Let's take a break today........

There will be plenty of time for planning. The entire China adoption process will take approximately a year. So, let's talk about some of the things that we did to keep sane.

Of course, mommy and grandma began planning the nursery. Which room would become the nursery; what color/s should it be; which furniture to buy and on and on. Oh, yes, then there were the clothes shopping trips. This was actually very exciting for all of us.

Another thing that helped was communicating with the other parents who would be making the trip with our group. The adoption agency, WACAP, made a list available. You know the old saying, "Misery likes company". They were all as excited and as anxious as we were and just being able to talk about the trip was helpful.

Daddy and I spent many hours on the Internet. There are so many things to learn about China. We will discuss all about China, from my perspective, later in the blog.

Last of all, we made an effort to learn a few words of Chinese. This can definitely take up much of your time. Here is one of the free sites on the Internet to help you learn some of the language.