7 months. . .

No baby yet.  Boo.

We touched base with our attorney to find out if it was legal or advisable to do a little self-marketing with business cards and letters to some local OBGYN offices.  It sounds like this is definitely an option, so I'll try to get working on this in the next few weeks.  He has situations come across his desk pretty routinely - but since they are outside our agency, it would mean significantly higher costs.  At this point, I think we'll trust that Bethany will have a placement for us in the next 6 months or so.  If we get to the one-year mark and have to redo our homestudy, maybe we'll expand our options and be willing to risk the higher costs.

As many of you (who know me well) can imagine, passing these long months with patience is not my strong suit.  My inclinations to spend money and take on projects are legendary and this past month is no different.  My latest endeavor?  A brand new car!!!  Darling husband decided that he is not interested in spending another snowstorm with our lovely, but not all-wheel-drive, Toyota Avalon and has given me permission to divest ourselves of this particular asset.  In exchange, I'm buying a very beautiful Lexus RX 350 - pretty much the Mommy dream car.  How lucky am I????  The new wheels are on the way from California and should be here in the next week or so.  Our broker gave us an excellent trade-in value on the Avalon, so the transition should be pretty painless.

Hopefully, the smell of freshly sewn, semi-aniline leather in my new ride will quell my agitation over our ongoing wait to become parents.