We're here!

We made it!!! The flight was fine, though we had to get up at 3:40 this morning. We are now chilling out a the hotel. We will be picking up Shiloh tomorrow morning!!!

Pictures

I got some pictures from Jane today. Probably the last ones we'll get before we are with her!!!

Jane said that when she walked in, Shiloh was sitting in a walker just laughing and smiling. As soon as she pulled out her camera, she refused to smile. The nannies were all laughing. Shiloh just looked at her like, "would you just leave me alone and go back to where you came from." I guess a girl likes her uninterupted play time.

We only have about 3 days before we leave!!!! I can't believe it! It really doesn't feel real. I have so much to do, but it's hard to motivate myself because I don't really feel like I am getting on an airplane on Sunday! Tonight Filipe and I spent the evening chilling out and watching a movie. About 3/4 of the way through it hit me and I thought, "what the heck am I doing? I have a million things to do and I am sitting here watching a not that good movie." Oh well. Tomorrow is another day. I am starting to get nervous about how she is going to be with us at first and if it will be a really hard adjustment for her. Be praying for us!

At Last!!!!

We FINALLY have pink!!! I am so happy! We leave on Sunday and we will be coming back on Thursday. I will get to be with her for my birthday on the 21st, which has been my birthday wish for the last 5 years. Every time my husband would ask me what I wanted for my birthday, I would say, a baby. Now I am finally getting the best birthday present! I am so relieved! More relieved right now than excited, though I'm sure that will come. Yesterday was not a pretty day when the day passed and we still didn't have pink, so I am just so relieved to not have to deal with those emotions anymore. It still doesn't feel real that we are actually going to be with her in 5 days and get to bring her home with us!!!! WoooHoooo!!!!!!!!!

I am officially going crazy!

I am so anxious and frusterated right now!!! Another family, who's DNA arrived at the embassy in the same shipment as ours, got pink today. I have been checking my email like crazy, and nothing. Come on!!! I feel a little silly about making such a big deal about waiting an extra day or two, especially with how long we have already waited, but I swear, these last couple of days have been the longest ever! Please pray that we get pink tomorrow so that I don't lose my sanity over the weekend! It would be the best Mother's Day present ever!

Pink Watch

Ok, so I'm not wearing pink today (I don't have anything pink), but I am definitely on the watch. I am glued to my email in the hopes that we will get something soon. I know of someone who's DNA got to the Embassy the day before yesterday, got pink yesterday and are traveling on Sunday. Although it would be a little crazy, I am hoping and praying for a little craziness! Wait, I think I have a pink necklace. I am off to put it on! Keep you all posted!

AHHHH!!!!

I was planning on making this huge post about my current cleaning frenzy, but then I checked my email and saw that our DNA is done and heading to the US Embassy today!!! I can't believe it happened so quickly! I figured because of the weekend it would be a few more days!!! AHHHH!!! Next stop is pink!!! Does anyone know how long it usually takes to get to the Embassy?

On a cleaning note, I am in a total nesting/cleaning frenzy. We worked like crazy all weekend long doing stuff (I will post pics of our amazing bathroom transformation later). Sunday after working in the yard, I was exausted. I came inside to sit and rest for a while. I could literally only sit for like 2 minutes before I felt like I had to get up and do something, then I would sit to rest again, but just couldn't do it. Needless to say, I slept like a log last night. I am sure today is going to be more of the same, especially with this new news!!!

DNA

Just got word that the DNA is at the lab!!! We are moving along! I was nervous that the Guatemalan Labor Day would delay things, but it looks like we are in the clear on that!

If you can, please be praying for my brother and sis-in-law and their baby boy Malak. They have their fourth court date today and they found out that yesterday was a holiday in Ethiopia, so they my be delayed again (they were already delayed on Monday because of a different holiday). Pray that it will go through this time and that they will get some really good news tomorrow! It's so crazy because we will probably be traveling to pick up our kids at the same time!!!