Getting Ready

We decided we should probably start getting everything ready for the baby and our trip to Ethiopia. I will be going back to work in a little over 3 weeks (ugh) and I would like everything completed before I go back to work. I am really hoping for a mid-September travel date! I have decided to start off the school year and begin my leave when we travel to pick him up. I will then go back to work on Jan. 5.

We were given lists of items that we should bring with us to Ethiopia. Once of the lists included medications that we should pack in case we get sick. Needless to say, I bought all of the medications that were suggested on the list. I now have a small tuperware filled with medicine and first aid supplies:). We also bought all the items that the baby may need while we are in Ethiopia. This week we will begin to get his nursery ready. We have finally figured out how to have a nursery/office.

We also had a phone conference about traveling to Ethiopia with one of our adoption specialists and several other families. The conference was to let us know what to expect when we travel down south to meet our son's birth family. It sounds like a wonderful experience and I am looking forward to it.

I was hoping to get his birth certificate this week but it looks like we will have to wait at least another week before we receive it. We are now just waiting for his birth certificate and then we will be given a travel date. When we get his birth certificate, we will get an updated picture of him. I am really excited to see how much he has changed. Now that he is officially ours, I will be able to post his picture on my blog!