Well, this morning Alex and I got an update we were not expecting – we moved up 8 spots mid-month. Yes, 8! Spots! Usually we only get updates on the first of each month, but there was so much movement this month that we got an additional update!
We are now number 16! You may remember that we started at 31, so we are officially halfway through the waitlist. This is an exciting time for us, but also a little bit of a reality check! We have not completed our home study or our profile book, so this new update means we need to kick it into high gear!
Our adoption agency is still quoting a 6-8 month approximate wait time until going active – on the short end, this means we’d be active as early as May. Once you are in the top 10 waiting families with our agency, your number in the wait list turns red. I have NEVER been more excited about the idea of seeing my name written in red (a joke about those homework assignments I didn’t do so hot on back in high school).
As far as the house goes, our sewer pipe project in the front yard is complete, which is a huge relief! We have started getting nursery furniture delivered. I also think we are going to paint the nursery this weekend! We’re going for a light mint (in no way neon, think more pale and pastel) – we think this will look good with the grey furniture we got, and it’s all gender inclusive!
As of right now, our only predicament is figuring out when to share our news more broadly. I’ve talked about this before, as this is a much different thing to share than the “we’re having a baby!“ posts you see on social media. However, we want to have support from our networks as we move forward in this process. We’re still thinking we’ll share either when our home study is done or when we go active with our agency.
I will continue to share as I have more updates!
Kait
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