Pre-Approval Equals One Step Closer

Well, we received our Pre-Approval yesterday for our little girl. We are so excited. It brings us one step closer to bringing her home. Now to hurry everyone else up: social worker to update our home study, US Immigration to get our fingerprints done and approve us, China to translate and approve everything. Plus some notarizations and apostilles in the middle.

The paper chase has begun! 

But we are matched and she is ours! Here we come!

The Winding Road

I haven't thought much about this blog in the past year. We have been following a winding, somewhat broken path this past year. We began the journey last year to grow our family, with the idea of going to China. During visits with our social worker we diverged from that plan to head down the domestic adoption path. I never thought I would hold a newborn in my arms but that dream was brought so close and then, pulled away from me. My heart will always wonder where that baby boy is and I know I will always love him, although from afar.

And now, a year later, this adoption journey brings us back around to China. When one door closes, another opens, or in this case reopens. We are in the process of updating our home study, yet again. We have chosen a placement agency and have even found our little girl. She is is Beijing. She is three and has the most amazing smile. We are now waiting on pre-approval or PA. Should be anytime now.

Her name is TaiLu. Colby wants to call her Anna. I like Adrianna or Amelia. Mike's not so sure yet. But Colby said that since I picked the girl that he and Mike should be able to name her. Oh boy! I hope I have veto rights at least.

So, for now. We start anew on this crazy adoption journey. I will share photos when things become more official. (And I still hope to get Mike to agree to bringing home 2. I think TaiLu needs a little brother too!) We'll see where this journey takes us. Come join us!