Monday, July 16, 2007

"Paper Pregnant"

We mailed all our documents for our dossier to Acres of Hope! The dossier is a large packet of information about us that will eventually end up in Liberia so that our son's adoption can be completed. It includes our homestudy, taxes from the past 3 years, physician's reports, pictures of us and our home, letters of reference, letters from our employers, and a letter we wrote to the Liberian government explaining why we want to adopt an orphan from Liberia. And lots of other stuff.


In the world of adoption, many waiting mommas affectionately refer to themselves as being "paper pregnant". So, here are some not-so-ordinary "pregnant" shots.


For the curious, I have gained 5 pounds (of paper) so far. I am experiencing frequent mood swings (just ask Bryan). I am also craving nachos, bacon, and cotton candy.
Okay...that's not new.
We are expecting my gestation period to be somewhere between that of a camel (13.6 months) and an elephant (21.5 months). Unfortunately, I am not getting out of any cleaning or house projects due to my condition.

Just for fun, we're keeping track of how many pieces of paper it will take to complete our adoption. Take a guess on the poll located in the right column!


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4 comments:

  1. AnonymousJuly 17, 2007 at 4:36 PM

    aren't you cute??

    -Ann

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  2. JamieJuly 17, 2007 at 4:43 PM

    Joy,
    This is hilarious! I wish I'd thought of it. :0)
    -Jamie (from the AoH Group)

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  3. AnonymousJuly 19, 2007 at 12:12 PM

    I so love your post! I also took a picture of of dossier. I stacked up two pink erasers next to it to show how thick it was.

    Thanks for posting on my blog too! We might just have to keep playing up this paper pregnancy. I love saying that I am paper pregnant. It is sad that we can't get treated with the same respect as women who are actually pregnant. I want to wear a sign that says, "I am PREGNANT" with the words "adoption in progress" below that.

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  4. Amber G.July 19, 2007 at 12:13 PM

    Joy,
    Hehe... this is so funny!! Congratulations on your "weight gain"! I guess that means the baby is healthy and growing well! :) I was also laughing at by how much paperwork we had to fill out (and supposedly its much less than other countries!!)

    The hardest thing for me was sending it off after weeks and weeks of filling out forms, getting certified copies, having them notarized... etc, etc,
    I looked dubiously at the FedEx lady and wondered how safe it was to trust them to get it there... I felt like driving it out to Wisconsin and handing it to Donna in person!!!

    Amber

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