Newest Addition...

... to the baby room! :)

I just thought I'd share a bit more of the baby room. We finally got a rocking chair. I was looking for something a bit different than what is usually out there and I really liked the look of this one. I still need to get a cushion for it, but I'm very indecisive (I still even debate whether I picked the right chair!) so I haven't quite found one yet. Anyway, here it is!

Next up, the change table.

Other than that, I have no updates. Hopefully this week we'll hear some news about the audit/review. We got a bit of an update last weekend from the agency, but it really wasn't anything we hadn't heard already. They said they are confident that ultimately things will return to normal, so I'm trying to stay positive.

Well, Sunday afternoons are my days to relax and sit by the fire and since it's -40 outside with the wind, the fire is sounding especially great right now. Take care everyone and have a great week!

High's & Low's

So. Here we are, 2011. A year that we hope and trust will bring us the joy of a child.

My emotions are all over the place (as they have been for the past while!). I have moments where I'm feeling quite positive about the whole process. We have awesome support, a great agency, time for just the 2 of us and we feel incredibly blessed to have this opportunity to adopt. There are days though (and more of them lately) where I just want to curl up and sob. This waiting is stinkin' hard and to be positive ALL the time is nearly impossible. I try, I really do, but even as I sit here, the tears are flowing. We're done with waiting. We want to start our family. How long is this going to take?

I don't know what else to say right now, but please keep praying for us. As a bit of an update...the Canadian Immigration & Custom's department in S.A. is doing an audited review of the adoption process in S.A. We don't know exactly why they are doing the review, but apparently this happens in many of the international adoption programs. The review is supposed to be over sometime around the end of Jan. so please pray hard that anything negative that could come as a result of the review, doesn't. I believe and trust in a God bigger than the government and their "agenda."

Sorry for the not-so-cheery post, but I thought I should be honest.

I hope you are all having a great start to the New Year and I hope to be able to share good news with you soon.