April showers bring May flowers

Okay, it's a bit difficult for us to say too much about April showers in Southern California. It seemed like we got several this April, but in general they are pretty rare. April can look very bright and sometimes can be quite warm here. However, even here there's usually still a feeling of preparation and growth. This April was no exception as we updated our adoption home study, ordered more adoption letters, and discussed how to handle our wait now that we've reached the one year mark.

Right now the landscape on the road we are traveling to become parents through open adoption seems very much the same and even monotonous at times. It feels like the wait is getting harder now that we're solidly past the one year mark. Participating in some of the same things that we did last year when we were newly waiting, such as the Festival of Books and the MS Walk, seems to have been harder this year. Please don't get us wrong. We are glad to do the things we've always enjoyed doing. However, the reminder that we are still doing them childless is weighing heavily on both of us right now.

The good news is that we are ready for the next steps of our journey and we're making plans for the road ahead. We're more prepared than ever to bring a child home, even through a last minute placement. There are good wishes, prayers, and help from so many people in our lives. It's probably feeling like a long road to everyone who knows us too, and we appreciate everyone's continued support.

And of course the cross stitch continues too. While also probably not at the pace we hoped, there is some progress.

The bunny block is done and the outline is forming for the letter "B" in the next block.