Dominic's Homecoming Countdown

We are finally home! Our little world traveler is safe in his bed and we had a WONDERFUL trip :) Everything went smoothly. Our Embassy appointment went well and we weren't there too long. Dominic did a GREAT job on the plane . . . it is not easy to entertain a 7 month old for that long, especially when he won't sleep! We had some great help from grandparents in Guatemala and a wonderful reception from a great grandparent, grandparents, aunts and uncles in the airport. Dominic went to the doctor's office for the first time today and did very well with some needles (only a few big screams!). We are all trying to get adjusted here and we couldn't be happier. I will write more about our trip soon . . . right now I need some sleep :) Enjoy the pictures and I'll will write more soon!

We are PINK! We received our pink slip today and we are off to Guatemala this Sunday morning. Our embassy appointment is Tuesday at 7:15 am. We will be flying back to Philadelphia on Thursday with OUR SON! Can you believe it? FINALLY! Thank you to everyone for your love, prayers and kindness. I think we are ready to go here . . . just need to put everything in suitcases and get to the airport. We have lots of gifts for Dominic's foster family. We are very excited to see them again even though I am sure this meeting will be very hard for his foster family. They are so kind and they love him so much; we hope that we will be able to contact them in the future. Friday will be my last day in school until next year so I have lots of things prepare. We are so, so, SO happy! Again, thank you so much to everyone for your love and support. I'm sorry that we didn't get to call each of you personally with the good news, but I know that Dominic's fan club checks the blog on a regular basis! I'll post before we leave and, of course, when we come home! :)

That means son in Spanish! We finally have the birth certificate for our little guy with OUR last name on it . . . it is beautiful! I can't stop staring at it! Our lawyer in Guatemala received it yesterday but it is dated 3/8/06. I think waiting for the pink slip is A MILLION times worse for me than waiting to get out of PGN because now we are so close. For my blogging friends who have been through this, PLEASE tell me how you survived until PINK! And if you don't mind, please pass on your standard response for "So when are you going to get him?" Oh, and if you could share your experiences with timing AFTER the shiny new birth certificate was done, I'd appreciate it! PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE keep praying for us . . . we are getting closer and closer! Thank you for your support and kind thoughts . . . we appreciate it so much!

If you know me, you know that I love my cat. Frank and I adopted our first baby, Princess, after we moved into our house 3 years ago. She has the run of the place. She is very sweet and very, very spoiled. She can pretty much do whatever she wants to do. When I am home, she is by my side nonstop. Frank and I constantly talk about what she'll do when Dominic is here. We've started to put all of his things together, and Princess thinks they are all for her. As I was checking my email a few minutes ago, I heard a loud thump from Dominic's room. There she was . . . relaxing on the freshly washed sheets that we just put in his brand new crib. A few days ago, she cried and cried because she couldn't figure out how to get in it. I guess she's been practicing while we are at school. I have a feeling that things will get interesting when he comes home and there are 2 babies here to spoil :) Enjoy the picture! I will post news as soon as we get it!

Tomorrow is Dominic's 6 month birthday. We received new pictures and a medical on Tuesday. He looks great! He is just 13 lbs. (tiny, tiny, tiny!) but in great physical and mental health. I'm glad that we decided to get the infant car seat because I think he will need it when he comes home and on the plane. Our second package arrived to Guatemala on Thursday. Dominic's new birth certificate was supposed to be ready yesterday. Things are moving . . . it shouldn't be too long now!

This is a very busy weekend for me because it's musical weekend. The kids are doing GREAT! I really love the show and I love watching our kids shine. This morning I am washing some of Dominic's clothing so that it is ready to go to Guatemala. I had a beautiful shower in January and I assumed Dominic would be pretty big when he came home. Well, he has plenty of clothing for the fall, but not much that will fit his little 13 lb. body now :)

My dear friends Lani and Ryan had their twin baby girls! Their names are Maggie and Carrie and everyone is doing great. Dennise is back in PGN and Karen is PINK! Betsy and Savanna are home but a little bit sick . . . I hope that they are feeling better soon!

That is all for now! Have a great weekend!