Chinese New Year Barbie

I found this great deal on one of my message boards. This is a Dolls of the World Chinese Barbie. You can find this on Amazon.com. If you go to www.lovewithoutboundaries.com , and then go to the shopping link on the left hand side, you can get to Amazon from that link. This will get money donated to the charity.

They are offering the doll for $19.99. If you order now you get one for free, and free shipping. It is a great deal. I just ordered two. One for my baby and one for a Christmas Gift.

Come to think of it, this is the first thing I have bought for Katy. What a weird feeling. I guess I have to start somewhere.

One Week Down...

about 24 weeks to go.

I can't believe only a week has gone by since we dropped off the paperwork. This is going to be a long 6 months.

I think I need to find a list of things that need to be done before I leave. I know I have to find a pediatrician, setup the nursery, paint the kitchen, but being the wonderful procrastinator that I am, i haven't started anything. I keep thinking about it. I guess it's the thought that counts.

We did receive a very encouraging thing in the mail. It is the infamous "Brown Envelope". This is a package of more forms, but it comes from China. It is the visa forms that need to be brought with us when we travel. I think i need to check with Wide Horizons to find out if they need to be filled out now or later.

Ultrasound Picture

I thought I would share my ultrasound picture with you all.

We are "Paper" Pregnant !!!

After one surgery, 4 IUI's, 3 IVF's, numerous fertility drugs, shots, ultrasounds, bloodwork, one cervical ectopic, I can happily report that Dave and I are expecting a baby.

We just sent off our paperwork this week to China.

What happens next? We wait. The wait will now be 6 months until we see a picture of our little one.
When will we get her? I will travel to China 6-8 weeks after that so we are looking at June or July.

I can't believe it. I think the next 6 months is going to go by verrry slowly. Although I have a lot to do from now until then. We have the holidays to get through, shopping for baby stuff, painting of the nursery, painting of the kitchen, bags to pack. I have numerous books i want to read on parenting, attachement and bonding etc. Hopefully this stuff will keep me busy.

All i know right now is that Dave and I are going to get our baby soon. Let's just hope I don't gain the pregancy 35 lbs.

This is what a completed dossier looks like.

If anyone wanted to know what a dossier looks like before it is sent to China. Here it is.

High Hopes for my nieces.

Here is a picture of my two beautiful nieces. I can't believe how big they got. It looks like my sister has high hopes for their education. They better start saving now.