Wednesday, November 30, 2011

The "New" Dresser

Originally (30+ years ago) the dresser looked like this. Note the other things hanging on the wall too!! (more of those later!)

The dresser stayed in my room at my Mom and Dad's for 18 or so years, including one move.
Then I took it to college. The poor dresser made it through countless moves, a leaky fish tank on top and then a move all the way across the country!
Erik and I thought it was time for a little t.l.c.

 We people from California (or those who lived there for a while) enjoy our wine while we work!!

 Original honey pine.
TAAA DAAAA!!!! Looks pretty good. We saved the original hardware. The color matches the rest of the baby's room (crib, rocker, and soon changing table).


Monday, October 24, 2011

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Home Study APPROVED!!!!!

Our official approved home study came in the mail today!! This means that on our profile it will no longer say "Home Study in Progress" and we have been approved by the State of Wisconsin (and anyone else who cares) to adopt. This was the last official step before we could "officially" bring a baby home. Fingers crossed!!

Baby Shower, September 11, 2011


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Thank you to everyone who made our baby shower a success. It was perfect and beyond anything I ever could have imagined. Thanks also to those who couldn't make it but sent such thoughtful gifts. Now all we really need is the baby!! 

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

A place to sit and a new slideshow

Yay!! We have our rocking chair/glider. It's very nice and comfy, and we have both spent time rocking in it already. Thank you Mom and Spence for your wonderful gift!
This was the chair before...my oh my did I have a time putting it together!! But with a little patience and a lot of luck....TA DA...
One beautiful chair ready for rocking. If you're in the area you should stop by and try it out!!

On another note our Media Department has made a slideshow that is view-able on YouTube and our profile page. I have included the YouTube link here so that everyone can see it. It's a compilation of pictures we sent to them and text from our Dear Birthmother letter. Enjoy.
Erik and Melanie on YouTube

Saturday, August 13, 2011

New Stuff...Now all we need is the baby

We are very fortunate to have so many good friends and family. We are already getting ready for baby, just in case he or she decides to arrive unannounced! Our theme is Winnie the Pooh for the Baby's room. I (Melanie) saved (or my mom did!) several items from my room when I was small: lamp, switch plate, pictures and a music box. These are the basis for the new room. With some brand new add ins it is really starting to come together!
Thanks to Mom and Dad (Judy and Frank) we have a crib with super cute Winnie the Pooh bedding. As my mom said, "All you need is the baby!" The crib converts to a toddler daybed and then to a full so we are set for many years. THANK YOU!!
When little babies grow up Erik and Melanie get their car seat!! Thanks to our very good friends Joey and Cherissa we have a car seat to use when we are in California. The twins are growing so fast and they graciously gave us this beautiful seat when we were back for a visit. This is great because now we won't have to bring one on the plane every time we travel back and forth. THANK YOU!!
Ok, so I know what my fellow Niner fans are thinking...but it was just so cute I had to buy it!! (Just shows how much I really love Erik!) I'm sure our child will grow up very confused as to what teams to root for, but at least we all agree that we love sports.

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Up and Running

Our other three website profiles are up! This completes the next phase. Birthmothers can now access our profiles from four websites and gain more insight to us and our plan for adoption. We really now just sit back and wait. The average wait time to be matched, for Adoption Network Law Center, is four months. This means that it could be soon that we are matched with a birthmother. Depending on how far along she is, will determine when we welcome our little one home. There will be lots more details to tell after we are matched, but that's all for now. Enjoy!!