Toddler Shower today

Today Sara and Tracy threw me a fabulous baby, I mean, toddler shower.  We got tons of great gifts, and got to see friends that I haven't seen in quite a while. 
 
The cake was SO CUTE with little matchbox cars on it!  Plus we played fun party games including Quincy Jeopardy.  Brian and Sara worked hard on coming up with trivia questions in the categories of "Bridget and Jason", "Cartoons", "Toy R Us", "China", "Adoption" and "Q".
 
Among the gifts was our "100 Good Wishes Quilt", which Brian's mom was good enough to put together for us.  She did a truly amazing job, and it's SO BEAUTIFUL!!!  I will post more detailed pics of the quilt on a different post, so that all of you who contributed can see the beautiful end result of your contributions.
 
Thank you SO MUCH to all of our friends who have been with us on this journey. It means so much to us that you have been there for us and have been so supportive.  We can't wait to get our little boy home and let you all meet him!
 
Bridget

TA!!!! We're coming Quincy!

We received word from our adoption agency on Thursday that our TA (Travel Approval) was here. Then last night, we talked to Amy about our consulate appointment has been scheduled for August 16. So we will meet our beautiful son on August 7 and come home on August 18. We haven't booked our tickets yet, but it looks like we will leave on Thursday August 2 and come home Saturday August 18!

There's SO MUCH to do! This weekend is dedicated to finishing up all of the unfinished cleaning & projects in the house, and next weekend is my baby shower and packing. The weekdays are for shopping for last minute things, doctor's appointments, practicing Chinese, getting everything ready at work, and all of the other little travel details.

It's gonna be a very busy time, but we are up for it! WE CAN'T WAIT!!!

Bridget

Refingerprinting finished!

This morning Jason and I went to the USCIS office to get our fingerprints redone. This is our last piece of paperwork we needed to do before we go to China. So we're officially ready. Hear that CCAA? WE ARE READY! Send our TA. We want to come get Quincy now!

Bridget
7-12-07

Quincy gets a visit from the Hopps!

We got an email this morning that warmed my heart. I woke up at 4:30AM to check my email because Lisa had said they were going to get to meet Quincy at the orphanage. And they did!!!
I opened up my email and there was such wonderful news. They said he sits at the front of his class and seems very smart. He wanted to show them all of the toys and they played with cars for a while. They said he loves cars, so we'll have to bring some with us to break the ice.

Most importantly they found out that he has been told that he has a family. They are preparing him to be adopted, and he is excited to meet his new family. That eases SO many of my fears. Up until today, I was so scared that we wouldn't be ready and I was stressing about all of the little things. Now I just want to go get him. I miss him terribly and want my travel approval ASAP...

I'm finally getting excited again. The excitement had gotten hidden under all of the fear, but I'm ready now. I know that I can deal with whatever happens, whenever it happens, so I want it to happen NOW!!!

Bridget
7-12-07