So seriously, I can’t stop thinking about the fact that we are next! I just want to think about where Nadia is from, when she was born, are the nannies taking good care of her, is she in a Half The Sky orphanage, will she be sick when we get her, is she going to scream like a maniac when she sees us, how OLD will she be? You get the idea. And I have this big to do list that I was really motivated to work on Monday and Tuesday and today, not so much 🙂 My friend Jessica informed me that I am having pregnancy brain and that’s its really okay. I am sticking with that theory.
They had a shower for us today at Mike’s office, which was sweet, with crazy sweek cake (yum!) and crazy sweet punch (yum again!). They gave us the stroller we registered for and a gift card to Babies R Us. That was just too generous. Thanks guys! It seems that when we first started talking about this adoption there were about 8 employees at the office and now there are like 45!!!
So anyway I have a “China box” set up in our closet and as I get things that we need to take on our trip like disposable bibs and diaper wipes. It’s starting to get full, but it’s my organized self wanting it all in one spot, so when the time comes to pack, at least some stuff will be ready. I got this bright idea from another parent who ended up buying a lot of stuff when we thought the wait was 6-8 months and then the wait extended for so long they put it away and forgot. And now that they are running around trying to pack, they are finding doubles of lots of stuff. Hee hee.
We are still waiting on our updated 171 from the US Government. We HAVE to have this piece of paper to get Nadia and I got our agency involved 2 weeks ago, but I don’t think they are having any luck right now. Back in December they moved all orphan petitions for North Texas to OK City. And the OK City orphan officer wanted one word changed in our homestudy update. This word was approved by Dallas in 2005, but we are not alone. Many other parents have told me the same thing and are stalled out like we are. Tomorrow will be 9 weeks we have been waiting. We have time, but I would just really like to have the paper in hand and be done with it. If worse comes to worse, Mike and I will be taking a road trip to OK City to visit the Department of Homeland Security. Fun right?