So starts it all!

Well, it's official. We're adopting from Ethiopia. It's been a LONG road to get to this point. Much the same as any other adoptive parent that was once in our spot. 

We decided to start a blog. We didn't want to forget any step of the journey. Things you would swear you will always remember, somehow get muddied along the way. We want to document every part of this, just as I did when I was pregnant with my two daughters. Every day. Every milestone. 

So I thought it only fitting to start the blog with a picture of one of the "firsts". This picture is of the official mailing of forms to our home study agency, Catholic Charities of Green Bay. 

We have excitedly signed on to work with West Sands Adoptions out of Utah as our placing agency. We feel blessed twice over with both of our agencies. Both our home study and dossier are underway. I never thought I would hear myself say this, but it feels good to be busy with the paperwork chase. Every form done and notary signed feels like we are that much closer to our son. It seems to resonate very soberingly with me that the quiet wait for the referral is the hardest part. One day at a time. And this marks day 1.