One month.

Well, it's been exactly one month since we received Morgan's referral call. (We officially accepted on 12.15.08.) Our lives have been turned upside down since learning of our new daughter! With the holidays, traveling to be with family and illness, this month has just flown by! I must admit I'm a bit numb when I think that it's already been a month. We have so much to do between now and that blessed travel clearance - we are sure to be super-busy for the next couple of months. Task #1 - paint and prepare Sophie's big girl room as we look to transition her into her big-girl bed so that Morgan can take over the nursery. The paint color has been selected and we have the new bedding...we just have to clear that room out and somehow convince Sophie to sleep in a bed and not occupy herself with her toys until the wee hours of the morning. Yikes!

Sophie-update: She really came into herself last night! There was singing. There was dancing. There was even resisting Mama again. We are so excited to have her back! We continue to use the nebulizer and run the full course of antibiotics, but she has made remarkable strides in getting better. We were even able to attend her annual cleft palate clinic today at the hospital, which is a great thing since it's hard to get that appointment and we really didn't want to postpone it as we have other things to do in bringing Morgan home! Sophie did an excellent job of letting all of the doctors and specialists examine her and we are pleased that she is progressing right on target. Her surgeon doesn't see the need for another surgery until she's 6 years old, barring any unknowns. That's terrific news! We do need one follow-up with her ENT as apparently, the tubes in her ears are completely clogged and need to be attended to...that sounds like no fun.

This Mama is happy that it's finally the weekend. Maybe we can all get some much-needed rest and perhaps, we can really begin to "nest" for baby Morgan!