ALOHA!  We are in Honolulu, Hawaii overnight and tomorrow morning we will make our way to the RMI.  We are so close to getting our baby girl.  We have never been in Hawaii but we are going on very little sleep.  So after a nice dinner of LocoMoco and beef short ribs hawaiian style and a walk on Waikiki beach, we are going to bed instead.   Mahalo! 

M and W

Just a few hours....

In just a few hours we are off on our adventure.  Our bags are packed.  Carry on luggage is almost ready.  I am charging up cellphones, netbook and camera for our trip.  Everything is set.  Woohoo!!!  We cannot wait to start this experience.  Hopefully there will be no glitches and things will go smoothly and we will be able to connect with everyone via email.  I am already tired and we have not even started our journey but I will sleep on the airplane for sure since it will take us a total of 18 hrs airtime to get to the RMI.  Our flight is bright and early with several lay overs.  I will blog when I can.
     Our baby girl is waiting for us and we are ready to be her mommy and daddy.  I cannot wait for her to get to know us and our many family and friends.  We are very lucky parents to be. All of this is so worth the time and expense and we will savor every moment of it since it will go by faster than we can imagine.

Love, M

Just a few more days.....

We are getting ready to make our island adventure.  2 of 3 bags are packed.  We cannot wait to get there and start this journey with our baby girl.  I am sure  I have forgotten to bring something but we did not need it any way.  Video camera and digital camera are ready to record our adventure.  We will try to post as much as possible while gone.  Please pray for us and that our paperwork will be finished sooner rather than later.

Thank you to all my new friends who have been to the RMI to pick up there babies and welcome to new friends who are just beginning.

Monette and Wayne

Soon...

So we have not been doing much since I blogged last.  We are anxiously waiting for our referral.  We are at the top of the list for baby girl.  Three babies are due this month and hopefully one will be our little girl.
     We had a great baby shower during Labor Day given by my sister in law, Jayne and brother, Pedro.  Wayne was able to be at the baby shower so that was great.  My family is so generous and amazing.  I love them very much.  We were also able to spend time with our family at Sandbridge Beach, VA over the weekend.  It was such a short visit with the family.  Hopefully we can plan a longer family vacation soon so we can introduce baby girl to everybody. 
     Wayne and I also came back from Oklahoma this past weekend to visit Paul (my brother in law), Jocelyn (his wife) and baby Avary.  It was such a whirlwind visit.  We were able to see old friends, the Shin family and Jeff for a good dinner.  We also got to meet Mickey LaSalle and see Linda LaSalle (our friends) over the past weekend.  Baby Avary is cute as a button and we got to spend a little time with them.  We are just working, working, working now while we wait for the phone call.

     Now we just wait for our referral.  I feel nervous, anxious, joyful, ready, etc.  Such varying emotions for this time in our lives.  I am so thankful for my new friends I have met along the way in this adoption journey and will enjoy being in touch with them as we raise our children.  I am also thankful for family and friends  who support our journey to our baby girl.

Ready and waiting

So we are ready to go as soon as our baby girl is born.  We have all our paperwork together including original child abuse clearances, FBI checks,et.  It is all a waiting game now.  Pray for us that we get our little girl soon.  We are ready for her!

Toys for someone....

So as we wait for our baby girl, hubby is very anxious about her arrival.  Instead of worrying about decorating her bedroom he worries about other things.  Her room is not ready for her arrival yet.  We must find a dresser and crib mattress for her room.  But instead of finding these things, hubby bought himself a new toy.  He bought himself a 4 wheeler. ( I will add photo later)  Yup, he had to get himself something to help with chores around the house.  He says he bought it because it comes with a plow so he can plow the mulch around our house and do more yard work.  We shall see if that happens.  I will keep you posted.

Still no news

We still are on the waiting list for baby girl.  It is so frustrating to wait for so long and be so close but yet so far.  Hopefully we will be able to get out baby girl soon since there are a few expected births in our program in the next 3 months.  Pray our baby girl is one of them.  Hoping we will get to travel with our new friends the Morelands. 
     So I am keeping myself busy working alot these next couple of weeks until the new pharmacist starts at CVS.  It is going to be awful but the extra money will help out when we travel.  Wish me luck and hope I can keep up my energy.