I hope

I hope one day my daughter will look at this and know how much we wanted her, and how much we longed for her. I hope one day that she will read these words and know how many days I thought of nothing but her. I hope one day she will understand why we chose adoption,and that eventhough her biological parents could not care for her we were more than ready to help them in anyway we could. We are more than ready to see her playing and to run her bath water. We are more than ready to help her pick out outfits for her first day of school.We are more than ready to hear her say her first words. We are more than ready to have her read this and to know that she is loved halfway around the world and back again.

seriously???

Ok so we are at the last step of the dossier and we trying to figure out how to get this last form notarized, our schedule's never match up, and we were talking to his mother about it all. and....she says " you know your father is a notary??" OMG...through this whole thing we were running all over the place to get things notarized and all the while he was a notary!!! Ugh lol...we feel like idiots! lol

We have been approved!!!!!!!!

Our i600a came back approved!!!!!! We can get this form state certified and then off to Adoption Avenues!!! I cannot believe this has all happened so quickly! I'm only talking about the Uscis portion of the process of course, lol. We are so excited to be this much closer to our baby girl!!!

Both fingerprints done!

Okay so my fingerprints are now done and we are just waiting and hoping to be approved from USCIS! Our final last step in the paper trail. I can't believe we're already at this point.

Post Fingerprinting (Daddy Edition)

I failed to update the blog after having my fingerprints taken-- I was not arrested at the Immigration office or anything averse such as that, I simply have been too busy at work.

Here's how it went down... I walked into the office early enough because I was worried they would cancel my appointment and then we would be set back a good deal. I was overly polite to the security guard because I was concerned that he would be the only other American that I would see. This was partially correct. My politeness was met with rapid-fire instructions as to what I would be expected to do once entering the building. It was good that I went first, and that Megan went after, because I'm not sure that she would be able to follow these rapid instructions-- in truth, I barely followed them myself but survived somehow. Once I got into the office I was in a large waiting room, and yes, I was the only American waiting. I filled out the paperwork as directed by the guard and sat and waited. While waiting I noticed a second waiting room full of people (my waiting room was not full but had only three families waiting). I wasn't sure if these were quarantined or were simply waiting and I also wasn't sure if I was now waiting in line behind these other people! I wasn't... I was quickly called and my electronic fingerprints were taken and that was that.

Now the waiting... Megan has her fingerprints taken this Friday and then we'll wait for our results in the mail so we can attach them to our completed dossier and send it off. We are hoping for a quick turnaround.

wanting her home

I just had to write out my frustrations ...I want my baby girl home already! I don't know what she looks like or even how old she is but I want my beautiful girl home safe and sound. I know this road of waiting is just beginning, but I can't wait until the day I get to kiss her pretty little cheeks. I love her already.

Pre-Finger Printing (Daddy Edition)

Daddy here...

I am moments from leaving the office to drive out to the USCIS office for my fingerprinting. Thought I would log my thoughts of excitement but uncertainty of (1) how long it will take me to get to the USCIS office and back as I have a meeting scheduled at the same time to which I will arrive late, and (2) what actually happens at the USCIS office and afterward. I will add a post after returning this afternoon.

Daddy out...

Michael's fingerprints!

So it is a wintery looking night, although it is almost 80 degrees, and I now more than ever want to have our baby girl home in my arms. I want to smell her baby smell and look into her beautiful brown eyes. I cannot wait to have her here and know that she is ours forever. After tomorrow we will be nearing the end of the paper trail..I know I have said this before, but I swear it's true!! I am ready to paint the nursery and to have a baby shower... I am ready to be a Mother. I am ready to have my husband be a Father. We are ready for you beautiful girl!