Tim and Jeni's Adoption: January 2009

Things are happening even while we wait for that I171H to come in the mail. We sent a check to the adoption agency for more than we would spend on a car. But, we know that a baby girl is worth far more than a car to us!

We won't have a better idea about a specific timeline until the I171H comes in. Ugh! This waiting is getting tough. We just really want our baby girl. We can't wait to hold her in our arms.

In the mean time we are enjoying our baby boy. I do know that Jojo will love having a playmate! Sharing the attention, however, will be something for him to adjust to. Lately Joseph loves to sit on my lap to watch a movie, read his books, or play his new drum. I'm enjoying it as much as possible now. I know there will come a time when he won't be able to sit on my lap.

It seems like we're always waiting on one more piece of paperwork. We were excited when our final child abuse checks came through last week. It seemed like it took forever. I think the delay had something to do with the holidays. So, now that the home study is complete we'll be waiting on the I171H, which is our Immigration approval. It comes from the Greece USCIS office because of where we're now living. Once we receive it we'll be waiting for our paperwork to be authenticated and then for our paperwork to be sent on to Ethiopia.

I try to get paperwork accomplished, but it's difficult when this cute little boy is awake. He loves to sit on my lap when I'm working on the computer. Sometimes he watches his "movie" while I work.

I couldn't help myself when I walked into a store the other day that was having a sale, I had to buy some little girl clothes. I just can't wait for our little girl to fill these clothes. I love it when little girls wear bloomers over their diapers, so I'm watching for these! :)