Heightened Anticipation

We are beside ourselves with our excitement and anticipation! We can't wait for our little new angel to arrive, and to gaze down upon him (or her, if ultra-sounds are inaccurate) with love and adoration! Noah will join our family in just three short weeks, if timing and predictions are correct. However, if modern technology isn't quite right, we'll just as happily welcome Emily into our family. So, there you have it, if it's a boy, Noah will join our crew. If it's a girl, it'll be Emily that we'll bring home from the hospital.

As for our preparation and our preparedness, we're almost there. We have some of the main items already... some borrowed, some bought, some waiting in Minneapolis for us. We did the baby registry at Target, so that's been fun to buy things and check them off the list.

As for our mountain(s) of paperwork and the bureaucratic red tape that is involved in this process, we're mostly done with what we need to submit. We are merely waiting on the background checks to come back clear and approved, as well as waiting for the birth parents to sign off on their portion of paperwork. As for our financial input in this process, it's been interesting. Seems every time we journey to the mailbox, or have a phone call with the agencies involved, there are additional fees and costs that attach themselves to the whole adventure. We are keeping our sights on the final countdown, though. We can practically feel the baby in our arms now.... innocent, beautiful, precious, and loved! We can't wait!!!!!!!! We will be traveling to the cities this next weekend to continue with some of the paperwork processes, and work some of the details out with the birth parents. Ahhhh, another step closer in this GRAND ADVENTURE!

I look forward to updating you on the progress and the amazing birth of our newly expected child we're adopting.

Blessings to you and your families, and I hope you are touched with the magical and awesome joy that this wonderful life offers!!!