Our Adoption Journey: October 2012

Can it really be true? Can my baby really be 1? Well whether or not I can believe, Allison is truly 1. Where has the time gone?

Allison's birthday did not go off without a hitch. Mike and I had figured out the perfect gift for Allison. She LOVES to jump. Her jumperoo was her favorite toy. So I found a "spring horse" that was a 4 in 1 grow with me. It would rock for now and then had 3 other height settings for when she could bounce. I even found one with purple, pink, and white. I was so cute. So I ordered it two weeks early. Target said it would be here long before her birthday. I hadn't had any problems before so I didn't worry about it. Well we get to the week of her party and Target says they have shipped her horse, but not tracking information was available. I call and they assure me not to worry (really because I wouldn't be calling if i wasn't already worrying right) that the horse would be there Friday by end of day. Well Friday rolls around, I get a package from UPS, but it is NOT the one I was waiting on. I call back to talk to customer service and it all went downhill from here. Now I work in customer service and I know how rough it can be so I am overly nice and kind. This was not the case this day. I was okay until they told me that Alli's horse was at the Girard, IL UPS sorting facility. REALLY???!!!! I WAS MAD! I knew they were lying to me and I let loose and got nowhere. By the time Mike got home, I was sitting in the floor, holding Allison just bawling. Mike then calls Target and gets the same stupid run around. He asks for a supervisor and she lies to him. We then call UPS and they say that there was a shipping label created by the vendor, but nothing ever sent to UPS for delivery. At this point I am totally distraught. My daughter's first birthday is completely ruin(even though it wasn't) and nothing was going to make it any better. Mike call back to Target and gets a gentleman who actually tells us the truth. There was an error with the shipment and it was never sent. We asked him to cancel the order which he did. I got online and order her the other present that we had thought about getting her, but we had nothing but a couple outfits for her party. We spent at least 3 to 4 hours on the phone with Target that day. Sheesh! After the way Friday afternoon had gone, I didn't figure decorating would go very well, but Mike was my hero and helped me so much. We got everything done we could do and I was very please with the way it turned out.

I was up early of course because I couldn't sleep. I had to go check the garage decorations. I just knew they were all going to be on the floor in a heap, but they weren't. Everything looked the same as when I had left it the night before. Allison had a great time at her party and enjoyed spending time with family and friends.