Waiting....

We should be really good and patient at this by now, but we're not.  All documents have been completed and sent in.  Now we are waiting for a court date.  We expect to get one in June or July at the latest.  I have to admit this part of the waiting process is the hardest for sure.  Now that we've met these little ones, we think about them constantly.  I everything I do, they are in the back of my mind.  I think about them in the car with me, eating dinner at the table with them, taking them to the zoo for the first time, putting them to bed at night.  Will they be afraid of the dark?  What kinds of food will they like?  Will they be nervous on the plane ride home or will they be excited?  - Can't wait to color with them, sing them songs, wipe their runny noses, clean playdough out of the carpet, soothe them after a bad dream, help them explore their new world of sights, sounds, foods, etc.  We just are so excited to bring them home.  Each day feels so long waiting for the court date.
In the meantime though we have kept ourselves busy - finishing up a few projects around the house, getting our medical paperwork done, preparing at work for next trip out of town - anything we can get done ahead of time because we know once we get home with the "babies" we will pour ourselves into them.
God has blessed us with so many friends...we've met other families who are in the waiting room with us too.  We've met another couple who just came home with her little one and can give us advice on what to expect on each part of the trip.  My sis-in-law's circle of mom-friends is passing on a ton of toys, clothes, and shoes that their kids don't need or outgrew.  This has been a huge blessing to us.  This has kept me busy too - washing all the toys, sorting the clothes by sizes, organizing their rooms....

So, for now we wait.  Did I mention that this part of the waiting is the hardest...??  :O)