progress

I apologize to those of you that check regularly to see if I've blogged. I realize I've let you down many times! Again, no excuses...just a lack of motivation.

So, now onto those promised pictures of the somewhat slow progress of the baby room. I have ideas of what I want to do in the room, but just need to get them into action!

Anyway, this is what it looked like before:

It looked fine, but Ian had a great idea to spice things up a bit.

So, with a little bit of work...

(It was a Rider game day so of course, the jersey must be worn...even while working!)

We ended up with this! I think my amazing husband did and incredible job!!

There are still lots of things to do to get everything ready for the baby, but I'm pretty excited about how this project turned out.

On the adoption front, we're anxiously waiting to hear of the first referral in a LONG time! Our agency said things would get rolling again the end of November and here we are, almost December. We were also told that there is a good chance there will be 1 or 2 referrals before Christmas and that things should get busier in the new year. That was good news to me!

Another positive note is that our agency has opened a baby home in Durban and the first few babies have already arrived there. MOT works so hard to care for these babies and the home will hopefully allow them to be place with their forever families at a younger age.

So that's what's new right now. We keep praying that the new year holds some good news for us. I love the Christmas season and am really trying just to soak it all in and remember why we celebrate. I have SO much to be thankful for! We also feel so blessed to have the encouragement and support that we do. Know that your prayer, love and support is noticed!

To all my fellow waiting families...I'm thinking of you and praying for you often! Love and hugs to you all.