So with all this waiting in our future, we're trying to keep ourselves busy. We finished our family profile books (they look great!). We'll probably check out some books from the library about adoption, raising children of a different race, etc., etc. But the thing I'm most excited about is starting our nursery! A couple of weeks ago we moved all of my office furniture into our guest bedroom so that we could start painting. I don't think I've ever been more excited to paint a room. Here's some before pictures:
We had some major water damage in this room that is (finally!!) fixed, so it's nice to have covered up all reminders of that fiasco. And time has not been a friend to this room, so it needed a little extra TLC. (The floor looks like someone practiced tap dancing in it everyday...rough shape.) So we chose a nice clean, crisp cream color for the walls (a departure from my normal love of colorful walls), painted the trim so it's all the same color (none of the trim matched before), and now the room just glows with sunlight. We're so happy with it!
Of course I've already picked out a crib, rug (turquoise!), light fixture, you name it, but we're trying to pace ourselves. It won't make the waiting any easier if we have a fully finished nursery and no baby. But it feels great to make a little progress! And to end, a photo of the sweet sock monkey my mother made:
