The Waiting Game

Ahhhhhh! It is so frustrating...we have a beautiful little girl in Ghana waiting to be our baby and we are just waiting on the US Government right now..

Currently, our I600A is at the US Dept. of Homeland Security office division USCIS in Charlotte. Once that application is approved then we can apply for a court date in Ghana.....we just need one more little piece of paper to apply for a date to become parents!! The name of that paper is called the I171H. All these numbers and letters of forms to keep up with..why can't they just call it the "We approve of you to bring a baby into the U.S" form..that would be so much easier.

For those of you wondering...after our I171H reaches Ghana, then we can apply for a court date. Once we have a court date, we'll have more of an idea of when we travel. Most families have traveled 2-3 weeks after their court date. I'm feeling like we are probably going to travel in mid-April and we will most likely be in Ghana for my birthday..(May 5)..what a great birthday present...to be a mommy!!

Scott and I went to Babies R Us and Target this weekend. I think it was an eye opening experience for us. While we were at Babies R Us Scott said, "I can't believe we are looking at all this right now!" I hope it all goes as planned and we get to bring home our little girl soon.

I actually started a small registry at Target last night. We found a bedding set that we really liked and went ahead and bought it so we could pick out paint colors to match it. I started the registry at Target because I want all the cute little knick knacks that match our nursery bedding..ie- nightlight, switchplate, wall hangings, etc... We picked out a pretty pale pink for the walls, and I'm going to attempt to do a garden mural..yes, brave I know, but I'm pretty sure my days at "The Oaks" as Arts and Crafts Master (ie Activity Therapist) have well prepared me for mural painting!!!