A New Blog

I am so sorry to be so late...I know I promised you the end of the month for updates and two month ends have come and gone. Please forgive me...

My previous site was a little difficult to update so I thought I would give a "real" blog a try...did you know these things are free?? Try www.blogger.com. It's fun.

China Adoption Update - No news is good news, right? Due to recent newsletter updates, we anticipate this to be a longer wait than originally expected, which may work out better in the long run. It's all about God's timing isn't it? I saw a t-shirt advertised on an adoption mothers website that said "Yes, I'm still adopting. No, I haven't heard anything." I seriously considered getting it.

Missouri Adoption Update - Baby Mama is over her morning sickness, finally. She's 24 weeks and has officially confirmed the due date of February 3, 2008. She has been to the doctor only for her lab work and it seems all is well. We are hoping to go any day now for an Ultrasound. For some reason, she's not nearly as anxious and excited as I am. I really want to know everything is okay...and maybe find out what we're having. It's not like we care...healthy and happy is the most important. Some days I'd like a boy since we will probably be adopting a girl from China - then we'd have one of each. Some days I'd like a girl so I would have two sisters close in age. Most days I lean toward boy but maybe with two girls we could get a boy later. Don't tell Chris I said that :)

We have emptied the "spare bedroom" and are in the process of turning it into "the nursery". Right now it's empty with the exception of a small table and chair set given to me by a friend, one stuffed animal skunk, and a book titled "Tell Me Again About The Day I Was Born", given to me by another friend. We have painted two walls, one olive green and one cabin red. The other two remain Chris's favorite - a shade of tan. We have curtains up and fabric in hand but have not made the bedding yet. Thanks to Arbonne, I will be recieving a large Target gift card soon and plan on purchasing the bed and dresser I have picked out. I'm getting a little freaked out that it's less than four months before the baby is here!! It doesn't help when someone tells me how expensive diapers and formula are...I have thought about starting to register. My very good friend, Lori - mother of two, will be taking me "shopping" in the city after we find out the sex. That's the only information now. Next update - It's A _________ !!

On another note -
We leave for China in just over a week. I am so excited to go and see the city. It will be a very quick trip, Oct 23 - 31 but an adventure none-the-less. I will try to send updates from Guangzhou if I get the chance.

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