Another HUGE milestone!

Something very important has happened...Something that brings us even CLOSER to getting Ann-Jolie!

We received what's called I-800 Approval!

This the approval from the United States that will allow our "adoptee to be classified as an immediate relative"

WOO HOOOOO!!!!

What's next? You may ask ;)

Why, let me tell you...

When the United States granted us I-800 Approval, they forwarded that approval to the National Visa Center, or NVC

I will then email the NVC to get what's called a GUZ#...

Once I get that number (usually the next day), I will then get a PDF of the NVC's approval emailed to me.

I will forward that PDF to my adoption agency, who, in turn, forwards it to their in-China contact; who, in turn, sends it to the US Consulate in Guangzhou.

There it will stay for 2 weeks...And it will turn into the beloved Article 5 :)

The Article 5 is picked up, and sent to the agency in China that handles all adoption business...

From there, we await Travel Approval!

Once we get Travel Approval.....WE'RE OFF TO CHINA!!!!

So, we are looking at approximately 5 weeks till we receive Travel Approval...Or less!!!


Let's pray the US government gets their act together and doesn't shut down so as to cause us any delays.

We want our baby girl NOW!!!

Find Me - "Emily"

Watching this video moved me to tears. This precious girl desperately wants to be part of a family.

She so longs for the love of a Baba (Daddy) and Mama.  Are YOU her family? Let's pray and share this video so that her forever family can find her before her time runs out....You see, in China, when a child reaches the age of 14, they are no longer eligible for adoption...She has less than a year to be adopted before she loses her chance to be part of a family.

Precious Gift

Today I was given a gift that all parents in the process of adopting long for...A video!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YocJO488B9g

HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY!!

For those of you that know adoption (and those of you that don't), it is a hurry up and wait type of deal.

Welllllllll..........

Our paper work (dossier) went off to China in June....June 28th to be exact, and was logged into the system on my oldest daughter's bday, July 9th.....

Since then, we've been waiting for our LOA which is China's official approval for us to adopt Ann-Jolie...

We waited.....tick tock....tick tock....

and waited.....tick tock....tick tock....

For 2 months we've waited......And, now.....

IT.HAS.ARRIVED!!!!

Most exciting of all........We will have our sweet Ann-Jolie before Christmas; which means she will be with us for Disney World!!! *sigh* Feeling super happy (in the words of Kai-Lan).