Good News: We're Active!

I told you I would have some good news very soon! We're active!!

The truth is, as I was proofreading my post yesterday and about to push the 'publish' button, I received a call from my placement agency stating that our home study had been approved, our reference letters had been received (thank you, overnight FedEx!), and we are officially being listed as "active" and they'll be starting to show us to birthparents! We took a few cheesy photos to mark the occasion:

So we're obviously very, very excited! We've cleared some major hurdles and although there is still a lot ahead of us, I feel like we've really come a loooooong way. It feels amazing to have the home study completely behind us!

So what now? Well.... now we wait. Yes, the "w" word again. Our placement agency will start showing us to birthparents that meet our guidelines (who are looking for people like us), and there is no way to know how long it will be until someone looks at our profile and says, "Them... they're the ones." (Gives me chills just thinking about it!)

So we wait! But this wait feels different already... I like it! At any moment we're going to get a call that will change our lives -- maybe two months from now, maybe six months from now... we can't know that now, but this is 'the wait' we've been waiting for!