The beat goes on.

Updates: The Bethany embryo process has begun. We sent our application fee to them, should arrive on Friday, after which time the director is supposed to call us and help us put our profile together. Apparently, it's just a letter and some pictures. She'll also talk to us about what we're looking for in a match, openness, etc. On the parallel track of our homestudy, we just learned we have to complete 10 hours of new training. A new State requirement for all returning families. I just sigh and wonder why parents who get babies the "traditional" way don't have to go through all this training! Then I just tell myself that we are 'super-equipped' to be parents! Hopefully, though, we can complete the training through a video. It's very hard to be away from Brae for an entire weekend to complete this (silly) training.

I sent in all our homestudy paperwork yesterday, and so now we just wait for our fingerprints to come back clean. Then our homestudy visit can be scheduled.

We have an appt tomorrow am with the fertility doctor who would do the transfer . That should be interesting. Thankfully, my insurance has thus far agreed to continue paying 50% of the costs. PRAISE GOD!

Also on the financial blessing front, we got an email yesterday we are getting a random check from the State for nearly $1200. I'm telling you -- tithing.

My monthly finally came over the weekend. Came, and has already left. Just a brief visit to say hello and that she has not forgotten about me. But I told her I am not taking an OPK test this month to determine when she is arriving. She disappointed me last month, so I've now counted her as a flakey soul. She can show up (or not) whenever she pleases. But I can't promise she will always be welcome. But I told her I was glad she came this month, because if she had not, my gynecologist said he was going to "force" her visit. Nothing worse than a forced visit from someone you do not want to see anyway.

And now for the happy news. I ask my son, "Quien es Brae?" (Who is Brae), and he points to himself and then laughs. I ask him, "Quien es Mommy?" and he points to me and smiles. I ask him "Quien es Daddy?" and he points to himself again and laughs.

I love him.