We are hopeful to hear about our official match with Eddie by around Father's Day, according to our agency person. We have been told to prepare pictures and videos to send. I have made a canvas drawstring backpack with our family photo on it (Matthew's idea) and have almost finished a photo book introducing our family. And Matthew has prepared a script. We are hoping to echo it in Spanish, but he tells about his first favorite color and his second favorite color. That was hard to translate. We're having a little trouble getting a clean cut on video. Such pressure! And family pictures are always fun...Thanks for the effort, mom.
This is so much like that last month of pregnancy, which is somehow the longest month. At least I don't have that desire to take off my arms at night to get a good night's sleep and then replace them in the morning, or sleep on a raft in pool so I could float. Still thankful we got that experience at least twice. Enjoying Matthew as a newborn while feeling good was very unique, but this international adoption is a whole new ballgame. I feel like they can't really judge your parenting ability objectively so they set up this marathon obstacle course of paperwork and hoops to jump through to see who can make it til the end.
It feels like our lives are in suspension as all plans are tentative and we try to co-ordinate fund raising efforts. Just trying to enjoy our family as it is now and get all those little jobs done around the house that get put off. It's like that last 2 months of "nesting" I suppose. Trying to get ready to hit the ground running when we get the call. Still believing God know best, but desiring to travel yet this summer.
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