The good news is everyone with a February LID recieved their SC(Seeking Confirmation). Also called LOA(can't remember what the A stands for, but the L-letter and O- of). The bad news is it should have been of us. We probably would have been LID Feb. 25 if our LOI(letter of intent)wasn't lost. After the SC is sent you immediately sign and send back and it is usually 3 weeks until TA(Travel Approval). Once you recieve travel approval you can travel in as early as a week if you can get a CA(Consulate appt.). Chinese adoption is full of acroynms. Guess it wasn't meant to be our turn. Sure wish it was. I would love to be able to go get Grace as soon as school was over. If CCAA(Chinese Center of Adoption Affairs) keeps up this pace, we could travel mid July. I could live with that. They do say the heat is unbearable even worse than Florida. It would be worth it though.
I am still planning to post more information about Grace. Just haven't gotten to it yet.
Friday, April 27, 2007
Sunday, April 22, 2007
Saturday, April 21, 2007
Photo of PA
Here is a picture of the all important PA. Now that we have PA I can post more details about Grace. I will do that in the next couple of days.
Grace's Easter Basket
I know it is almost two weeks later but I wanted to post a picture of Grace's Easter Basket.
We are now seriously considering Lily Grace instead of Grace Elizabeth. No definite decision yet.
Thursday, April 19, 2007
LID!!!!!!!!!!!
Yipee! Our LID date is April 9,2007. Typically travel occurs within 4 months of this date. Still a chance to get Grace before school starts. We are so excited.
I really have to find my camera cable. I need to post some more pictures.
I really have to find my camera cable. I need to post some more pictures.
Monday, April 16, 2007
PA and Original pictures
We recieved our copy of PA today. It is so great to have the actual document. We, also got the original pictures. They are the same ones we had but they look so much better. Grace is such a cutie pie. I will post a copy of PA once I find my camera cable. I hope I didn't leave it in Florida.
Thursday, April 12, 2007
IT'S OFFICIAL
We heard today...We officially have PA. China has approved our application to adopt Grace. We are so excited to finally hear this wonderful news. I can't wait to recieve the official document. Once we get it we can send a package to Grace. She will know she has a family.
Can you believe D didn't even call to tell me? We were talking on the phone and he was like by the way Terri from CHI called and said they recieved our PA. Men.
The Easter Basket post will have to wait until this weekend. I am too tired to download pictures. I still need to finish packing.
Can you believe D didn't even call to tell me? We were talking on the phone and he was like by the way Terri from CHI called and said they recieved our PA. Men.
The Easter Basket post will have to wait until this weekend. I am too tired to download pictures. I still need to finish packing.
DTC
Our Dossier is not only DTC(dossier to china), it is in China. It left April 6 and arrived April 9. Now we are just waiting for LID(Log in Date). Once we have LID it should be 3-4 months to travel. Sure is nice not having to check messages every half an hour any more.
As upset as I was about our LOI(letter of intent)getting lost and waiting so long for PA(preapproval), I understand now it was all part of God's plan. My Dad had knee replacement surgery last week and has a long recovery ahead. My mom who has alzheimers will be coming to stay with me for a few weeks. I have been in Florida the last two weeks helping out. Mom,J,my neice and me will be driving home tomorrow. My neice is going with me so I won't have to travel alone with my mom and J. I greatly appreciate her help. Anyway, if our dossier had been sent in February when we had completed it we may be travelling too soon. I would love to be travelling too soon but right now my parents need me. I will probably come to Florida a few weeks during the summer, too. God does know best and I just need to remember that his plan will prevail above any we make.
In my next post I will post a picture of Grace's Easter Basket. The Easter Bunny did not forget her or the other kids. He has gotten used to us being in Florida for the holidays and always seems to find us.
