Nursery progress

I haven't worked on the nursery for a while; the more distant the adoption felt, the less enthusiasm I felt for planning.

After helping a friend paint her soon-to-be adopted little one's room, I decided I needed step up my efforts.

For the last year or so it's felt like everything about the adoption had become paperwork, websites and stress - no fun to be found.

But a few weeks ago I purchased some bedding (!), and last weekend I bought a crib. The pets found the assembly process very entertaining.

The pictures leave a lot to be desired, but here they are:

Latest stats from the CCAA

That's the China Center 0f Adoption Affairs, to all you novices.

A batch of referrals came through yesterday, for families whose dossiers were received on or before March 8, 2006.

That's a 37-month wait. And I am faaaaaaaarther down the line.

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