6 months along...

We are 6 months along! So far, technically, we have not waited even one day for a child yet. This entire 6 months we have been working to fulfill the requirements to be eligible to adopt (about 3 months the result of our change of plans).

But we are getting very close to being eligible to be matched with a child! Since there is no way to predict when our son is coming, we have the challenge of being prepared to become momma and daddy within a couple weeks, and at the same time being prepared for a long wait. My good friend, who I am "paper pregnant" with, always says, "I'm pregnant! I just don't know if I'm in my first, second, or third trimester!"

Here's what we've been up to over the last month:

• Home study revised from Liberia to the US (completed last week)


• Sent out an application to An Open Door Adoption Agency in Georgia (last Friday)


• Put together a Life Book about what life will be like as a Wedan for potential birth mothers to view. (Ann, I really could have used your help! What a nightmare!)


• Applied for a grant to help cover some of the costs.
• Registered at target and amazon.com
• Window treatments! New fauxwood blinds from Grandma and Grandpa "Ardie"!


• I made a coordinating diaper bag with left over fabric.


• Bryan won a sleepy football for Brett on ebay.
• Reading: In Their Own Voices: Transracial Adoptees Tell Their Stories by Simon and Roorda


• Reading: Insightful Parenting by my boss Dr. Steve Kahn. (Highly recommended!)


• Reading up on proper hair and skin care for Brett.


• Praying, praying, praying for our son!