Out of review!!!!!!!

It's official our file if finally out of review. It's a small step but its something.

14 Months and counting......

Today we celebrate 14 months that our file has been in China, keeping our fingers crossed that the wait time is going to speed up. Probably wishful thinking but hey that's all we have right now!!!

Congrats Tracy & Chris

So December 8th is the cutoff. Congrats

to everyone that is seeing their childs

face for the first time.

Special Congrats to Tracy & Chris, can't wait

to see Madison.

September still isn't out of reveiw, we haven't

heard anything. I hope no news is good news

More Ladybugs

I had another Ladybug in the house last night. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that this means good things are happening.

Ladybug Sighting

So I was feeling kindof down yesterday and when I got home there was a ladybug sitting on my front door waiting for me. It totally brightened my day. I like to try and keep track of when I see them to see if the sighting really mean anything.
Cole has been asking almost daily lately when we are going to get his sister, what she'll look like and how old she'll be. I'm so glad he is so excited but it also breaks my heart that we still have so long to wait.
He also said when his sister comes home he wants her to be a bumble bee for Haloween. Guess I'll have to keep that in mind for when the time happens.

1 Year waiting......

Wow, I can't believe it's been a year since our file has been logged. And what a year it's been. When we started this process we really thought that by now we would've been there. The wait times have gone from bad to worse and in reality it is now looking more and more like 2009. I truly believe everything happens for a reason so lets hope I'm right.
I have meet the most amazing group of ladies(Angela,Tracy,Cindy,Steph and Judy) I can't imagine this wait without all of you. You've been so wonderful. Thanks for being so great. Can't wait for ALL our girls to be together.
The past year has been an emotional roller coast for lots of other reasons too. We've had weddings,funerals,births,vacations and parties. Friends of ours have had babies,lost babies. Family members have passed away. Friends have come and gone, boys have come and gone(Brandon, Patrick and Marcus, we miss you all lots!!!).
All of these things have certainly made the last year go by quickly. Lets just hope the next year goes as quick. Cole is very excited for her sister to get here, we talk about her alot and all the things he can't wait to do with her. So everyone keep your fingers crossed that the wait will speed up. It has to right? Until then we will continue to enjoy life, Cole, family and great friends.

is there really an end in sight.........

Wow, I can't believe it has been so long since I last posted. Not much new to report on the adoption side. They only did 4 days again this month. It is very hard to comprehend or see the end in sight as we are still so far away and realistically if they continue at this pace it will be 2010 before we are even close.

Other than that things are quiet around here. Marcus left last Thursday(I miss him like crazy!!) I'm sure he'll do big things and we will be behind him 100%.

Cole is wonderful. We are so blessed to have him in our lives and I can't imagine this wait without him.