Approval!!!!!!!!

Every day I have been thinking about the call and checking my phone and finally yesterday we got "the call!"  My heart was still when I heard it was Nichole, but when she said we were approved words cannot describe the relief.  I kept wondering if I would be out and about or at work, but it turns out I was at home with my boys and my 2 cousins who were visiting from Arkansa.  It was my one cousin's 14th birthday so we had just baked a cake and were hanging out waiting for it to be done and the phone rang.  I immediately hung up and called Charlie at work.  We had a busy night, but later when it was just Charlie and I we were able to toast this hurdle we just leaped and talk about what the years to come will bring.  It finally feels real and for the first time I feel a tangible timeline for this process.  We are so very excited to be officially waiting and understand the hardships of the years to come, but for this time we are going to relish in this step!  Here we go..............................