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I don't why I obsess about lists and countdowns, but I do. I was the kid who knew approximately how long it was until Christmas and always know how many days of school are left (it helps that it's printed in the school bullentin every day). So I've added count down widgets to this blog.

Really, the blog is for me. I haven't announced it to anyone... I just feel this need to shout out into the ethosphere of the internet. I think it keeps me from shouting to everyone I know and would drive completely crazy. The thing is that right now, I have more than a two year wait before "Gotcha! Day." A year on the waiting list and several months for gathering of documents and homestudy appointments AND at least a year of waiting for everything to process in China. Of course, there is the very real possibility that China will close it's doors to adoptions, create new rules which will make me ineligiable to adopt or I get hit by bus. A lot can happen before 2009.

There are shorter options, but I've slowly ruled them out. I'm comfortable with the wait... and I'm comfortable that with the fact that when I won't be comfortable with it, things will probably be gathering steam. Right now, I'm number three on the waiting list. It's expected that there will be only two openings in the coming year... it's possible that that I could move up before then. If so, everything will be a little crunchy, but I guess it's a good trade off.

The best thing for me to do is make myself as ready as I can be. I always told people that there's no way to completely prepared for a child... you just can't do it. But I can work on making sure that I'm in the best financial and physical situation to welcome a baby into my life.