Three Months Down

We are already three months into the wait! When I think about how summer is already almost over and how fast August flew by, it seems like the time has gone by very quickly. When I think about the fact that we probably still have 6-7 months to go before we get Chat, it seems like time is moving very slowly. I guess it is all perspective. Since I will be in training practically all of next month, I think the time will pass by quickly for me, but it will still be hard on Chat's birthday.

Now that we have our updated I-800A, at least we are ready for unexpectedly early travel. :) And with the latest measurements, I'm pretty comfortable saying that Chat will still be in 24 month sizes when he comes home. It is nice to be able to plan for that.

An exciting thing is that our painting is done. :) We really like the Voyage of Life series by Thomas Cole, so we thought it would be fun to collect reproductions of the paintings as we go through life. You can see the series here. We actually bought Old Age first, partly because the color scheme matched our apartment at the time and partly because we didn't want to wait until we were old to buy it. :) But we thought it would be fun to buy Childhood when we had our first child, to hang in the nursery. :) So it should be on its way soon. Pulling little pieces together for his room like the painting helps keep the wait bearable. That and reading about the travel of other families adopting from Thailand!