News on the Adoption front:

- We received yet another grant. This time it was awarded by our agency, CWA. We applied for that grant several months ago and thought we didn't get it. So to receive the letter in the mail was quite a surprise. We have been abundantly blessed.

- We sent our Dossier to a courier in DC on Saturday February, 9th. It went from there to the Department of State for authentication, then to the Embassy of Ethiopia. Then it went back to the courier and on to our adoption agency. From there, they will send it on to Ethiopia and we will be officially on the waiting list for a referral. Very soon! It is amazing to me how quickly things have moved in the last couple of months.

- We are excited to know whether it will be a boy or girl so that we can shop and set up the room accordingly.

In other news:

- We are now in a position to start looking for a place of our own. We will be looking at places in Aurora to be close to Isaac's office. After driving over an hour everyday to get to work, it will be nice to have him home much more and even have lunch with him sometimes. It will still be a bit of a drive to the grandparents and friends but much better than where we are right now! It has been wonderful to have a place to stay and to experience the Springs but we are looking forward to being settled and being back in Denver. We don't know exactly when we will move, it really depends on the adoption. We do not want to change any more forms! But the prospect of a move soon keeps me going.

- We are anxiously awaiting the birth of our nephew. My sister, Brooke, is due any day now. I will be in the delivery room as long as there are no complications. This is an exciting opportunity for me. I am so honored to be a such a huge part of this event. And it will be good for me to experience a birth other than my own so that I can decide about my desire to become a birth coach/doula.

- I am thoroughly enjoying having a bit of peace and stillness back after all the work for the adoption. It is rather strange to have time for other things. I am trying to keep life simple for a while. We will see how long that lasts. I think I thrive on chaos.

Enough on me for now...