August 2007

The summer has been going by quickly as usual. We are still flying pretty high from our adoption news and everyone is still pretty eager to talk about it. The wait appears to continue to increase and we're not really sure what exactly that means. Last month they had referred children to families logged in at the beginning of Nov.2005. Lately they have only been referring babies by a few days at a time rather than by a full week or month as they had done previous. Our agency is pretty quiet except for the monthly updates. They are really good about getting back to you if you call but Joe and I continue to hold out hope that things will change and level off, and eventually speed back up. We hope it's not false hope and comes back to bite us in the end. For right now we still feel like this is where we are supposed to be, so we will wait and see.

July 2007

Happy 4th of July!!! We had a small cookout with family to celebrate the day. Poor little Martin, he's so afraid of fireworks that this holiday makes him so nervous.
After the 4th we went up to a bed and breakfast in Kennybunkport Maine for a few days. It was so relaxing and fun. We spent alot of time on the porch, rocking and reading. We walked around to different stores and enjoyed being together.
We received another email from CAWLI with an update that the wait has increased to 20 months. It looks like we won't be seeing our sweet baby by Christmas after all. We have also connected with some other waiting families through email. They all seem nice and I'm excited to connect with more families going through this process. It's always nice to talk to people who know what your going through.
Oh, and HAPPY BIRTHDAY to me!!! I hope it won't be too many more birthday celebrations without the pitter patter of little feet.

June 2007

This month has begun and we're still flying high from all of the excitement from the previous months. Since we are now officially logged in we will be receiving monthly newsletters from our agency updating us on any progress/changes. This update stated that the wait has grown now to 19 months. We hope this isn't the trend but will stay positive nonetheless.
This month we have started receiving little gifts to celebrate our decision to adopt and our future baby. We bought a tote which we will keep these precious gifts in until we finally have our baby. Joe has one rule that he has instructed everyone to follow ABSOLUTELY NO CLOTHES. That means my mom and I will have to pass by all those cute dresses and bows until referral time. Oh well, we can still window shop!
One gift Joe bought me was the softest stuffed elephant. We thought this would be appropriate as elephants are pregnant for around the same time we anticipate to be "paper pregnant" for. I can just picture a sweet baby dragging that elephant through the mud. Too cute!!
This month also brought a big HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my sweet Joe. He had a great day.