TECO and Travel Meeting

We're went to TECO today to authenticate some Power of Attorney forms. We really enjoyed the drive, and to be doing something for our daughter. We went to Chinatown and shopped around, went to the fortune cookie factory, ate dim sum, shopped some more. . .I completely refrained from buying her a Cheng-sam or Chinese pants outfit. I looked, but couldn't find the "right one." We did buy silk pouches for the Foster Mom and Foster Sister's gifts, and a matching one for Gracyn, and chopsticks for the kids.

Wait a minute, OUR TRAVEL MEETING?! Oh my. . .it's really happening, isn't it? I've been reading a lot and talking to DH a lot about what to expect with Gracyn. We aren't first time parents, but first time adoptive parents. We've heard everything from children who experience extreme inconsolable grief, to others who latch on and never let go, to those who bite, hit and are just plain mad. We know that her personality will have a lot to do with how she reacts and her level of attachment to her foster family will also impact her transition. On the way back from the city we stopped off at our agency and had our travel meeting. It started to sink in. . .this is it. . .one more call and we'll hear about our AIT appointment and then it's onto booking those flights!

After our travel meeting we stopped off at In and Out for late lunch/early dinner, then to Macy's to pick up our pre-sale items (including more clothes, more PJ's, a few pants for me to travel in, and the cutest ruby red crocs - not tomato red, ruby red, and some of the gifts for the foster family) and then to Target for "big brother gifts" (for while I'm gone), more items for traveling, and of course matching PJ's (wait how many sets do we have now?) for Mommy and Gracyn. I bought them in the girls section! At 5 feet 1, that's the advantage. . .Peyton was sad when he saw them. . .it's already begun. He wanted the girl PJ's too. Since I bought Gracyn's big we might have to let Peyton try them on! SHHHH. . .Oh, and then there was the hair clip aisle. I had to buy a variety of rubberbands - not sure what will work for her hair - looks like she's got quite a bit! I can't wait to do my own little girl's hair. I've braided, bunned, curled, girls' hair - I've done them for weddings. . .but I've never done the hair of my OWN little girl. I can't wait. BTW that's one of the first thing I noticed about her pictures, she has rubberbands in her hair so she's used to them! Yippee!

DH never posts, but when asked what the most memorable moment was the trip was, he responded with: "Ummm. . .most memorable? Looking for, uh, a Cheng-sam for her."
We didn't settle on one yet. . .so I guess we really do want to find the "perfect" one for our daughter.

We're bringing our little girl home very, very, soon, and boy does it feel great!