Reality is setting in

So this is all starting to seem very real...we have a son, and he is in Korea- right now, this very minute! Wow!! I am happy to report that today we returned our acceptance paperwork to Holt, so now we are "officially" matched with Kai! Although it seems he should be coming home any minute, we still have some waiting and more paperwork before he can come home. Holt estimates it will take 3-5 months for him to be cleared to travel home to us. The next big things we'll be waiting for are his legal documents ("legals") and his Emigration Permit (EP). We need the legals to submit our I- 600 to the USCIS (US Citizenship and Immigration Services); this form will give us permission from CIS to bring Kai into the US for the purpose of adoption. At the same time, the Korean government will be working on giving him his EP, which gives him permission to leave Korea for the purpose of being adopted. It could take a couple months for these steps to be completed, so we will continue to have our patience tested!! The reality at home is that now we have lots of baby stuff!! Since our shower we have had such a blast sorting and organizing everything. Yesterday I had fun washing and folding all Kai's little laundry (you know something is wrong when I use the words "fun" and "laundry" in the same sentence!) Yesterday we also got paint to finish detailing his room- dark blue and bright green! Can't wait to see how it looks all put together!