Finished...I Think!

I can’t believe I am typing this post today, getting ready to add pictures of our son’s bedroom. When I woke up this morning I realized that this is the last full day in our home as just Troy and I (and five animals!) Our next full day here will consist of waking up and then hugging our son good morning.

Before I post pictures of the baby room, I have to tell you that it’s been done and then done again about 6 times since yesterday! I would walk out thinking it was perfect and then 10 minutes later go back in, move some things around and then think it was perfect again. Troy just laughs because he knows I’ll be in there again today moving things. He says it won’t be perfect until we’re on the way to the airport and I can’t change anything else!

Without further ado….

I can’t wait to leave tomorrow. We’ll be seeing our son in just a few days and facing a judge on the 15th to ask for the honor of being a certain little boy’s parents, who we already consider our son and have since the moment we saw him. Please pray for us and for the judge over the next week.

Here we come!!

Ups

An Up - my little sister graduated Saturday. Graduated??!! I thought she was still 7 years old. That’s how I remember her the most. I was 20, engaged to be married to Troy and the little stinker stole my engagement ring and hid it because she thought if I got married she would never see me again. Needless to say after questioning her for an hour and promising her I would always be there for her, I got the ring back and a few months later married Troy.

An Up - my mother in law, Barbara, bought Troy and I the crib we picked out for our little one. We picked it up Friday night from the store nearly 3 hours away and of course it rained all the way home. The box was soaked, but the crib had been wrapped inside the box and was okay. We promised Barbara we would not open it as it was to be a shower gift on down the road. After taking it out of the ruined box we sat staring at it thinking, “Wow, our very first crib.” Thankfully, Barbara soon put us out of our misery by calling and telling us she wanted us to put it together and take a picture for the shower. No problem. So here we are being silly!! (I know, I know - we should wait to do these things but we just can't stand ourselves!!)

An Up – today is officially the one month mark since our dossier was sent to Russia. Troy and I can’t believe it’s been one month already. My, I hope time flies like this every month. I don’t want to wish my life away, but I do hope and pray and wish for a quick referral for us and for all those out there waiting.