I-171H approval in 7 days after fingerprint appointment

Wow, that notification came pretty fast, didn't it? Kevin called me at work Friday with the news after finding our I-171H approval in the mailbox. Now if we could just have a surprise early referral too! That's a lot to ask for, I know.

To Sherry, I learned a new term this weekend that I think you'd appreciate: retail therapy. I have worked a lot this past week and have resisted urges to self-treat my adoption anxieties with retail therapy. No new little dresses in 2T have found their way to the guest room this week, but I do admit that I checked out the new items on the Gymboree web site this afternoon. The guest room has been filling up with a few dolls, books, clothes, toys, and the high chair that we've collected since last November. The few items of baby clothing I fell in love with and just had to buy are pretty much all in 2T just in case we get an older referral. I don't want to purchase that BabyGap onesie for Hannah to wear home because I don't know what size she'll be. I figure that I can have a onesie printed with the phrase "Are we there yet?" if BabyGap sells out before we get a referral. No biggie.