Paper-Pregnant Progress

Try saying that 10 times fast!

Biggest news: our homestudy is complete!!!

All of this paperwork we have talked about is almost done, which brings us one step closer to actually flying to Uganda to get our kiddos. Every step closer is exciting and a triumph for us. It can be tedious at times and it has made us frustrated with our choice in bank and mortgage company as we fought for simple papers, but all of it is worth it. Even though I haven't seen their faces, those kids are mine as much as Asher and Alethea, and I would do anything for them. Even miles and miles of paperwork.

We are being intentionally silly about being "paper-pregnant" and have been taking belly pics as the paper stack grew. We know, some people are probably rolling their eyes, but we wanted a tangible way to show our progress. With our home-grown kids, we took a picture every single week of  each pregnancy. With our heart-grown kids, we have taken a picture with each packet of papers we have sent off. For us, it helps to remind us that we are getting closer to being a family of 6. And whenever I put together the book about how our new kids became a part of the family, it will include these goofy pictures of my "paper-pregnant belly."