined by the Heart." What a lovely, heartfelt sentiment. I feel my Mom and I are joined this way, and hope my daughter will one day feel the same.
Like some of the other bloggers, it is weird to think that I will have the title of "Mom." My Mom gave me a picture frame the other day with Mom & Me engraved on it and I immediately searched my mind for a recent picture of my Mom and me, not grasping it would be me and Elena! This long wait does make it seem like the whole dossier/homestudy process was a dream. Thankfully with my meaningful, shiny pendant, Secret Pal gifts and this OHGW quilt to make, I know I'm not in dreamland! Yes, this *will* be the last Mother's Day I get a consolation carnation when we ladies go to lunch! =) Thank you again for your thoughtfulness, Secret Pal!