Officially a "Waiting Family"

Apparently, something I (Michelle) said or did made a lot of people think we have been matched and are very close to baby coming home. Despite how much I would love for that to be the case, it is not true. We have officially finished the application part and are currently an official "Waiting Family" with our agency! What that means is we are in the mix of adoptive families that the birth parents could choose - so technically we could be picked today or any day after. However, the likelihood of sometime soon is quite small at this point.


Despite the fact that we have been essentially waiting for about 18 months, this is the true waiting period. This time is filled with anxious feelings every time the phone rings and not much updates until "the call" is made. The key for the Waiting Family is to "wait well" - keep yourselves busy, get the nursery ready, etc... Luckily for us, we painted our nursery a nice neutral green before we even moved in! (Someone thinking ahead??) Here is the "360 degree" view of the room!

My lovely paintings that don't quite match but we have no other place for them, haha! 

 Window and quilt view. 

This wall is where the crib will go. 

More pictures to come as we also have bought a "cubby" for the room and soon to have the assembled crib!


Thank you all for the encouragement - they are truly a God send! Also, thank you to all our sponsors - we have passed the 20% point! :) Here is the current puzzle:

Much love & God bless!
~m~