Priorities

We have begun the great adventure of prioritizing as parents!  So many things to choose from to buy for Lily.  Where does one start?

Being very informed parents, we know she'll need these.

And of course, this to put them in.  

Safety is a top priority so we've watched many car seat reviews.  Yes, we were the only ones in that aisle wearing reading glasses. We just looked so much smarter than all the others!

Planning for our airplane ride home, these may come in handy for some of the 13 hours and offer a bit of entertainment.  The people sitting around us will appreciate it if it works!

So far, so good on prioritizing.

 But then this happened...

 Our new "pit", aka our family gathering spot.  Yes, it does pull you in and make you want to be all cozy! That's ok though because after all, Lily needs a place for cuddles and lovin with her mommy and daddy! So therefore this purchase is justified - whew!

Speaking of movies, all Disney movies must be able to be seen and heard well by everyone so there's also this addition:

Don't judge! It's not like we got the biggest one.  It had to look right on the wall.  It had to match the "pit".  And, let's not forget, it's all for Lily!

Right Now

Right now my two thoughts are:

Really, our wait isn't much longer...just a few more months. 

We are having such a fun time getting everything ready for Lily!

  More on that later and our decisions of "proud parent prioritizing"!  

My other thought currently is that I just cannot wait to let Lily meet this guy:

Her Grandaddy!

We sent my Dad several of our favorite pics a while ago and here he is just after opening them.  She doesn't know it yet, but he is one of many who can't wait to meet her, hold her, and love her.  What a family of love she is about to join!

It's a surreal feeling "knowing" her as we do, filling our house with her pictures, preparing for our trip, getting our home ready for her and at the same time she's totally unaware of the true greatness which awaits her: kindness, learning, fun, use of her imagination, vast experiences, building of confidence, nonstop care, hope,  devotion, faith and unending love.  Not only from us, but from our families and friends. This sweet, little girl half way around the world doesn't know this yet, but she has so many blessings coming her way.  As do we!

Zooming

ZOOMING - that's how we describe our life right now!  After months of waiting, we are in the part of our journey where things are really moving.  And we are pretty darn happy about that!

Lately, we spend a lot of time doing this...

Signed, sealed, delivered.

  Lucky for us many things are done electronically with actually just a bit done like the above.  I can't imagine waiting by the door each day for a delivery from FedEx!  Now, we just wait for a "ding" and then know that...

Any "When Harry Met Sally" fans out there??

So, where are we in the process?  Forms, forms and more forms - I800, I864W,  DS-260.  It's like a whole new language out there for us with these names and acronyms (CCCWA, TA, LSC, USCIC just to name a few).  More acronyms than we have in the teacher and pilot world and that is a crazy amount!

We received our LSC - Letter of Seeking Confirmation from Adopter.  It's a formality from China which we sign saying we agree to adopt to Lily.  That was an easy one which we eagerly signed and returned.  We've also sent off all paperwork to immigration which will allow us to immigrate Lily to the United States.

Woo hoo!  It's all official for us and Lily Grace.

One more thing...Happy Birthday today to our daughter, Lily!  She's now a big 2 year old!

Our Daughter

We are so incredibly happy today to introduce you to our daughter,

Lily Grace Wilson.

I don't believe I can put into words our true happiness in knowing everything is official and she is our daughter.  A little, sweet, young girl waiting for her Mommy and Daddy to come get her.  Our daughter. I love the sound of that.

  

Our daughter Lily...