Pre Travel Info

Soon is now sooner! I received an email from CB on Friday and they expect our LOI`s in a week or so. That means we need to travel within 30 days of the date indicated on the letter. Yahoo!!!!!!! I am ready, really ready and my sister Kathy who is traveling with me is also ready. My daughter is coming home soon which is now sooner.

Anticipation

I know I was cranky last week, but sometimes the waiting is hard. This week is much better. I feel very positive, I like to think that maybe it is a good sign and we will receive our travel dates this week, but I really think the good feelings are as a result of all the good baby news I have read about this week. The adoption blogging world, of which I only follow a few, has been full of wonderful news. New babies being born, new referrals received and families travelling to Vietnam and China to meet their new children. Wonderful positive things.

I'm Cranky

I don't mean to be, but I know I am cranky. It's an old fashioned word that my Dad used to use, but it describes my current attitude. I'm cranky at home, I'm cranky at work, I try not to be cranky but it's not working. I'm cranky because I am ready. I could be ready to travel within a few hours, not that it happens that way, but I could be ready. So, I am thinking the only cure for my crankiness is a travel date. Do you think that if all my family, friends and coworkers wrote letters to the Powers that Be, the ones that hold the LOI's in their tight little hands and are so reluctant to let go of them, do you think if we all wrote and explained how cranky I was that I could travel sooner? No............I didn't think so either!

Waiting

Still waiting for my Invitation to Travel. The piece of paper that officially invites me to Vietnam to meet and adopt my daughter The one thing that is different is that I kind of feel like I am almost ready. The crib is up, the dresser has clothes etc in it, the closet full of clothes and toys. The high chair is upstairs and sitting in the kitchen. A friend from work dropped off an exersaucer for Macy to borrow,(thanks Val) and the car seat is here, (OK it is still sitting in the living room but it's here.) I have sorted the things I am planning on taking with me and my sister Kathy and I have discussed our trip. The agency sent an email and asked for the balance of the in country fees and they called Friday to say it arrived. I took this as a good thing, that CB want every thing ready for when the Invites arrive, (that's my story and I am sticking to it) I received a voice message from Cathy at the adoption agency that indicated they hoped to hear something within a few weeks. I still think late March/early April is when we travel, earlier would be great, but I really think that is just a dream. I received my Part 1 reply from Citizenship Canada. That is the part where I had to prove I was a Canadian Citizen before they could grant my child citizenship. Part 2 happens in Vietnam and the end result is a Canadian passport so Macy can come home.
While I am waiting, life goes on. I work, I sleep, I live, I try not to shop too much. and as I have been doing for the past 2 years, 10 months 3 days, I wait. I wait for the day until I meet my daughter.

Stuff, stuff and more stuff

How naive I was!!! I knew babies needed a lot of stuff, but as the days and weeks go by, the amount of stuff I have aquired for Macy, seems to be gathering/building on its own. (I personally think there are fairies that come into my home at night and add things) Or maybe it is just panic setting in, so I buy more things just in case I don't have enough. I have stopped myself from cruising the baby aisle at the local stores. And today, even though it was my intention to go to the mall and visit The Children's Place, (I heard there was a sale) the weather on the way home from Hamilton was horrible so I came straight home. So, nothing new today for her. Her room is full. The crib is up, the dresser all set. Her clothes are all washed, (Ok they are still in the basket but they are washed) and the list of essentials I think I need has dwindled to almost nothing. So, I guess I am almost ready. Ready for Vietnam to send my LOI. Ready to travel, Ready to FINALLY meet my daughter.