As of yesterday, we have been logged in for 2 months. In the anticipated 10 month wait, we are 20% of the way there!! Here's a progress report on the goals we've set to accomplish before we get Zoe:
Get Healthy Okay, the exercise is more off than on. And even though we're not actually eating them, we do now have vegetables in the fridge. :-)
Nursery Decorations We are way ahead of where we need to be. Yippee!
Parenthood preparation I'm not sure how to proceed with this one. Parenting classes? Our social worker recommended them. She also recommended getting the book What to Expect the First Year and following along with where we suspect our daughter might be. We'll see..
Learn about China We watched the Chinese New Year marathon of the show Mega Structures. (I think it was Mega Structures) We learned about the Great Wall, the preparations in Beijing for the 2008 Olympics, and the Three Gorges Dam. Amazing. There was also a good episode of Globe Trekker.
Clearly, we have a long way to go. But we're getting there...
7 comments:
ROFL!! The "getting healthy" cracked me up!!
Congrats on the 2 months down in your wait. Not much longer now. We are LID in 01/13/06, so we are just behind you. If you get an August referral, I hope we get a September referral! Well, we can only hope, right?
Tom and Wendy
Georgia - Congrats on 2 months! You need to celebrate each milestone in this long process. We have some of the same goals as you do over the next several months. I am determined to climb that Great Wall without passing out!
Cindy
Congrats on your 2 months. It would be nice if we knew how many months we had, but no matter how many, at least you have 2 down.
Hey, good news!!! My suggestion? Get the book (it's great!) and only take the classes if you think you want to. Parenting is definitely OTJ training and mostly common sense - of which you have a larger dose than most people. We're getting excited about next week!!! Can we get a little Dr. Pepper and cheese dip in the house? MMMMmmmmmmm. Love ya!
Deanna
That Globe Trekker was good!! It made me want to take a trip down the Yangtzee river...while we are in China. My husband said, "with our luck--it would sink" :)
We are close to 1.5 months down and with CCAI too!!
Regards!
Also think about getting "What to expect the toddler years" - both books were a very good resource. I also watch the mega structure TV marathon. It was very intersting.
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