The Process

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Fedex delivered our LOA today and we had to sign and send back to our agency.  After that we headed to Sonic Happy Hour to celebrate with some very dear friends! Wohooooo! LOA Celebration Chinese Dinner

I was in Class {my students were taking a quiz, which is why I was at my desk in the first place} when I saw the number for our agency pop up on my phone.  {I had been on Facebook earlier and saw that other people with very simular LID’s were getting their LOAs} I…

Yipeeee! Yesterday our agency contacted us to let me know we have our Log In Date!  This is a HUGE milestone in bringing Jian-Jian home.  Now China will begin processing our paperwork with Jian-Jian’s paperwork.  We are waiting for our Letter of Acceptance and then the final steps to bring our son home.  Yipeeee!!!