LOA!

Between facebook and a great group of ladies on our DTC Winter group, I keep forgetting to update my blog! :-)

We received LOA last week Monday, and are currently awaiting our I800 approval!!! :-)

I'll have to post some new pictures of Madeline that we received. I just can't believe it, within just 8-10 weeks we will be on that plane!

Day 77 tomorrow on our LOA

AND...STILL...WAITING.

Patience? it's gone.

Waiting and Waiting

We are still waiting on our LOA from China. The Letter of Authorization is a big step, and once received we travel in 9-12 weeks. The wait is painful only because there is no pattern to it.

Some people wait 30 days (rare..but happens)


Some people wait 120 plus days (sadly, this isn't as rare as one would hope)


And we are on day 57...Yep. Only 57.

Tick ...Tock... Tick... Tock...

Happy Easter (Be-lated:-)

Next year we can't wait to celebrate the rising of our Savior with the worlds cutest little bunny:)
**Thank you to all the volunteers at Starfish that have showered us with photos:-) **

Secret Pal and Reality

I am part of an amazing Facebook group for parents on the same time line as Lee and I. One of the Mom's proposed an idea where we all put our name in and each gets assigned a secret pal. I have one that I mail things too and I have one that surprises me!:-)

I got an adorable little security tab blankey that's already packed in her luggage to go, a congratulations card when we were DTC and most recently, an item that made me cry like a baby!

A book ( I've read about 3 times through now LOL)

and a cute toothbrush and paste. Yep, I lost it when I saw that toothbrush and toothpaste. Full on sobbing mess pulling into my garage :-)

The reality hit me...little things like this. I am going to be a Mom...I'm going to be buying things like toothbrushes, toothpaste and all the other ends and outs of mommy-hood!

I ran straight upstairs and put it in Madeline's soon to be bathroom...yes, still sobbing:)

I don't think my secret pal knew the effect it would have on me :-) Just a few short months and she will be home...and I'll be making sure she brushes her teeth before tucking her in at night:-)

And BTW: Secret Pal, I don't know if you read my blog, BUT THANK YOU :-)

Boys Boys Boys!!:-)

My family needs cute twirly dresses and pretty hairbows doesn't it?:-)

Our Madeline will be the first girl for our family:) These are my three sisters and their husbands children...I can't
wait to see Madeline in the group:)

Left to right:
Riley (Laura and Bens son)
Gavin(Katie and Ben S.'s son)
Liam( Katie and Ben S.'s son)
Logan (Janeen and David's son)
Wyatt (Laura and Bens son)

Soon we will have to reserve a room just to go out to dinner as a family:-)

Best.Birthday.Wish.ever!!

How did I get to be so blessed!??

Today is my 31st birthday and a volunteer(who I now
Call friend:-) at my Daughters foster home heard it was my birthday and sent this!!

I feel so incredibly blessed!:-)