Surprise!

 I can’t take credit for writing the following little scene.  I found it two years ago online, and saved it for future use. 
The only part I added was the last line about the 26 documents.  :-)

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-- Honey, sit down. I have some news for you.
-- What is it?
--Well, I don't know how to say this, so I'll just come out with it. I went out to the mailbox today and ... well, we got an I-171H.
--A what?!? An I-171H? As in, we're going to have another baby?!?
--It looks that way.
--But how? We've been so careful! I put away all the blank I-600A forms. Didn't you hide our home study update?
--Of course I did. But don't forget, there was that one night ...
--What night? (pauses) Ohhh, that night. But it was only once. We were just messing around. I didn't print clearly. I didn't even use ink!(pauses again) But it was kind of fun.
--(giggles) It was, wasn't it? I'll never forget how cute you looked getting your fingerprints.
--So now we've got our I-171H, eh? But that doesn't always mean you'll adopt, does it? I mean, shouldn't you see the agency or something, make sure everything's okay?
--I already did.
--And?
--I'm several documents along.
--Several documents! And they're all notarized, certified and authenticated okay?
--Just great. There was one small scare when the agency couldn't see the notary's middle initial, but it showed up just fine under the magnifying glass.
--Thank God. And you, honey? Are you feeling okay?
--I'm feeling fine. As long as I know you're happy about this.
--Happy? I'm thrilled! It's always a shock at first when something like this happens, but of course I'm happy!
--Good, because for the record… we’re now 26 documents along, all notarized, county certified, apostilled, translated and over in Russia waiting for a referral.
SURPRISE!