Settlin in for Our Final Wait

Ha!  Yeah right!  There is nothing settling about this wait!  This is the wait that every adoptive family is waiting for!!!  The final wait - the one that ends with the official invitation from China to come get your child!  We are here!  I have finished all of my homework - nothing left to do but pack!  And while that is the greatest feeling of all, it's also so hard to know that all that stands between us and our son are a few more people shuffling a few papers around from one place to the next, and there is nothing we can do to speed it up.  But, there's plenty to do here, so I will be able to stay focused and busy on this side of the earth while I wait.

On a happy note, we got an update on him today.  Updates mean new pics!  Yay!  He seems so happy and healthy.  It did this momma's heart good to see them.  The updated file also says that he is doing great and it looks like he has grown a bit since December.  And now, we can get this kiddo clothed!!!!

I am overwhelmed with joy, excitement, and wonder!  But I am also finding myself in states of panic and anxiety.  Y'all, this is going to be SOOO HARD!!!  But, like Jodie keeps telling me, it's like a bandaid - it's best to just rip it off and keep moving on.

My words are few today, but only because my thoughts are everywhere!  They float from him, to the girls, to work, to my home, back to the girls, back to him, to that list of things in my head that has to get done, to that shopping list of things we have to purchase for our trip.  It's a lot!

Again, I thank you for your support.  And, again, I beg for your prayers as we prepare to go.  This wait will be the hardest.  This wait carries the most weight of all the waits.  This wait.....  Please continue to join us in prayer over all that is heading our way.

Love you all!


I'll leave you with a new pic of our little nugget: