Changes, Changes

Well, we're 2 1/2 months on the list now. I'm guessing that we'll be getting the referral in November and picking up Baby in February. But I've learned that can change!

We've been extremely busy getting ready for the next huge change in our lives: picking up and moving to Santa Fe! We're excited for our new home (with a great fenced in yard for Baby and Chewy!) and are ready to explore such a great city. We're moving in late June and then hitting the road to visit all of our family before Pete has to start his job in early August. Of course this means 1,000 new forms to fill out once we move but Gladney thinks it shouldn't be a problem at all because we won't have received the referral yet. And to be honest, many of them will probably expire anyway.

Soon I will have time to break back into the blogging world and catch up with all my favorite bloggers!

1 Month Down!

Officially one month on the wait list today. However, I feel like we haven't really gotten anywhere because I received word that the wait is now 7.5 months. Sigh. But that's okay! Just happy we're on the list!

ON THE WAIT LIST!!!

Start the clocks, our dossier is on its way to DC as we speak! I never thought this day would come! YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAY!

Maternity Clothes

So we're cleaning out our basement this past weekend...I find the dreaded boxes of maternity clothes that my step-mother gave to me before moving out of the country. I've had them for 4 1/2 years. I kept them because I thought that one day a miracle would occur and I would need them. Well, that's not happening.

I decided to sell all of them on Ebay. I had these nice intentions of using the money to pay for stuff around the house. Then I went out to lunch with a friend. I told her the story and she looked at me angerly and said, "I want you to take any money you make off those clothes and spend it on something absolutely ridiculous. Pink shoes, an exotic purse, a necklace you don't need. You deserve to get something fun out of the horrible infertility road you've been on. I DEMAND it."

So I agreed! Any thoughts on how I should spend??

Done with the dreaded paperwork!

We FINALLY got word today that our paperwork is complete for our dossier. KBS has one or two more authentications to do and then she'll send it to Gladney. I'm SO glad that pretty soon we'll be able to start the clock. We must be the WORST paperwork couple on the planet. Pathetic. We were so busy in February that things got all clogged up and we did all these forms incorrectly or just sloppily. I was so frustrated. So I'm really happy that now we can think about the good stuff!

So yay!

PAPERWORK SUCKS!

It sucks! It really really does. I'm now on the third letter from my bank (and my 6th phone call), my life insurance letter has to be redone because the notary didn't put when her commission expired, Pete's doctor's letter has to be redone, and....here's the REALLY good one, 5 documents that Pete and I both notarized have to be redone because Pete put the date as 2/2/9 instead of 2/2/09. SERIOUSLY? That can't be translated? That isn't a legal date?

I'm taking a self-imposed break from this today. Need to chill.

I guess one week isn't going to make a difference when the wait is getting longer and longer for referrals and court dates.

Frustration!

Favorable Determination

Those are amazing words to hear. Even better when they come in the mail from CIS! They did it in under 2 weeks which is unbelievable. I never thought we'd be behind the government in terms of getting our stuff together. So now we just have to get 1,000 things notarized, wait for one more letter, and it's in the hands of KBS Dossiers. I'm hoping this will all be taken care of in two weeks. Probably wishful thinking....