No Early Christmas

Although we still have so much to be thankful for, there is no longer any chance that we will be spending the holidays in Kazakhstan with our new little love. We've just been notified that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) is now taking a minimum of at least four months to process dossiers and sometimes as much as six to eight months. This is up from an average of four to six weeks, when our dossier arrived in Kaz. Oh, the wild world of international adoption! The upside is that our dossier has been in Kazakhstan for almost three months already, so we have at least one more month (probably closer to two or three months) to wait before we hear any word on when we might travel. So I'm putting my gorgeous new stroller safely in the garage, because it looks like I won't be using it for a while and I'm off to tell Calvin, who only wants to talk about being a "big brother" to "baby Garrett," that we'll have to wait a while more. I know that we'll bring our baby home when the time is right, but this does feel like a punch in the gut. Love to you all. Paka. Becca

Thank You!

I just wanted to say a quick but very heartfelt "thank you" to all our wonderful family and friends for the beautiful baby shower this evening. It was great seeing everyone and really getting a chance to celebrate our new little love. I want to send an extra special bit of love to my wonderful sister (excited aunty) Caroline for giving the party. Everything was so beautiful, and put together with such care. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you for all you hard work, Car. I appreicate all of the love you put into tonight.
And I can't say thank you enough to each of you for the amazing big brother quilt you made for Calvin! It is so beautiful and obviously crafted with such love. Calvin is sleeping snuggled up tight in it right now. He was so excited when I gave it to him. We must have looked over and explained each of the squares three times before he let me put him to bed. He was really interested in knowing who made which square. I think it is safe to say that he loves every bit of it.
Finally, thank you for Calvin and Garrett's sweeeeeet new ride. What a stroller! Wow! I am still reeling! Honestly, that thing is so cool, I may just have to stroll it around the house until Garrett arrives. I won't be able to wait!
I think I officially have all of the baby accessories... now I just need the baby!
Come on, honey, call you mother!