As upset as I was about our LOI(letter of intent)getting lost and waiting so long for PA(preapproval), I understand now it was all part of God's plan. My Dad had knee replacement surgery last week and has a long recovery ahead. My mom who has alzheimers will be coming to stay with me for a few weeks. I have been in Florida the last two weeks helping out. Mom,J,my neice and me will be driving home tomorrow. My neice is going with me so I won't have to travel alone with my mom and J. I greatly appreciate her help. Anyway, if our dossier had been sent in February when we had completed it we may be travelling too soon. I would love to be travelling too soon but right now my parents need me. I will probably come to Florida a few weeks during the summer, too. God does know best and I just need to remember that his plan will prevail above any we make.
In my next post I will post a picture of Grace's Easter Basket. The Easter Bunny did not forget her or the other kids. He has gotten used to us being in Florida for the holidays and always seems to find us.
Wednesday, April 4, 2007
PA News
Finally we have some good news. Our PA is suppose to be here within two weeks. The best news was our dossier will be going to China this weekend. We will finally be DTC. I didn't think I would ever be able to say that. Maybe things are going to pick up alittle bit so we can still go get Grace this summer. That would be great!
The sad news is a little boy from the most recent list has passed away from pnuemonia. I know the family that was going to adopt him must be devasted. Our prayers go out to them.
The sad news is a little boy from the most recent list has passed away from pnuemonia. I know the family that was going to adopt him must be devasted. Our prayers go out to them.
Sunday, April 1, 2007
Happy Birthday, K!
Today is K's 15th birthday. Seems like just yesterday we were in hospital in Richmond, Va with this huge little boy. Yes, I did say huge. K was a whopping 10lbs 6oz. From the day he was born he has brought us so much joy and only a little bit of heartache. He is a very easy going kid. Not much bothers him. I am so proud of him. Happy Birthday to my first born! Please don't grow up so quickly. We love you!
KC
KC was a a little two year old boy that was on the same adoption list as Grace. His mom is single with 2 boys from a previous marriage. I talked to her once on the phone and she was in a mad rush to finish her paperwork to bring KC home. After May 1 if a single person doesn't have their dossier logged in with China they can not adopt from there. She had recieved PA about a month ago. Well, last week she got the call noone wants to get. KC was no longer available for adoption. It was found that KC had some serious medical conditions and China was no longer letting him be adopted. The lady had no say in any of this. She would have still adopted him medical conditions and all. Her boys and her were already in love with him. Fortunately after grieving the last week she decided to go ahead with her plan of adopting. She is going with the non special needs program and will still be logged in by May 1. Her child will probably not come home for 2 years, though.
You don't want to hear of things like this happening. It is your worst nightmare. Unfortunately there are no guarantees in adoption. You have no control. Until you have been there you can't understand what adoptive parents go through. The stress is unreal and once you see that child you begin bonding with them even if it is just a picture. You start praying for them and planning for their arrival. To find out they will no longer be a part of your family is devasting. Some move on with the process some don't. With our first adoption we didn't feel completely safe until we are back on U.S. soil. At that time the adoptee becomes a U.S. citizen and you feel like noone can ever take them away from you.
This kind of put things back in perspective for me. Yes, I am very upset that we haven't recieved our PreApproval yet but at least as far as we know she is still available for us to adopt. Until we are told otherwise we will keep planning for her and look forward to the day we land on U.S. soil with her.
You don't want to hear of things like this happening. It is your worst nightmare. Unfortunately there are no guarantees in adoption. You have no control. Until you have been there you can't understand what adoptive parents go through. The stress is unreal and once you see that child you begin bonding with them even if it is just a picture. You start praying for them and planning for their arrival. To find out they will no longer be a part of your family is devasting. Some move on with the process some don't. With our first adoption we didn't feel completely safe until we are back on U.S. soil. At that time the adoptee becomes a U.S. citizen and you feel like noone can ever take them away from you.
This kind of put things back in perspective for me. Yes, I am very upset that we haven't recieved our PreApproval yet but at least as far as we know she is still available for us to adopt. Until we are told otherwise we will keep planning for her and look forward to the day we land on U.S. soil with her.
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