October 2010
LAST UPDATE BEFORE WE LEAVE FOR CHINA . .
.
I know, you all are saying that we had four and a half years,
why aren’t you ready…Here is an explanation (ok an excuse :)).
When our paperwork went to China in 2006, it was full steam
ahead. We started getting the room ready, buying baby clothes,
and baby proofing the house. But as weeks turned to months, and
months turned to years, the wait became harder and harder, and
quite frankly frustrating. So all of the preparations came to a
screeching halt.
Fast forward to August 2010…the call that we had finally become
parents restored our gusto. But as many of you know preparing
for a baby should take nine months, and we only had 2. So it has
been a whirlwind of showers, shopping, and shaping up the room.
I need to thank all of my family and friends for their endless
support. I was blessed with not one, but three showers. My first
“shower” was at Old Bag of Nails. Paulette, Ali, and Kim can
really throw an Adoption Celebration filled with fun,
festivities, and an A-M-A-Z-I-N-G cake! My mom and mother in law
threw the second shower. It was at an Italian restaurant near
where I grew up. Family and friends gathered to share stories
and advice, and eat great food. Finally, that same weekend,
Becki and Laura threw shower number 3! Their invitation came
bearing a ladybug and Eliana’s picture on the return address
labels. The theme continued with ladybugs all over the house and
red and black decorations throughout! PHEW! I am tired.
After the afterglow of the parties wore off it was time to
prepare to actually travel to China. Which takes us to the past
2 weeks…
The theme of the past two weeks has been lists. To-do lists to
be exact. When Tom and I cross one thing off of a list, 3 more
replace it! The two biggest challenges have been deciding which
size clothes to take for Eliana, and staying within the weight
limit for the in-China flights. Packing has monopolized our
conversations…so tonight on and off the scale we stepped to make
sure that the checked bags were within the (ridiculously small)
limit. I think that we are successful…only the scale at the
airport will tell.
READY OR NOT ELLIE – HERE WE COME! |
Mother's shower
October 10th shower
School adoption celebration
Tom and Melissa with packet |
