I refuse to change my ticker

Today I completed my fingerprints, virtually pain free, except there was metered parking and I had to scrounge, like under seats and in random car pockets, for enough change to feed the meter. I was so worried that this seemingly simple event would be disappointing by receiving a parking ticket, but THANKFULLY, I had enough change and then some. Thank goodness, that was a really close one.

Onto the title of this entry: I know that my countdown is cutting very close (I know, too close), but I refuse to change it until I have a questioned for anything, I-171H, referral, TA, anything. I can pretty much guarantee that I won't be in VN by the middle of Spring, but I hope to have a referral by then so at least I will know who my child is, even if I haven't met them yet. My friends in Southern California are planning on throwing a baby shower at the end of January, middle of February, so it would be nice to be able to tell people the gender of my child, have a name picked out a photo or two also. It just seems so fake without the referral. Again, this is why I wanted the adoption to be on a need-to-know-basis. Oh well, maybe next time.