Well, here we are on our first date. Shelby and I walking the Pier in Seattle almost three years ago. Seems like, well, three years ago with how slow this week has been going. Thank god it's the weekend.

Ever since we found out that Sawyer will be coming home, I have felt overwhelmed. I feel that we have so little time to get anything done, But, in reality, we have about two to three months to get things done. Both Shelby and I are like, we have to get this done now, or it will never get done. How do we control these feelings? Is anyone ever really ready for their child to come home? Is this pure excitement that is driving us to get everything done now?

Okay, so I am thinking through my fingers, but it makes me feel better to vent a little frustration. Any how, we some big plans for the weekend, yipee!! We are going to paint the front fence, you know the white picket fence, and spread stinky dirt over our flower beds. Then we are going to rip apart the spare bedroom and transform it into Sawyer's room. I want to try to do the Extreme Makeover thing on the room and try to get it all done in 24 Hours, but Shelby thinks it might take a couple of days. Thanks for ruining my fun playing with the electrical system, honey. Love ya!!

We heard some exciting news today, our fun loving friend in Spokane informed us that her husband, and worldly companion, has accepted a job in the ER. This gives him every other weekend off. Which means, we might be able to see them more often and do some hiking and outdoorsy stuff. This Summer is going to be so much FUN!!

Well, got to be going. Blog ya'll later.

We have our first blackmail picture for when he brings his first date home. This picture was taken just over a month ago, where the first picture was taken when he was just seven months old. I can't wait to get him home and put on some Broncos jerseys or a Red Sox outfit.

Yesterday Shelby went to A Children's Closet and bought the coolest Robbeez for him. She also bought some clothes and a jacket. This boy's closet is filling up fast. Thankfully, I will be putting in a closet organizer to make room for it all. The best outfit she got was one that said "Daddy's Little Helper." I can wait to teach him how to use the power tools like the chain saw, or the weed whacker, um, just kidding, no power tools for a while.

It's hard to concentrate at work. I feel I need to be at home, getting the house ready for our little man. I have so much I want to do before he get here, but so little time.

We Start our Journey

A couple of weeks ago, my wife received this e-mail with the image of this little boy with a cleft lip and palate from Kunming. She forwarded the picture to me and not knowing that she was thinking the same thing I was, I asked what we need to do. We contacted the agency and found out that the boy's paperwork would be sent back to CCAA on 04/20/2006 if nobody wanted him. We told them that from the moment we saw his picture, we knew this boy was our son. So, the ball started to roll and within a few days we had all of his available medical records.

We sent a copy of them over to our pediatrician at the University of Washington to review them. She said this little boy is in great shape and that the repair on his his lip looks awesome. Even more exciting news to hear. But, before we heard this from the doctor, we had already signed all the paperwork at the agency. We just couldn't wait to get the process started to bring our boy home.

Saturday the 22nd of April, we had a get together with our agency to meet the Facilitator from China. From talking to her, I could not believe how fast things are moving. On Thursday the 20th, they sent in the LOI to the CCAA. Then they told us that we could expect a TA in the next couple of months. This put us into panic mode. Ya see, we were on this plan to buy on big thing a month until we got the TA. But, that idea went flying out the window, we are now buying one big thing a week until the TA gets here.

So this weekend, we will be ripping out all the bedroom furniture from the spare bedroom and making it Sawyer's room. I can wait to go buy all the boy stuff to put in his room. Then I hope to redo some of the backyard so he can have a place to run and play and get dirty. We are very excited and can not wait to get him home.

We will keep you all posted.