Nothing new to report...

Not to much to add today. Just a quick update. Another batch of babies is being referred to their waiting families. Congratulations to all those families who are up next!

Did some nursery stuff over the weekend. Made a picture for the nursery. Mom liked it so much, that she ordered two for some upcoming baby showers that she's been invited to! I'm pretty impressed with myself! LOL!

We got our Christmas cards that we ordered from Carefree press. They are pretty cute! The have the Chinese symbols for Merry Christmas. I think we might send them every year. Kyle and I love em'!

I am currently dealing with some sore teeth. I've been to the dentist 4 times in the last two weeks! One more appointment to come on Saturday.
Hopefully this will solve all my problems.

Kyle and I have both been pretty exhausted. I think it's time for a visit home to Mom and Dad. I think I'm in the need for some good old fashioned TLC!

Congratulations!

Congratulations to my adoptive Mommy friend. Her and her husband received their referral for a BABY BOY from South Korea yesterday!
We are thrilled for you!
With best wishes from the Thomson's.
We can only imagine how you are feeling!
Keep us updated!!

tick tock ,tick tock...

2 months today! Already we've been waiting 2 months for our referral.
They say it's around a 30 month wait. So, 28 more to go! Give or take a few!
We can do that! This week we received the names of the couples we will be travelling with. It's so neat to think that someone else is going through the exact same thing that you're going through. I also just read on another adoption blog that Katherine Heigl from Grey's Anatomy is adopting. Go figure!

A lot to be thankful for...

Just a quick note to wish you all a very Happy Thanksgiving!
We have a lot to be thankful for this year. We have a happy healthy family. One more soon to join us! It's a wonderful day outside, the leaves are changing and all together just a great day!
The wait started to get to me again this week. I found a new addiction... you tube!
I am obsessed... really. The day that you get your China baby is called GOTCHA DAY. Well, let me tell you, if you ever feel a need for a good cry try it out. Search Gotcha Day on you tube. There are thousands of video's profiling other families getting their babies and meeting them for the first time. Amazing!
All the best to you and yours. Lot's of baking to do before our company arrives.
Happy Thanksgiving!
xo

A sense of humour helps!

There are so many things online referencing adoption from China. There is so much happening it seems that you just need a sense of humour to get you through another day. I will admit, some days are better than others.

The online community has been a wonderful source of support! It seems that the deeper you look the more you can find. Somethings you don't want to know...things like why is the wait so long, or the predictions for the wait becoming even longer! Yikes.

The best thing about this, is that Lauryn is already in our hearts. We talk about her like she is here. That keeps both Kyle and I content. Yes, we have a very long wait ahead. However there is still a LOT to do. So for now, we are going to roll up our sleeves and get busy. We've got a baby on the way!

I found this picture today. I love it! Wow, we even have an ultrasound picture!! See, adoption really isn't that different. It's just all in the way you look at it!

Practice makes PERFECT!

Dear Johnson. He's such a good sport!

Honey do... please!

Kyle and I have decided to get some work done around the house. Nothing major, but the small stuff. We've decided to empty the babies room and then, we will kind of have a blank slate to work with. We can do as much or as little (LOL!) that we need to when the mood strikes! So far...baby Lauryn has a shelf, and a chair! A small rocking chair that was mine as a little girl. Her change table will be my old desk. However, it needs to be sanded, painted, it needs new drawer pulls. You get the idea.
It amazes me how people do ALL this stuff in only 9 months! We've got a little over 2 years. Maybe more, hopefully less. I'm already overwhelmed! We've created a huge "honey do" list. The baby's room has taken a page itself. We've got big dreams! Good thing is, is that we pretty much agree on everything that needs to be done. As well as how it's to be done!
So, the first weekend in October is clean up weekend! We are cleaning out the shed (yuck), and all the storage closets (yuck!) AND are attempting to clean up our office... alright it's not an office so much as it is a place where everything lands room. Like I said BIG dreams! Wish us luck!