...nope, not the Olympics. Better yet, my attempt to start a family story on-line. My family right now is me (thirty-something teacher) and my husband (thirty-something marketing engineer) and our dog (a goldendoodle) and our unmentionable feline. After a few years of trying our best to become parents with all technology had to offer, we are finally on a successful path in that direction; albeit not the path of original intent. As of April 15, 2008 we are officially a waiting family with CHSFS and are expecting to travel to meet our child in South Korea by the close of 2008. Also officially, as of about 2 weeks ago, I began freaking out about the vast amount of preparation that needs to be done for this event.
Today was spent roaming the aisles of "Babies-R-Us" in somewhat of a shock-and-awe state. This baby-world is a world that was strictly off-limits to Dustin and I for the past four years in order to protect us against insanity. But with imminent parenthood finally upon us we jumped in wholeheartedly today: cribs, strollers, diaper hampers (?), bed sets, Winnie, Graco, Einstein...seriously! We walked out with one blanket. That was enough for today.
My summer vacation is now filled with questions as easy as "how to decorate a nursery?", as foreign as "what foods does a child eat at 7-10 months of age?", and as overwhelming as "how do we prepare to be parents, adoptive parents, and trans racial adoptive parents simultaneously?". I'm overwhelmed, scared, nervous, and just incredibly, incredibly happy at the prospect of meeting our child at long last.
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