Tick, tick, tick...

Lots of excitement and anxiety continue to be name of the game in this household. We don't have all the needed clearances so we don't have travel dates. Some progress has been made (our I-800s were approved today) but we need more (too complicated to explain but more immigration-related clearances), we need to receive an updated fbi clearance, hopefully pick up our travel visas next week.

We've decided to not post the children's photos until we meet them or maybe not until they are officially adopted. A tad bit on the paranoid side, I know. If you are lucky enough to see me :-) and I happen to have my ton of files with me, ask me and I'll show you the pictures I have. They are some cute boys!

And, their names...I might share that soon! Just adding to the excitement here.

We've started the room preparations at home. L is moving into the guest room so we started painting that room some bright shades of pink. Once she is moved into the new room, we'll paint that room -- I don't think the boys will like a pink room :-) We have to pick colors for the boys' rooms.

So, in between paperwork and preparations, we are all busy, busy, busy.

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Solo reportando que no tenemos fecha todavia. Hoy dimos un pasito mas pero todo lo que resta esta fuera de nuestras manos.

Hemos decidido no poner las fotos de nuestros peques en este blog, al menos no por ahorita. Creanme cuando les digo que estan preciosos porque ninguna madre miente en ese departamento. Me voy a armar de valor un dia de estos y compartire sus nombres :-) Algo de suspenso para mantenerlos interesados en leer esta pagina.

Asi es que seguimos ocupados, siempre hay papeleo que hacer y empezamos a preparar las habitaciones. La princesa se va a cambia de cuarto. Unos duendes ya empezaron a pintar su carto :-) Cuando eso este terminado, tenemos que pintar los cuartos de los caballeros. Todavia no hemos escogido colores pero ya veremos este fin de semana.

Hasta la proxima!

Son tres niños. It's a boy -- times three

Noticias de última hora. Hemos recibido LA llamada que tanto esperabamos. El 25 de agosto nos enteramos que nos asignaron a tres niños (1.5, 3.5, 5.5 años). Estan preciosos y estamos ansiosos de conocerlos y tenerlos. Ellos viven en Cartagena, Colombia.

Por muchas razones, no pudimos aceptarlos oficialmente hasta ayer. Esta adopción es completemante diferente a las dos anteriores y ahora estamos haciendo todos los trámites que faltan para poder viajar a Colombia. Hay ciertas cosas que estan en nuestras manos y que podemos hacer rapidito. Hay otros trámites que dependen de entidades del gobierno (Estados Unidos y Colombia) y solo nos queda esperar. Nuestra esperanza es que podamos traerlos a casa para Navidad.

En cuanto sepamos la fecha en que los conoceremos, la avisaremos. Por ahorita, esta casa esta llena de emoción. Si Pablo me trae loca con su energía, imagínense como me van a traer cuatro!! Pobre Lulú!

Como siempre, MIL gracias por su apoyo y oraciones, que son siempre bienvenidas.
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Yeap! Heard that right. We have wonderful news: we have three handsome boys (1.5, 3.5, and 5.5 old) waiting for us in Cartagena, Colombia. This house is full of excitement. We've known about them since August 25 but for many details that would bore people not familiar with international adoption, we couldn't accept them until yesterday. We really couldn't be happier.

I'm having issues with myself and how I will blog about this third adoption journey. This adoption is completely different than our first two. I feel very protective and don't even want to post their picture and their names. So, you may not 'see' them until we meet them in person.

Which brings me to the meet them in person part. We have absolutely no idea when we'll meet them. Our hopes and prayers are that we'll be able to bring them home by Christmas. But, like I said, everything is different this time. I'll share our travel date/meeting date once we know.

Thank you all for your continued support.