Getting Ready for Ava

We had a busy weekend preparing for Ava! I had forgotten how much paperwork there is to do after we receive the referral (ugh) - but it's totally worth it!

My good friend Lisa offered to have Ashley over for a play date Saturday afternoon so Christian and I could run errands. It was so nice to be able to move from store to store relatively quickly - thanks so much Lisa!

We were able to get a care package mailed to Ava on Saturday. Thank you Jannine for the mailing address label to Yangxi (for some reason, we couldn't locate it in our referral package). The package couldn't be any larger than a shoe box, so we had to pack lightly. We sent the softest pink blanket, an adorable little pink outfit with brown polka dots, a soft/baby book with some pictures of us in it, two disposable cameras and a rattle.

We had to take our 18 1/2 year old cat, Jill, to the vet Saturday. Given her age, we didn't know what to expect. We received a call from the vet, and she is in good health - yeah. She's a little spit fire!

We spent Sunday going through 10+ bags and boxes from the basement with Ashley's old clothes and toys to see what we have for Ava (and what we still need to get). We had to complete some of the travel paperwork as well, so it's been a very full weekend - not much time to relax. Christian and Ashley did head up to the pool with neighbors, so I got a little time to unwind. Getting ready for a full week ahead of us.