The Wait & children's rooms

The long wait hasn’t been too difficult, except in June when we missed the last referral cut-off date by 3 days. All that means is that this month, July we will be next in line to receive referrals. Course this month has been so busy for us that we haven’t had time to realize that referrals are coming. I have stayed busy by working and getting Karen’s room ready for her arrival. I’m an artist and my home is my canvas. I painted a wall mural for my son’s room. It’s a visual map about leaving our home, traveling past the lake where we live and reaching his Aunt Elizabeth’s horse farm. It’s a great room for a little boy to grow up in; and he loves it. I have painted a fairy wonderland for Karen’s room. There are flowers for her bedding and pretty pink colors for her crib. She has a grown-up girly bed and little girl crib. It’s definitely a girls room even though my husband and son tell me she will be raised on football and basketball. I married into a big sports family.

On another line of thought, I want to mention how we chose the name for our son and daughter. David always wanted to name his son Bryan. He has a cousin of that name sake and I love the name Matthew; thus my son’s name was chosen. As for Karen Lin, her first name comes from David’s beloved sister who left us and went to Heaven (we miss her very much). Karen’s middle name is my middle name which is Lin; thus my daughter’s name was chosen. I think we may keep part of her Chinese name also. We love the Chinese culture and people. It’s exciting to know that in a few days we will get to see our baby for the first time. Goodness the “call” will be coming any day now. The call is when you get your referral information and the agency will email her first picture. I can’t wait to share it with you!