You might be adopting from China if...

YOU MIGHT BE ADOPTING FROM CHINA IF...

1. You know that I-800 & I-171 aren't highways.
2. You've been expecting a baby for over 3 years.
3. You understand that it's 2006 in some parts of the world.
4. You've "paid for" 3 citizenships, but never brought anyone into the U.S.
5. You know that waiting for China has nothing to do with dishes at Macy's.
6. Your homestudy is followed by a number (i.e. #3 or #4).
7. You never know how many days next month will have.
8. You know that babies come in batches.
9. You've been fingerprinted four times, but never committed a crime.
10. You own new clothing in 3 little sizes for all 4 seasons (because you don't know when or how big).
11. You're more interested in what will happen in March 2006 than in March 2009.
12. You know people who understand when you talk about 2 day months & 5 day months.
13. Your due date hasn't changed by days, but by years.
14. You know who the Rumor Queen is ... AND...you don't know who she is.
15. You've waited so long, they re-checked your fingerprints to see if they changed.
16. When you speak of "that time of month" you're talking about CCAA updates & referrals.
17. You might be adopting from China if you love someone you've never met with all your heart.

And all we need is a baby...

We decided on the perfect crib bedding. Javisdavis.com has the most unusual fabric collection called "babushka dolls". I knew the second I saw it that it was what we were going to use in the nursery! It combines me & Kendall because the top is Russian dolls (joke between me & Brandon) & the skirt is woodgrain which Kendall loved!

New Traditions

We started a new family tradition this Christmas. Every holiday season we are going to purchase a new ornament in honor of Kai. We dediced to leave it hanging all year to remind us of her & purchase a new one the following season. Once she is finally home with us she will be able to hang her ornaments and she will know she has been in our hearts all along!

This beautiful Pagoda ornament is the one we chose for Christmas 2008.

Kai's Second Gift

Kai had a gift waiting under the Christmas Tree at my parents. It was the cutest UPS Package Car peddle car. It even had a personalized licence plate with her name on it! Now all we need is her here to ride it.

Kai's First Present

Today Kai received her first gift ever. Maris gave her the most adorable stuffed turtle. It is a character from the children's book Counting in the Garden. The turtle was so pretty & had the most beautiful illustrations on the hang tag. I found a website for the author & she has tons of wall art as well. I think I will have to order the Trey the Turtle wall art!

"A girl should be two things: Classy and Fabulous." ~Coco Chanel

It has been really hard not to buy every great deal I come across. Especially during tax free weekend when sales were abundant. I have to keep reminding myself (or Kendall keeps reminding me) that it is going take at least two more years before we are able to get her. I have bought a few...well, okay maybe more than a few...things. Here's some of my favorites.




My new favorite children's clothing is Tea Collection. They have really cute dresses that can be worn in the summer & then you can put leggings & a long sleeve t-shirt for fall/winter.

What did we do before Craigslist?

We have narrowed the nursery crib bedding down to three collections from Javis Davis. They also have gorgeous swivel glide rockers that can be covered to match the bedding. The only problem is that they are $1500! I decided to search Craigslist for one in good condition & have it recovered with extra fabric from Javis Davis.

Last week I did a quick search on Craigslist & a swivel rocker popped up that had been listed 5 minutes earlier. The desciption said "like new condition, Ethan Allen swivel glide rocker". We went to see it a couple days later & even though I couldn't get him to come off of his asking price...we scooped it up in a matter of minutes at the bargain price of $275!!! He told us they had just moved & didn't have room for living room furniture anymore. He said it's less than two years old & the most that had ever sat in this chair was two of his wife's dolls from her collection. It still has the Ethan Allen tag/receipt attached & it was originally over $1300. I am so excited at how great it looks & we won't even have to get it recovered because it looks great with all of the fabric swatches for the bedding.

We moved it up to an extra bedroom until time to go in the nursery. The only problem is that Tucker thinks we bought it for him to nap in!