Some ladies had a really great suggestion about passing the wait time checking things off of their baby bucket lists. That really got me thinking that would be something great for DH and I to create. Is anyone willing to share some of the things on their list so we can all collaborate?
Or for those who have already brought their child home, anything you'd suggest putting on the list prior to bringing a LO home? After all, you have the first hand experience!
TIA!!
Re: Baby Bucket List
Application approved Dec '11
Mar '12: Homestudy interrupted by change in Uganda requirements - where do we go from here?
After searching and searching, back with Uganda but with our homestudy agency's program.
Homestudy complete July 19
USCIS I-600A submitted July 20. Biometrics appointments arrived Aug 17; fingerprinted Aug 21; 171H received Sept 25th. On the wait list Oct 1st: #18. By Jan 25th, we're #13!
Come home, baby A!
I wrote these down this weekend:
-Go to Cardinals Opening Day
-See one of my favorite bands at a winery
-Have a bed day, where we lay in bed all day and watch movies, including eating in bed
- Have a slumber party with my
Anything you've wanted to learn.... do it now.
On a practical note, CLEAN/ORGANIZE! We waited 22 months. Why I didn't completely gut and organize my garage and cupboards, I dunno?! I'd love to have a week of free time now to do
This may be kind of weird, but now that it is looking more and more like we may adopt instead of being pregnant, I am trying to get six-pack abs and then I want to get my belly button pierced. I had it done in HS but took it out. I want it back.
<pStarted TTC July 2012. Missed m/c & d&c 9/12 11w. Natural m/c 1/13 6w. Chemical pgs 3/13 & 8/13 around 4w. Currently TTA while saving for adoption.
“When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.” -Helen Keller
Edited for typos
Haaaaaaaa. So true.
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Mother of two wonderful boys! Blessed through adoption.
I made a list and posted it on our blog when we were first waiting:
https://thelifethatiswaitingforus.wordpress.com/2012/11/02/before-baby-bucket-list/
(Sorry I can't make it clicky!) I was planning to do some blog post updates about t