It has been awhile since I have posted....mostly because.....well, there is not much to post about. It is the dead of winter here in the prairies. Although some hopeful meteorologists are dangling the carrot of positive temperatures for the end of the week, I am not so certain I am falling for it.
Our lives have continued with the anticipation of our adoption referral growing. Two weeks ago marked our need to update our first round of paperwork. The three of us headed to the police station to renew our criminal record checks and Interpol fingerprinting. In many ways it marked a milestone in our season of waiting. We are getting closer. I would say until this point I have tried to protect myself from too much excitement. Almost three years of discouraging news has taught me to do so. To not get too excited, to protect from disappointment. By God's grace I think I am allowing myself to grow excited. We are putting the finishing touches on Baby #2's room. We are buying luggage and starting to allow ourselves to talk regularly about our trip to South Africa. I resisted the urge to purchase a pink snowsuit on sale the other day....just in case it is a "sister" we are waiting for (the potential "brother" will privy to the previously loved ones from Jake). In some ways I am still guarded but with summer plans on the horizon the realities of us becoming a family of four are sinking in.
We love you little one waiting for us. We can't wait to meet you. We pray each night that you would know you are loved, that you would be cared for well, that we would meet you soon!
Our lives have continued with the anticipation of our adoption referral growing. Two weeks ago marked our need to update our first round of paperwork. The three of us headed to the police station to renew our criminal record checks and Interpol fingerprinting. In many ways it marked a milestone in our season of waiting. We are getting closer. I would say until this point I have tried to protect myself from too much excitement. Almost three years of discouraging news has taught me to do so. To not get too excited, to protect from disappointment. By God's grace I think I am allowing myself to grow excited. We are putting the finishing touches on Baby #2's room. We are buying luggage and starting to allow ourselves to talk regularly about our trip to South Africa. I resisted the urge to purchase a pink snowsuit on sale the other day....just in case it is a "sister" we are waiting for (the potential "brother" will privy to the previously loved ones from Jake). In some ways I am still guarded but with summer plans on the horizon the realities of us becoming a family of four are sinking in.
We love you little one waiting for us. We can't wait to meet you. We pray each night that you would know you are loved, that you would be cared for well, that we would meet you soon!
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