8 months down...

Today marks 8 months on the wait list. I sometimes feel like this picture as all I think about is our baby and when we will get the call, court date, travel..etc. Hopefully our call will come soon. Unofficially we are number 1 for a girl and number 3 for a boy. Yeah!!!! We need to get on the ball with girl names..we don't have any yet that we both agree on. We have about 4 that we are considering for a boy. I am guessing that we will not make it through courts before they close for the rainy season as they have not yet given anyone a court date who has to travel twice as far as I know. So I am coming to grips that sometime in Oct/Nov we will have baby E in our arms.

While we are waiting

So "the call" really could come any day or it could be months. But just in case it could be any day I am carrying  my phone around with me wherever I go and for that one split second when it rings I think this could be it. Although we haven't gotten the call yet, I did get an important phone call today. We found out that our crib had arrived at the store and was ready for pick up :) Luckily my dad was able to help us bring it home because it never would have fit in Matt or I's car. Thanks Dad.  Here is Matt putting it together:

Here is the finished crib with my current baby in it! I love how it came it..ordering online can be tricky when you can't see or touch the object so I was a little nervous, but I am so happy with it.I can't wait till there is a real little baby in this room!

Katie and Kevin

Katie and Kevin

This weekend was my third wedding of the year that I was in :) This one was extra special though because it was Matt's sister and he got to marry them. We are so excited for them and were glad to be apart of their day. And as Nana said: Next time we have a family celebration it will be because of a little one. Here is hoping that that next family celebration is soon!!!

7 months down

Today marks 7 months down of waiting on the waitlist. Hopefully we have less than 2 months left. Sometimes this process doesn't seem very real, but I know that as soon as I see that face it will become more and more real. Until then I continue to pray for Baby E and stalk the FBI list! It is so exciting to see all the referrals and court dates coming through...can't wait until it is our turn.

I'm an aunt!!

Very early this morning my sister had her baby girl...Emma Kate. She weighed 6 lbs 3.4 ounces and was 20 inches long. We are so excited to have this sweet little one join the family. It's our first time to be an aunt and uncle!!

6 months down...

 

That's right folks we have 6 months down! Time has gone by fast and yet slow if that makes since. We need to get on the ball and finish our training videos and get a crib so we can start working on the nursery. Currently the average wait times still remain at 9 months, but the referrals have been coming really fast and we are quickly moving up the unofficial list. 9 months puts us in July. We are #4 for a girl and #7 for a boy in our age range according to the unofficial list!!

Meeting Ginger...

Tonight I got to meet with a fellow Gladney mom who is ahead of us on the waitlist..and really close to getting her referral. What a blessing it was to talk about everything that we are going through and have already been through. Before I knew it a couple of hours had passed by. Our friends and family have been really supportive throughout this process but it was so nice to talk with someone who really knows what I am going through. Hope our baby E's get here soon!