Time keeps on ticking.....

I can't believe it has been since the 9th since my last post. Work has picked up a bit again and I kept getting home late the last 2 weeks. October will be much better though from a work stand point, but very busy outside of that.

What all has happened in the last 2 weeks?

Well, we have kept in touch with our birthmother a lot through emails and texts. She had another ultrasound done and texted me the pics which was awesome. Her last one is Oct 9th. Looking at our calenders there was really only 1 weekend available for a visit to California which is Oct 13th, so we will be heading out there on the 12th and getting back on the 14th. A whirlwind of a trip. I am not sure what all to expect or how much time she actually wants to spend with us. I have never been to California though, so I am sure we can find things to do :) One of my co-resident's wedding is that same weekend and we had hoped to go, but this trumps that and really is the only weekend available for us. ( I have an interview the weekend before, am on call the weekend after, and the last weekend I am in Miami at a conference)

We have a conference call scheduled with the attorney, our case worker and the financial woman on Tuesday evening. We have some questions for them regarding our account and things they never told us going in to the process that is a little irritating, but hopefully it will get worked out on Tuesday. During that call we should also get some help as to what to do, what to avoid and what to expect during our visit with the birthmother.

Our one biggest points of irritation which isn't our Agencies fault, but it IS their fault for not telling us in advance is that apparently we have to stay in California until the paperwork goes through for us to legally leave the state with the baby. This can take up to 10 days, but you have to add in the day in advance of the birth and then she has until 5 pm the day after she is discharged to change her mind and the trip becomes 2 weeks-ish. Now I KNOW this was never brought up in all our of pre-signing up talks and conference calls and was never mentioned in the paperwork. It wouldn't have changed our minds to go ahead and adopt with this agency or with this birthmother, but it would have been nice to not be surprised with this information AFTER we matched. 2 weeks in a hotel in California will get expensive and we did not budget for that. Also, that eats up half my maternity leave sitting in a hotel with an infant. The silver linining is that we will have 10 days or so to get to know him and his routines before boarding a plane and annoying everyone around us :) And that is time that Dusty and I can spend with him without nay worries about work or the pets or anythign else. We can just submerge ourselves in taking care of and loving him without distraction which will be amazing.

OH!! I got my first baby care package :) My mom sent me a little box of goodies for the baby. Here are some pics:

There were a few other things in there too - some onesies, baby shampoo and A&D ointment.

We also purchased a dresser this weekend for his stuff. It was only $10 at a garage sale. It needs a new coat of paint, but is really heavy, sturdy wood with nothing broken or warped. Now we will have a spot for all his things.

Will let you know how the conference call goes!