Photo Time

Well, I just realized that I never posted a photo of our cutie, Little Miss. I didn't want to post her photo before we had our official approval. Now that we have it, here are the few photos I have of her. The first few are from her file, dated June 2013 so aged 2 1/2. 

 I love the smile on her face!

And now today I received a wonderful gift- an update. A few of my questions were answered. We have new measurements for our peanut. She hasn't grown much. She's about as big as Colby was when we picked him up at 22 months. But I'm so thankful for new photos to look at. And here they are:

10 Pieces

Well, our paperwork is in China. Now the waiting begins. We need to wait for them to log our dossier in and then review and translate it. Then we will receive our Letter of Approval (LOA). If timelines stand true, this will take a few months. I am really praying for travel for Mike's birthday, 10/11, if not sooner. I WANT TO GO NOW!!!

In other news, our puzzle sponsorship is up and running but hasn't gone far. Not even much out of the starting gate. However, my wonderful friend and colleague, Cheryl, graciously gave me a wonderful birthday present. Not only a beautiful card, and Dove dark chocolates (YUM!) but also a check to put towards our Little Miss. So, with that check I now have 10 puzzle pieces sponsored. It's a start but we have a long way to go. Please consider helping us bring our beautiful daughter home.

D. T. C.

Well, it has been a busy few months here, but somewhere in there I was able to pull everything together. Today I received amazing news, just in time for Mother's Day and my birthday. A wonderful birthday gift!

We are   D.T.C!!!!!

What does that mean? Well, we are one HUGE step closer to bringing home our little China Princess. All our our documents for our adoption dossier (packet) are now on their way to China. From here we start the waiting game and then we get to go bring her home. We will fill out a couple more papers but nothing big. The U.S. has approved us to adopt and bring her home. Now we wait for China. How long? Hard to say. Most other adoption timelines are anywhere from 4-6 months after DTC (dossier/documents to China). I'm shooting for travel for Mike's birthday, early October. Really wish it could be earlier but that seems the most realistic.

So, now what can we do??? WAIT! Wait! Wait! UGH! And, don't forget about our adoption puzzle sponsorship. See the post dated May 1 for details. Help us travel to China by sponsoring a piece of a puzzle. Then we will hang the China photo puzzles in her room with your name on the back of your puzzle piece(s). 

So, a little song to sing. please join in:

Happy birthday to me!  (OK, birthday is 5/13 but this is an early birthday present!)

Happy birthday to me!

Oh looky at what we have.

Today we are   D.T.C!!!!