Welcome August

We happily welcomed August today. It was a great day. The first of each month brings our wait list # update and it can range from lots of movement to a little to none. Today we moved 3 spots!!!! I was SO PUMPED!! We are now # 23. This is pretty good! Now that we have accepted the fact that it is looking like more of a 12 month wait as opposed to the short 6 months we expected, we don't get our hopes up too high and are just thrilled with movement!

They have increased wait times to 11-12 months. We have waited about 5 so we aren't doing so bad. We are getting there!! It had stopped seeming like a reality to me and today I was renewed with a sense of hope and excitement. God reminded me that we WILL get our little girl. She is coming! I CANNOT WAIT to meet her!

I am the every changing person when it comes to my emotions about this adoption, and well, most things in life, but today I am feeling hopeful and patient and am letting myself daydream about having my little girl home! I know she will be worth the wait and that makes it easier. The FOREVER that we will get to parent her will pale in comparison to the year we waited for her one day! Wow look at how rational I have become about this adoption! Patting myself on the back!! ;)

Here's a little of what we have been up to lately or what I snapped a shot of! We have had a great summer so far with lots of great things going on. We really love living in Sugar Land and are really settled now into our new suburban life! :)

 Snuggling with my Weltie.....love having him around the block!

 Spend the morning with my Cousin Lindsey (who is also now my neighbor!!) and Ava returned later to cook with me! :)

 Had some of our good friends over for dinner with their newest addition, Parker. Love them lots!!

 Went to see the Lion King!

 Went to one of our old Houston favorites, House of Pies, after the show. Nothing like a burger, sweet potato fries and pie at 12am!

 MMMMM....a taste of my early twenties hehe!

 Took Max to get a Cake Pop

Our good friend Garrett BUILT us this bed today. I am trying to decide what color to paint it. I will post the finish product soon. Impressive right!?

Ok that's all for now! Happy August to all and I hope our fellow "waiting" friends were as happy as we were this month with their waitlist number!

"Consider it pure joy, my brothers when you face trials of many kinds, because you know the testing of your faith produced perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete not lacking anything" James 1:2-4