Happy Friday!!! :)

I'm so glad it's Friday!!! This week has been a good but long one! I noticed I had not posted in a few weeks and thought I should post something. I really don't have any adoption updates. We are still just waiting. This phrase "We are still just waiting" is something I have gotten very used to saying on a daily basis! I know people mean well but I can't seem to get them to understand that as soon as I hear something, I'll let them know!!! :) I do appreciate that they all care so I can't get too aggravated! I can't believe we have been waiting for 3 months now. It has actually gone by really fast looking back. I'm still hoping for a Spring/Summer baby!!!! :) This week the waiting hasn't been as hard as it has been. I've really been focusing on work and enjoying my time with Ryan!!! I did buy my first baby outfit ( I have lots of clothes but my sister has given them to me so this was my first purchase! :)). I didn't need it because we have TONS of clothes ( Thanks Amber!!! ) but it was on clearance for $3 so I couldn't pass it up. That's what happens when you are shopping for a baby shower gift for someone else! Ryan didn't go with me this time so I was able to look around a lot longer than if he had been with me. I'm so thankful that a baby shower is no longer something I dread!!! :)

I'm looking forward to a good weekend! My little ( or not so little actually --- he's 17.. :( ) brother is coming to spend the night with us tonight and we are going to some yard sales tomorrow morning!!!! It will be fun!!! This will be the first time I've been where I'll actually want to stop at the ones with all the baby stuff. LOL Ryan might kill me when I come home with LOTS of stuff. At least it will be cheap!! :)

Waiting is so hard! :(

Well we have been officially "waiting" for almost 2 months now. It's a lot harder than I thought it would be. I think the unknown is what makes it hard for me. I think if I knew when it would be, even if it was going to be a while, it would be easier than knowing that it could be anytime! I try not to dwell on it but it is always in my mind. Hopefully the warm weather will help me to not think about the wait as much! :) I asked our caseworker last week if our profile had been shown yet. She said no and that they didn't really have any birthmothers that were at the point of looking at profiles. I almost wish I hadn't asked!!! :) My sister & nephews spent the night with us last Friday night. I loved having them all here. My sister has 3 boys ages 3 (almost 4), 2, & 4 months.  My youngest nephew is growing so fast! They all are adorable and I miss them already!!! I'm hoping we can make a trip down to visit them soon!!!

Few More Pictures ...

Ok so you can tell I'm a little obsessed! I just wanted to post a few more nursery pictures. I can't wait till we have a baby in that room!!! That's all that is missing besides the name at this point.

Bedding is in! :)

So I'm super excited that our bedding FINALLY came in today! :) I only ordered it in early January!!!! It's been on backorder but came in today and I absolutely LOVE it! I washed the sheets ( I ordered an extra one with the bedding set) and we put it all in the crib. So basically the nursery is complete! We still have pictures to hang, a toy bag to hang * and stuff a bunch of those stuffed animals my husband can't stop buying in it!*,  and the letters (once we have a name) to hang but that's it. Oh and of course adding the BABY! The wait so far hasn't been too bad but now that I'm finished working on the nursery, I'm afraid it will get a LOT harder!!!!

More Nursery Pictures...

Here are a few more nursery pictures. It's basically finished besides the bedding which is still on backorder, hanging stuff on the walls, and of course the baby! :)

Waiting...

It seems like thru the entire adoption process (so far at least) you are always waiting. Waiting for Ryan to get on board with Adoption, waiting on the agency to acknowledge our preliminary application, waiting for them to process our preliminary application, waiting to be accepted into the program, waiting to start the home study, waiting on background checks to come back.... etc...

If you know me, you know that I'm definitely not the most patient person in the world. Actually my husband might say that I'm the least patient person in the world! :) Right now I'm waiting on our home study to officially be approved and it's driving me crazy to say the least!!! Our caseworker went ahead and gave our profile's to the birthparent counselors weeks ago and we are already online so this is really just a technicality but I still would like to know that we are officially approved and nothing is going to come up that needs to still be done. I'm really hoping that once we finally get this in hand, the waiting won't be as bad because then we are truly just waiting on our baby!!!! :) I know God has a plan and I believe he has used my infertility and now the adoption process to help me become a more patient person. Believe it or not, I have grown in this area, however, still have a hard time waiting on other people! I'd much rather do things myself than wait on someone else to do it! I'm sure I can't be alone in this. I'm also pretty certain that our caseworker is extremely ready to be finished with us so that she will not see my name in emails everyday anymore... hehehe... I'm just kidding.. I don't email everyday.. it's more like every few weeks which hopefully isn't too much more than she gets from other adoptive couples. There really wasn't a point in this blog post but I hadn't posted anything in a while and I needed something to do to keep me from emailing our caseworker yet again to find out what in the world is taking so long!!

Our Profile can be shown!!! :)

I finally heard from our caseworker yesterday and apparently she gave our profile books to the birthparent counselors last week! :) I'm super excited! She's almost finished with our home study and it should be officially approved any day. It's such a great feeling to know that now it really can happen at any time!!!

Last night we ordered a few accessories for the nursery online. We found a penguin picture that is 3 penguins ( mom, dad, & baby in the middle). It's so cute and I can't wait to get it! I also ordered some wall decals. So far, I've ordered a whale, penguin, & polar bear. I'm going to wait till I get those and see how they look before I order anymore. I'm not sure if we will use them all but they looked cute online! It's so hard to find decorating accessories with penguins, polar bears, & whales! I thought it would be easy. :) I hope everyone is having a good week! Monday was a holiday and for some reason, short weeks always seem so long to me!!! I can't believe it's still only Thursday.