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So this sprained ankle and Labor Day kinda slowed me down, but I wanted to post about our progress...we are officially paper pregnant as of today (Friday, September 7th). Our profile is in, our check was received, our home study is done...FINALLY!!! According to our counselor, the average wait for placement is nine months and three weeks (hey, just like a pregnancy! Heh.), but she has high hopes for us because we are open to most situations. Keep your fingers crossed, feel free to pray for us, and send us your best vibes, because we could be parents anytime...yikes!

In other news, Jeremy and his dad got the crown molding up in the nursery, and it looks amazing. We took a half day on Wednesday and went up to my mom's and picked up my Gammy's platform rocker, which we plan to have reupholstered for baby rocking. Thursday I did some research and contacted some furniture upholsterers, and made some appointments for estimates. Everything is coming along well, and we are very excited. Thank you all for your support through this process...this loooooooong process!

As you all know, we had our home visit this morning...and it was great! I put out some lovely cookies (E didn't have any, but I wanted to have them just in case) and I made coffee and tea, but she had a glass of ice water instead. They usually don't eat or drink anything, it probably has something to do with it possibly being construed as bribery or something.

Anyway, she got here ten minutes early...met us and met Lucy, who was even more well-behaved than usual, and then we gave her a tour of the house. She liked the nursery - she said the color was great - she even looked in the garage (thank god we cleaned it!) and then we sat down to talk. It was just getting to know you kind of talk...we discussed what medical issues we would be willing to consider, and then we paid the next installment and we were done! It took less than an hour! After she left, Jeremy and I went out to lunch and then went to buy some dog treats. It was almost anti-climactic that it was so short! I wanted to fling open my closets and show her the organization...but I restrained myself :)

I am so glad we're done, it is such a relief! As soon as we get our profile in, we're good to go...and it should be ready to print this week.

Here are some pictures of the nursery, which is finished...enjoy!

The left side looking in


The right side looking in


Closeup of the door/window trim and the baseboards

The wall letters and pictures I made - bonne nuit is French for good night

The Serta sheep from Mindy - they are perfect for the room!

The switchplate covers

The bookshelf my Grampa made...it will be painted white to match

I found this and thought some of you might be interested...it was good reading! An open letter to Michael Vick:

http://www.prdifferently.com/2007/07/an-open-letter-.html

It struck me today when I was re-reading some of the older posts on my blog, that the babies we saw in the nursery on our first tour of The Cradle's facilities have had their first birthdays. That makes me happy to think of those parents and children who are going to be celebrating a milestone in each other's lives and a little sad to think another year has gone by with no baby in our house.

We're almost done with the preliminary process. That seems so incredible to be able to say that after the year we've had, but we have scheduled our last section of the home study - the homevisit - for the 21st of August at 10:00 am. The nursery looks awesome (some of you saw it last weekend at the party) and the house is spotless, thanks to Rosa and the carpet guy. I am not dreading the home visit like I was, all of the women I know who have gone through this process have said that it was a breeze, and not to worry. I do worry a little, but not as much as I was! Unfortunately, I have to work this week and next...I had hoped to have a little extra time off to work on the garage, but I suppose that's what the weekends are for.

Last weekend was our annual summer party, and although some of the usual attendants weren't able to make it, we soldiered on without them. The weather was great, the pool was perfect and the food was plentiful...in fact, we had so many desserts left over, I have been in a sugar coma for the last week :) Lucy was very excited to see the kids, and besides licking most of the children and both of the babies on their heads, she was very polite!

Jeremy is back from a short trip to Detroit...and we're so happy to have him home! When he's out of town, Lucy sits by the stairs from 6:30 to 11:00 pm, barking at the slightest noise that might be him coming up the front steps...it's sort of poignant - and weird that she can tell time that well! She rewarded him for his return with a couple of twirling leaps and lots of licking and barking. She certainly loves her daddy :)