I have some surprising news to share. There is a real chance we may be travelling to Congo to bring our son home this summer. This is very exciting for us and also a bit stressful. We thought we had at least another six months to prepare for the 2-3 week trip to Africa and parenthood in general, but now we may have as little as 1-3 months. I have been in a list- writing frenzy all day: I have lists of things to do before we go, lists of things to buy, lists of vaccinations to get, lists of random information on travelling with a baby. (Did you like my list of lists?)
We have to get shots. We have to decide what kind and how many diapers, formula, bottles, clothes, toys, etc. to bring with us. We have to turn an empty bedroom into a nursery. We have to baby- proof the house (does that mean Matt can't leave his guns laying on the dining room table anymore?). We have to get travel insurance and fresh, new cash from the bank (DRC is picky about cash). Matt has to tell his boss he will probably be missing for several weeks this summer (the busy season for crime). We have to really clean the house and car. And, probably most importantly, we have to learn how to take care of a baby. We have done plenty of reading about adoption parenting, attachment issues and transracial families, but we haven't done much on basic baby care. We never thought we would be bringing home a baby this young. So we have a lot of reading to catch up on.
Besides realizing how very busy we will be this next month, we are so happy at the thought of meeting our son so soon.
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