More Paperwork?????

You know this cartoon is kinda how I am feeling about this adoption process. AHHHHH!!! I just realized our fingerprints are going to expire on January 9, 2008. We need valid fingerprints to get his visa. We received an email from our adoption agency with the subject line of "Next Steps". In order to process his visa paperwork at the Ethiopian embassy we have to fill out more good 'ole USA government forms. So it's back to the United States Citizenship and Immigration website to download more forms!!!! Will it ever end???!!!!! But nevertheless, we will continue to jump through hoops to get to our little boy.

Gifts for Geremu

Once you accept an adoption referral you can send a gallon sized ziplock bag to the orphanage for your child. (Of course I had to use the jumbo sized bag). Two friends bought gifts for him as soon as I found out about the referral, a cute blanket toy and a soft cuddly blanket. Thanks S. and P.! K., a co-worker who works part-time at an embroidery shop, placed his birth name on the items and I sent them over along with a photo album of pictures of us. Thanks K.! Our little buddy A. can't go to Target without wanting to buy something for the new baby. So she told her mommy that he needs bibs and a toy. Her mother has warned us that she is not going broke buying things for our child! An ESOL teacher at the school gave me my first BABIES R US Gift Card for Christmas. Thanks K., I am saving it to buy him a special first outfit :-) A family of a student I teach bought him an adorable snowsuit. Thanks C. Family! My mother lives in MD, but one of my VA "moms" bought him a cute little giraffe rocking toy and placed it under her tree for Christmas. Everyone who went to her house over the holidays asked about the toy she had under her tree. Her response was ...it's for Seth! Our little guy is not even here yet, but he is well loved and has his first Christmas gifts!