Where we are now ...

So, where are we now? We're waiting - that's where.

Actually, it's a pretty good time. The quiet before the storm, if you will. The shower is done. The nursery is ready. Everything is unpacked and in position for Ryan's arrival. We have a stroller (a Bob Revolution in orange and brown - it's frickin sweet! Nicely engineered and solid! I'm looking forward to running over some stumps with it when Ryan gets here).

We are currently renting a small home in Birmingham, but we are hoping to buy a home in Clarkston as soon as something attractive comes on the market. Why Clarkston? It's close to Kari's parents, it's a nice community and you get a lot more house your money there (relatively speaking). We fully expect to be in Birmingham for a few months after Ryan arrives, so we've fashioned a cozy little nursery with one of the bedrooms in our home. Here are a few photos. Some of the nicer features are the leather chair in the corner (we picked one up on Overstock.com ... not too bad, but not the nicest chair in the world ... but, it was 1/3 of the price for something from Pottery Barn or Crate & Barrel). His crib, dresser, changing table, etc. came from JC Penney. Nice stuff I think, and very reasonably priced. We grabbed an ipod dock (JBL Soundstage) from Best Buy (for bedtime tunes) - also pretty nice (we're planning to drop our iPhones on it while streaming Pandora's "Children" channel). It's a nice little room. Cooper has been walking in there on his own just to hang out. He's excited for "the baby" to get here.

We're waiting anxiously for our I-600 approval. Based on information we've found online, and based on what our agency told us, we expect to receive the approval in about two weeks. That means we'll be traveling to Korea a few weeks after that.