BTDT???

On Saturday we received our I800 approval, yay!!.  International adoption is packed with acronyms and forms.  We are BTDT (been there done that) AP (adoptive parents) awaiting our DD (dear daughter), while DS (dear son) keeps us busy.  An I800 is just one of many, many forms that we’ve had to file and get approved from some sort of agency or governing body.  This particular form is part of a series of immigration forms that will help us bring Lucy home.  There was an I800, proceeded by the I800A, the I864W, the DS230, the Supplement 3….need I continue??  Needless to say we are very familiar with where to get something FedEx’d, UPS’d, USPS’d, notarized, money-ordered, faxed, copied, certified, ordered or just plain ole’ filled out.  At this point we are waiting for a NVC (national visa center) letter, and an Article 5, TA (travel approval) and a CA (consulate appointment).  And then we get to go to the PRC (China) for LUCY.

Additionally, DS (Tyson) had a fairly minor surgery today.  He’s BTDT with the whole OR thing but it still stinks all the same.  The nurses and docs at CHKD (Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters) took great care of him… All right, I’ll stop using acronyms and just tell the story. Little man has been known to throw a fit going into the OR (and pee on his mama and the OR table), so our friend and pre-op nurse last time suggested a little pre-medication.  It made all of the difference in the world both this time and last.  (Thanks Whitney!)   I’m not sure how else to describe how he acts on the med but let’s just say “goofy”.  He was all smiles and silly sentences.  He says things like “my mouth doesn’t work” and watched his hands move with an amused/bewildered expression on his face.  After that everything went smoothly and he blew kisses at us as they carted him off to the OR.  The surgery was straightforward and went well.  In the recovery room he was ticked off and miserable until he woke up enough to eat a fruit punch slushy.  He’s now doing well and will go back to school tomorrow.  Next month he’ll go back to surgery for a few revisions of previous surgeries. There’s bound to be more drama next time around…even for the kid that’s BTDT.

 

We are still on track for a July departure for China.  Excited doesn’t even explain how we feel.  The purple room upstairs is just too empty.  It needs a little girl, with beautiful brown eyes to fill it up.  Almost daily people ask me what Tyson thinks of getting a sister.  I think that he is excited for the idea of her.  I really don’t think anyone is truly ready to be kicked off of the throne.  For a year and a half he’s been the center of our attention, gifts and time.  Sharing it may be hard but I think he’s up for the challenge.

TTFN,

Melis