Oh the waiting....One MoNtH ToDAY!

We are waiting on our Letter of Acceptance from the China Center of Adoption Affairs. Most adoptive families wait anywhere from 60 to 120 days. Today is our day 31... I have been keeping busy by celebrating my birthday, getting the kiddos ready for school, and painting Faith's room. My 16 year old daughter Kylee has complete creative control over Faith's room and I am her obedient worker bee.

I thought this would be a fun way for Kylee to bond with her little sister before she gets here. Kylee has been learning how much work really goes into decorating. She and the boys helped with painting, and quickly decided it wasn't as fun as it looked.

I will post some pictures of the room when it is completed. Our little girl might not be able to sleep with the bright colors, hot pink and yellow.

Cost to mail the Care Package...

$41.50.

Sending Faith a care package!

So I have been pricing custom pillows for Faith, and it would cost me around $100.00 to send her one. I decided to see if I could make it myself and here is the finished product. I also put together a photo book, some "hair pretties" and Hello Kitty things. (Total price $8.00) I will let you know how much I spend in shipping, hopefully not $100.00. I had the material and the picture paper already at home. I think the most difficult part will be filling out the customs forms that are required for international shipping...

LID...Logged in Dossier DaTe!

We heard from our agency, and our official LID date is ...drum roll...August 12, 2009. The official countdown can begin!

By this time next year....

We just got back from a small vacation boating, and it seemed every little moment of quiet either myself or Jeff would utter something like, " By this time next year we will be doing this with Faith." or " Next time we come here we will be teaching Faith how to swim...I wonder if Faith will like boating as much as we do, I sure hope so." She is already such a big part of our thoughts and hopes it has become natural to include her in small ways like this.
I also am mentally keeping track of how long it has been since our Dossier was sent to China. That was such a large to do list, it kept us busy and focused. Now there is no list, and the quiet moments almost seem to last forever. This is a real test of patients, and I am determined to trust in the Lord's timing and not stress about the time-line. It will happen when it's suppose to happen. For now I will enjoy the thoughts of her with us and the dreams I sometimes am blessed to enjoy!