Hi!

I know, I know, it's been a while since we've posted anything on here. I guess I've realized blogging isn't one of my strong suits. To be honest, it's sometimes hard knowing what to say, but we really will try to post more often!

Anyway, enough excuses. :)

So, the past few weeks have been good. It's hard to believe that it's almost been a month already since our paperwork got to SA. It's gone by fast which is great! Yesterday we met with some other families who have/are adopting from SA. That's the second time we've met with some families and it's been really good to meet their kids and talk about the process. We found out that one of the families just got their referral on Thursday and they've been waiting less than 2 months, so that was encouraging to hear! (For those of you who don't know what a referral is, it's when you get the call that they have a child for you)

We've been trying to do a lot of reading lately, but at times it's overwhelming. We've mostly been reading about transracial adoption and although there is some helpful information, sometimes it's too much to think about all at once. I think we'll really continue to learn as we go.

We've also been trying to learn more about our baby's country and recently bought a book called "A Rainbow in the Night." It's about the history and birth of South Africa which I think will be really interesting. Along with learning about the country, we've tried a few SA wines and listened to more of the cultural music. We really look forward to having the African culture a part of our lives and family! I was trying to upload a video of some SA music, but couldn't get it to work so I'll have to try again later. If I get pictures from our gathering with the other families, I'll post those too.

We continue to try and be patient in our waiting. There are days when it seems easier and days when it's definitely tough and I feel like I'm going crazy. We pray for our baby every day and can't wait to meet them and bring them home!

Well, I don't have much else to say right now, but I promise to try to post more! Who knows what the next couple weeks will hold...maybe we'll have some exciting news to share!

Thanks for reading...

Heidi