This blog has posts from our first adoption and second adoption
Valuing Time
As we are preparing to travel I find myself really valuing my time. Like most people there are a million things each day vying for my time, and like most people I like to say yes when I ought to say no. But with a trip to China on the near horizon that will take…
The Waiting
The waiting part of the adoption process is hard. Really hard. Yesterday we were 95% certain that we would be traveling this Wednesday to go and get our son. Today we found out we will not. Its funny, sometimes you don’t realize how much you are looking forward to something until you are on the…
TA on the way!
We just got word that our TA (Travel Approval to travel to China to get our son) is on the way! We should have it at the end of this week, which means we will be traveling next week, or the following week! Its hard to believe that the time has come and that we…
Updated Photos
Since we are getting close to travel we received our last update with pictures. Here are some updated photos of Samuel! Samuel’s Birthday Party from November (we sent presents and a cake) Most recent photos we have received.
Sprinkle for Samuel
Yesterday I was so blessed by friends and family as we celebrated Samuel’s life and soon homecoming. My friends did an amazing job with the shower and everything was perfect. The food was amazing and we even the china shaped ‘Thank You’ treat for the guests. Samuel received some really cute clothes, a tricycle, books,…
added bonus–Friendships
One of the really cool things about adoption is the amazing new friends you will have. There are so many really great women I know now because of our adoption, the process, asking questions on various facebook groups, etc… It is always encouraging to know that there is someone who has either been where you…
Article 5 Pickup
I was so happy when I got this email late last night… It means that we are one step closer to traveling to get our son! Thank you Jesus!! Dear Adoptive Parent, The Adopted Children’s Immigrant Visa Unit (ACIVU) at U.S. Consulate General Guangzhou has finished processing your child’s Article 5, and your file is…
Article 5 Drop off
Our Article 5 has officially been dropped off and now we wait for it to be picked up. This part is kind of nice because you are issued a pick up date and there is nothing you can do until that date comes. So no worrying or being anxious about the next step of if…
We have our Visas
Wohoo! Just another thing to be checked off the list. Our visas came in the mail today and I am so relieved we didn’t experience any hiccups in getting them. The whole process was a bit stressful and I am very thankful for the man at the shipping store. He knew exactly what needed to happen {while this mommy…
I-800 Approval!
Yea! Our I-800 approval came in the mail today. That means that immigration has approved us to bring Samuel into the country as our son! So happy this came in the mail today. Wohoo! We have also sent off our Visa applications and hope to get our visas back in the mail soon. Hang on…