Done and Done.

Our book is DONE and currently being printed!   This means that as of Monday, our books are OUT and we are officially waiting!

This is beyond exciting for us.  We now have officially done all we can and it feels so good to know that we aren't holding anything up or causing this to take longer than it should.

The bad side of this is now it is the hard part.  The waiting.  We are asking for prayers during this time.  Prayers to be patient and trust in God's timing and know that who, when, and how is already determined and we just have to be faithful.

Yay for Progress!

We received the first three pages of our book tonight and we are beyond excited!  When you're wading your way through a paper pregnancy any progress is good, but this is really encouraging.  Hopefully the book will be complete and out to the masses sooner than we thought.  That means one HUGE step closer to baby!

Here is a copy of the first page, the company we hired to design and print our book are doing an amazing job! 

Out of our Hands

We are finally DONE with our part of our book.  Man alive this book was much harder to write than we thought it was going to be.

No matter how hard we tried, we could not wrap our heads around how to even start.  How do you make yourself come across as the greatest people ever without making it seem like you're a couple of pretentious d bags that think you're the greatest people ever.  See my dilemma.

We finally just sat down and typed whatever came out.  It started out as a whole lotta word vomit but after careful editing we finally got it finished.  We made sure it was as honest and heartfelt as we could be.  We tried to give the birth mother a glimpse of who we are, what we believe, and what type of parents we are.

There is a section for detailing what friends and family have to say.  For those that sent us write-ups THANK YOU!  We cannot tell you what it means to us that you took the time out of your day to do that.  Also, if you're ever having a bad day, make up a book you need people to write things for.  I cannot tell you how loved and blessed I felt after reading what people had to say!

Now, we wait....

We are sending off all of the agency paperwork with our first payment TOMORROW.  Once the book is finished and printed (3-4 weeks), we will send another check to IFS and then our book is OUT.  Out in the hands of birth moms who choose the family to bless with a child.

I am not a very patient person.  Waiting is the worst!  I also like to have a plan, and I don't get to do that either.  We just have no idea when or how this will all happen.  We will just get a phone call one day that will change our life in all the best ways!  It could be two weeks or it could be two years.  We will keep everyone updated as we get updates.  We are so relieved and excited to be this much closer!