Last Pre-Trip Post

Well, tomorrow is the big day. Unless you've been living under a rock, then you know we are flying to China tomorrow to complete our adoption of the cutest little boy in the Eastern Hemisphere (Alex is the cutest boy in the West of course.) Tonight we will pack everything we need for the two week adventure. Bethany has made several lists to keep us organized. I don't deal with logistics very well, so she has taken that burden upon herself and done a wonderful job of keeping the process on track. Much credit also goes to our adoption agency Children's Hope International. They have nailed down our itinerary, including our inside China travel and lodging arrangements, sigtseeing tours, and official appointments to make the adoption finalized. So, what exactly has Blog Daddy contributed to this process you might ask. Well, does freaking out about every minor detail and blogging about it count for anything? Probably not. But whenever Bethany gives me a list of things to do, somehow I manage to get it together long enough to complete my assigned tasks. And apparently, the only thing left on the to-do list is to pack.

When a woman is pregnant, she and her husband have nine months to wait in anticipation of the "big day." When that day comes, the mother does wonderfully and the father becomes a nervous wreck. Well, we began the adoption process over two years ago. Two years worth of frustration, excitement, anticipation, and elation. And now the big day is finally close. (We'll meet our son on November 3rd.) And of course, the mother is handling things wonderfully and the father is a nervous wreck.

Well, I mostly wrote this as a reminder to you to check the blog regularly while we're in China. Hopefully I will be able to post pictures and first-hand accounts of our journey every day. Add this blog to your favorites list and share this experience with us. Thank you for your love and support that you have shown throughout this process. We are blessed and humbled to have so many people who care so much about us.

Travis