Happy days...

So much exciting news lately! There have been 4 referrals...yes, FOUR...in the past 10 days! I'm sure those families are so excited to get pictures and information on their new family additions. This also means that everyone else who is waiting on the list moves that much closer to receiving their own referrals and getting to feel the overwhelming joy, excitement, and exultation of finally knowing that we will be parents!! Congratulations to my "waiting buddies"!
I am now also 1/4 of the way to my goal of 100 squishes! Between seeing Chris' family two weekends ago and my family this past weekend, we are now up to 25 squishes in hand!!! I do have pictures of them all up on the website, so watch the slide show and enjoy. I don't plan on starting to put this project together for a few more months, so there is still plenty of time for more squishes to come in (hint, hint). :)
A project I *will* be working on, with my mom as she can't wait to do something with me for the baby (yeah!), is a smaller crib quilt. This will (hopefully) prepare me to do the wish quilt without many problems. (fingers crossed) Mom bought the material; one has a map of the world on it and the other has the United States. We are going to be placing them back to back, so then our child can see where they were born and where they live now. They're both very colorful, done in primary colors, and it will look so good once it's done! I will definitely put a picture on here once it's complete.
Here's to more referrals coming in quickly! And travel calls for those waiting to go pick up their children!!

Made with Love

Thanks, Great-grandpa!!
Chris and I went to visit his family this weekend and were surprised by his grandparents with a gift for the baby...his grandfather, who is 88, made this amazing wagon for our child! It's great!! We can't wait to paint it and get some toys to put in it for the baby. (Grandma told us that he put some other business off in order to have this finished for us this weekend.) This really means a lot to both of us and we can't thank them enough for this priceless gift!



Saturday was a beautiful day, sunny and warm and almost no wind. Has spring finally arrived?! Yep, 'cause today it rained!

Gobble, Gobble!

I know, I know, it's Easter, not Thanksgiving! But it WAS turkey-hunting season this past weekend and Chris got one...yeah!!! I don't know why, but the man loves to sit out in not-so-good weather, "calling" to those birds so they will come to him. Well, I guess he loves it when he gets one; not so much when he doesn't! No picture, though :( even though I sent the camera with him for that purpose.
We have received a few more squishes and I will hopefully be getting the pictures up on the slideshow here in the next day or two. Thank you so much to those who have given us squishes and also to those that I know are coming. They are so adorable and thoughtful...and I can't wait to have them all so I can start working on putting the quilt together. I need something to do to pass this time when we have no paperwork to do and are just waiting!
Other good news is that some online friends of ours who are waiting for their children from Korea are moving forward in the process and getting soooo close to having their little ones in their arms finally! We are all hoping that this week brings a lot of good news: visa interviews, travel calls, and referrals. Our social worker is (hopefully) finishing up our home study and it will be off to DCFS and Immigration Services soon! Keep those prayers coming.
Happy late Easter greetings to all!