Oh, You Want Me to Keep Posting?

I didn't think you would want me to keep writing without daily updates on Anelya, but I seem to have been wrong. The flurry of hate mail has now begun, as I haven't updated anything today. My deepest apologizes. You are all out of control.

I am writing this post in bed, as I am VERY sick. I don't remember ever having a cough like this. So, I have taken four weeks off for my adoption trip, worked one day and now I am home sick. I am pretty sure Steve would like to kill me, but seeing as he wanted to kill me for coughing constantly yesterday, I am doomed either way ;-) In any case, this is NOT how I planned my comeback.

I am not sure what to write about. I miss my baby. You know that. I've taken about 37 bubble baths. You know that too. Gunnar and Brody are very happy to have me home and are surprisingly not being bossy at all. They just want to cuddle with me. My bed is glorious. My house is a mess, as I have been too sick to unpack. I ate vegetables yesterday. That was a highlight.

Actually, I am just writing all of this to crack myself up. I have nothing to report. I won't hear anything from Kazakhstan until I return for the grand BUSTING OUT OF THE BABY HOUSE episode in October. I will talk to my coordinator from LMI in the meantime, but mostly just keeping in touch until she has news that I can book my tickets.

This weekend I will be venturing out to Baby Totland and Babies r Us to buy the remaining stuff for Anelya's room and life in general. I am excited to buy all of the food stuff. I love food. I especially love food that does not involve bread and potatoes at the moment. Williams Sonoma has this great little food mill contraption, the Beaba Babycook, which also thaws and steams baby food. I'm all over that.

BEABA BABYCOOK

I still need to buy a changing table, all of the bath and food related items, a rug for her room, an umbrella stroller AND... The Uppababy Stroller Vista in red, since that color suits her so well ;-) However, I also like the Carlin Green, so maybe I should take a poll, since all of you guys are already so involved. Let's make this a game. Place your vote (one per person please) by September 30, 2009 and on October 1, 2009 I will place my order for the winning color. Please look at the side bar and make your vote. I am so excited about this stroller I could burst. Here are the options:

PLACE YOUR VOTES ON THE POLL ON THE SIDE OF THE BLOG

BY SEPTEMBER 30, 2009!

Uppababy Vista in Carlin Green

or

Uppababy Vista in Denny Red

I realized that I will need another car seat for Anelya, since Mom will be driving her around a lot too. So, I bought another one while I was in Semey and it was delivered while I was away. It's fabulous. It's also the same one that Anelya's BFF Finley from the Semey baby house has with her mama, Sandi, in Orlando.

BRITAX MARATHON in ASHLEY FLORAL

It's in my basement right now. I will install it once I get my car detailed. I don't want my princess to drive around in my pit of a car. Which reminds me, when I drove home from Mom and Dad's the other night, the wheels were making a clunky sound. It sounded like a flat tire but it's not. It gets worse when I push the brake. Can someone call Car Talk and ask them what it is and if it is going to justify me ditching this vehicle, which I have never been friends with, for my Volvo XC90? Something tells me that this is a business transaction that will occur just after the new year. YAY!!!!!!!!!!

I just talked to Steve and my MD and they want me to get tested for Swine Flu, since I work with patients everyday. Awesome. I will keep you posted. This is just ridiculous.