Today was certainly a very busy day. Yesterday we received our USCIS approval, I-797. This is our last document before we can be DTC, or dossier/documents to China! I spent the afternoon notarizing, state authenticating, copying, and the FedExing that document to the courier in NYC to go to the China Consulate! Hoping for a quick turnaround. Then we can be DTC! I am told, then about 4 months to travel. So, still looking at September.
And in other news, I am starting a little fundraiser. The funds we raise will help us with the plane tickets to China. I bought 2 puzzles that have pictures from China. One is a beautiful Chinese building with ornate architecture and the other is a landmark in Beijing, where our little gal is. To put them together, I am asking fr people to donate $5. For your donation, I will write your family's name on the back of a piece of the puzzle. As donations are made, Colby and I will start to make the puzzle. I will post updates of our progress as we go along, revealing the photos. Fun right! Then the completed puzzles will be hung in our little girl's room or somewhere in the house. So, check the right side of the blog, up at the top for the Donate button through PayPal! (Hopefully it works!) And, thanks in advance!
Melissa, Mike, Colby, and our Little China Princess!
Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Sunday, April 13, 2014
A Busy Few Weeks
Well, it certainly has been a busy few weeks here. Thankfully I think Winter is finally on its way out. We have the windows open and Colby started Spring soccer today. The team did great, winning their first game! And now we head into Spring break and Easter. Amazing how quickly these months go by.
Aunt Trisha and Uncle AJ are visiting from Virginia so a big week is planned. Colby already has a playdate on Monday, a trip with Auntie and Uncle on Tues, and a sleepover at Grnadma Donna's with cousin Keith on Thursday. PLUS, a trip to the Bronx Zoo with cousin Lizzy, aunts, uncles, and Grandma Laurie and Grampy Tom. What a busy week! Somewhere in there the Easter Bunny will come too. Wow!
And some really great news: Friday was a great day here. Mike and I went for our fingerprint appointments with USCIS (Immigration). Hopefully we will have our immigration approval by the end of the month. And, all our other dossier documents returned from the NY Chinese Consulate. They have very pretty Chinese lettering on them and look all official! I sent everything we needed for the dossier to the agency on Saturday. They will start uploading everything into the system, get them approved, and ready to go to translation. Then we just need our approval and we will be DTC (dossier, or documents to China). A HUGE step towards our Little Miss. Once we are DTC I am told it will be about 4 months. It seems to be about standard on everyone's timeline. Wish we could speed it up but we have come a long way in just these few months. Please continue your good thoughts and prayers for a speedy timeline. Let's pray it stays as smooth as well, things have gone really well so far, no big hiccups!
Aunt Trisha and Uncle AJ are visiting from Virginia so a big week is planned. Colby already has a playdate on Monday, a trip with Auntie and Uncle on Tues, and a sleepover at Grnadma Donna's with cousin Keith on Thursday. PLUS, a trip to the Bronx Zoo with cousin Lizzy, aunts, uncles, and Grandma Laurie and Grampy Tom. What a busy week! Somewhere in there the Easter Bunny will come too. Wow!
And some really great news: Friday was a great day here. Mike and I went for our fingerprint appointments with USCIS (Immigration). Hopefully we will have our immigration approval by the end of the month. And, all our other dossier documents returned from the NY Chinese Consulate. They have very pretty Chinese lettering on them and look all official! I sent everything we needed for the dossier to the agency on Saturday. They will start uploading everything into the system, get them approved, and ready to go to translation. Then we just need our approval and we will be DTC (dossier, or documents to China). A HUGE step towards our Little Miss. Once we are DTC I am told it will be about 4 months. It seems to be about standard on everyone's timeline. Wish we could speed it up but we have come a long way in just these few months. Please continue your good thoughts and prayers for a speedy timeline. Let's pray it stays as smooth as well, things have gone really well so far, no big hiccups!
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