Waiting is tough...

Hi all! It's been a while since I've updated on things, so thought I better! It's been almost 2 monthes since we accepted our precious little Seong Chan Cho's referral. I never imagined waiting would be this hard! I feel like he's ours and should be with us already!! I understand waiting is part of the adoption process, and I know he's in good hands...just wish they were mine. We got an updated today on our little guy. Korea is very good at communicating with adoptive families and do monthly check-up's on the babies. We learned today that Seong is a whopping 20 pounds, eating solids, crawling, plays peek-a-boo, pulls himself up to furniture, and is imitating speech sounds! As a mom, each of these little milestones brings me such joy and I can't wait to celebrate the MANY milestones ahead with Seong.

We've had lots of questions about his name. We are still working on his "American" name, so we're referring to him by his Korean first name, Seong. I'm thinking it's going to be hard to change it, since he's "Seong" to us already. We're praying for the Lord to give us direction regarding this decision. We definitely will keep part of his Korean name, just haven't figured it all out. So, for now the extended family is referring to him as "Baby McIntosh"!

We have had a great response on our Dinner & a Movie card fundraiser! Thanks so much to all of you who've participated! If all the cards sell, we'll have raised $700 towards adoption costs!

We also received an answer to prayer, in the form of an adoption grant. As many of you know, we've applied for a number of adoption grants. Many of you have written letters of reference, or agreed to be listed as references - and a huge thank you goes to those who've helped with these!! We received a $2,500 matching adoption grant from God's Grace Adoption Ministry. They have agreed to match our fundraising efforts, up to $2,500 - dollar for dollar!

Lastly, we're coming to the close of our commuting to/from Sioux Falls, SD. We've been back and forth since June, and we've been homeschooling the kids during the process. I'm excited that they'll be back in school in two weeks! They both can't wait to be around their friends and back in a classroom! Homeschooling has been a wonderful experience, and an answer to prayer during the last few months. I have an entirely new admiration for families that home school!!

That's all for now! We're looking forward to giving lots of new updates about our little guy and thank you all so much for being so supportive to our family!!!