10 Day Waiting Period Officially Over!

This past Friday market the 10th day in our mandatory 10 day waiting period. This means that as of today we COULD receive our Final Ruling and be invited to Taiwan to get Lauren. Holy Cow! I am VERY excited to get final ruling and go get our girl. I am also FREAKING out at all that I need to accomplish. Here are some of the highlights that woke me up at 4:30 this morning:

I think I need to get a diaper bag . I usually do not carry a traditional diaper bags and can usually make a larger pocketbook or tote function as a diaper bag. But...I am going to Taiwan, I will be doing LOTS of site seeing with Lauren and traveling for an entire day on an airplane with a baby I do not know yet. How many different outfits will I need to have on hand? Diapers? Toys? Do I need a big diaper bag?

Will the Moby baby carrier/wrap work for me? IF so what color should I get. I like the black because it will go with everything but then again I really like the lavender color, but lavender does not look good with my red hair. The brown is nice too. Definitely not the blue:)

Where do I find the locket I want to get Lauren's birth mother? I looked at many of them on line this morning (5:00am) Can I get a silver one or will that be considered not nice enough? I am trying to go with the sentiment of the gift. They have it in white gold too, but will that be considered too much? How do I get a picture of Lauren in there?

All the other gifts I need to buy for our trip...Should I bring gift bags or gift wrap and ribbon? Will sand dollars/star fish survive the trip? Do people like salt water taffy? (very beachy gift) What kind of Lobster themed gift could I do?

Where and when can I get a pretty little dress for Lauren to wear on Gotcha day. I think I need more hair clips. I want to get some of those cute head bands with big flowers that clip on. Where do I buy these so they look nice and not cheesy. Maybe I should ask Hannah Claire's mom this....she has the best hair accessories.

Then there is all the August back to school stuff:

Matt's birthday party- When should we do it, what kind of party, how big, what if I have to travel and Phil has to manage the whole sha-bang. When do I need to get the invites out by. Do not forget about the gift bags.

Back to school shopping- Does everyone need a new backpack? Where the heck did I put those supply lists the boys brought home from school in June and what exactly has to go in the "me" bag that Josh needs to bring in the 1st day of school.

Fall sports: Does Josh need new baseball shoes? Should I be getting Matt the travel soccer backpack and jacket that I see all the kids sporting. I am not sure if it is necessary but I don't want him to be the only one not sporting the town gear. Are all the parents still doing this? I know things have changed with the economy.

So those are my biggies for today. If you have any advice or opinions on any of the above mentioned please feel free to comment or e-mail me with suggestions. I need some help here people.

Ok- just breath....