I can't believe that in less than two weeks, DH and I should hopefully be officially approved for adoption! It seems like the time has gone so quickly (not that I am complaining)!
I have been working a lot on our profile. I have got the basics of our birth parent letter done, although I am not quite satisfied with it yet. I have also been working on choosing pictures for our photo album, and I am pretty much done with that, too. Next Friday/Saturday DH and I are going to an adoption conference in our area called Families Supporting Adoption. Attending this conference will give us our education credits that we need for approval. It is so exciting to think that we are getting so much closer and that we really are moving forward...infertility has made me feel like no matter how hard I try, I just can't move forward. It is nice to feel like I have some control over the whole process.
Today, DH and I were out running errands and I decided to go into USA Baby. I will admit that it was kind of weird to be there, not be pg, but be looking around for myself. It was exciting to be looking at cribs, bedding, and strollers and to know that these are things that we could start purchasing. It almost seemed surreal - like if I wasn't careful, it would all slip through my fingers or I would wake up and it would just be a dream.
Also, DH and I are lucky enough to be enjoying another long weekend right now! In Utah, there is a holiday called Pioneer Day every July 24th. Pioneer Day commemorates when the Mormon Pioneers entered the Salt Lake Valley and settled the area. It was SO nice to have today off of work, sleep in, and just spend time with DH. Tomorrow we are planning on getting together with my family for a BBQ and fireworks, so that should be fun, too.
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Wow that is all so exciting! I hope the time until you bring your baby home goes as quickly as the process of getting approved has!
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ICLW #101
I hope your wait is short and that you soon will be bringing home your little one!
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This is so exciting! With any luck you will be matched quickly and everything will go smoothly! Enjoy your long weekend :)
ReplyDeleteThis is great news. It's so exciting being almost done with everything. I remember how I felt while working on our profile. I tweaked things for weeks. I wanted everything to be perfect. Whatever you put will be perfect because it will be from your heart. Hoping everything is finished quickly and you are placed with a baby VERY quickly!
ReplyDeleteThat is so exciting!!! I'm so happy for you! I don't think we'll publish our profile until September but that's coming up so fast and I haven't even started working on our profiles. Oh my gosh, the excitement of adoption is giving me happy goose bumps!! :) Good luck and I hope you get matched and placed very quickly!
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad the time is actually going by quickly for you! The next couple weeks will hopefully fly by as well :) I know little about the adoption process, but it sounds like it's going great! Best of luck to you!
ReplyDeleteFantastic news! And I'm all about long weekends. LOL!
ReplyDeleteDH and I are adopting from Korea, so the process is a bit different, but I'm looking forward to hearing more about your journey.
Take care.
ICLW