Planning Is Hard

Planning for a baby during an open adoption is very tricky.  You want to be prepared for when you finally get the call, but you also don't want to go all out with clothes, furniture and decoration.  At least I don't.  The problem is that with the move coming up and the unknown of when we'll be able to come home with a baby makes me hesitant to put a nursery together.  In our mounds of agency paperwork we've had to read through, they mention that some people prefer to get the nursery done and set up while having all the clothes, bottles, diapers, wipes, etc. that one would need right away. For some people it's just to hard to see an empty nursery so they prefer to wait until they are matched.  I'm kind of in between.  I have a few clothes that are washed and will work while we are in the states for a few days.  I have some wipes, oil and baby wash (thanks to my sister) and a few other things.  We have a crib, but no mattress.  I psycho planner in me would like to have everything ready to go at the drop of a hat, but I'm just to hesitant.  I keep telling myself it's because when we get to Las Vegas it will be easier to set up a nursery/baby room/whatever.  That's utter crap. Many women set up their nurseries from here by using several different methods (e.g. what you can't find at the BX you find on the economy or online.)

Once we get Stateside it will be a little bit easier, I think, to be able to set things up and get some stuff ready to go.  We'll be living in a rental house until we find a house we want to buy.  So even until then I may not go crazy with decorating a bed room, but we'll see. I'd like to think I'd spruce it up at least a little bit but sometimes I have these grand ideas and then when it comes to execution I'm like, "Hmm, that's a lot of work." LOL.

Other than that, things are going well.  I've sent off our fingerprints to the FBI for analysis.  I've got my physical report done and now we're waiting on David's.  I think those and the fingerprints are the last things we'll need to do as far as updating paperwork.  In a few months I'll have to contact an agency in Las Vegas that will help us start a new home study for when when we move.  I'm hoping it's not another 40 page questionnaire to fill out but I'm sure it will be.

Updated Paperwork Is A Drag!

Since it's been a year since we've started our paperwork process, it's time to redo them all! Some states require documents that are current within 1 year so we are back at the grind doing fingerprints, background checks and medical visits.  It's time consuming and a hassle but it has to be done.  I'm hoping that once we get to Las Vegas things will start to pick up.  Oh, and if this is the first time you're reading this, we're going to Las Vegas! :) The hubs got his assignment last month and we will be PCSing to Nevada sometime in October as it stands right now. Our adoption agency seems to think that things might pick up for us in regards to profile exposure when we get stateside so here's hoping! :)

Anyway, it's been a while and I'm horrible about this but I just wanted to do a quick update. We're still hanging in there and keeping our spirits high that it will happen soon.  Thanks for all your continued support and warm thoughts!  One day soon, we'll have our long awaited for little one in our arms ♥