Approved!!!

We have received the official document that our I800A is approved!  I am so glad to have this done and moving on to getting our paperwork in Poland.  I actually found out Tuesday that we were approved when I called to check on the status of our I800A.  It took a 45 minute phone call and being transferred to 3 different people before I spoke to someone who could give me the phone number to the Hague Adoption department.  Can not wait to be officially waiting!
 

That was It!

Friday we had our Biometrics appointment.  It took all of 10 minutes for the both us!  I was expecting a packed house, but really there was like no one there.  It really was not at all what I expected since we had to drive 2 hours to get there.  We had an exiting adventure being stuck in D.C. traffic most of the day though.  I kept asking Sean if he wanted me to drive to which I kept getting the same reply  "No, I'll drive. I value my life."  I will admit I do not do well in big city traffic.  My drivers ed teacher told me to avoid large cities and I have stuck to that as much as possible.


To make our trip more fun we ate at Olive Garden(YUM) and went to Ikea for some shopping.    I really wanted to purchase a bed for our soon-to-be child, unfortunately it was out of stock. This lead to a small whining spell and making Sean double check that it was really out of stock.  We did not leave empty handed.  Sean found two adorable stuffed dogs which we plan on being able to leave with child/ren on our first trip.  Here they are:

 

We also found this stuffed farm set that will fit wonderfully in our suitcase for our second trip:

 

 I did somehow miss the extra animal set that goes with it and they also had a garden set too.  Looks like another trip to Ikea is in the future!