This week we sent our passports and visa applications to a courier to take to the Chinese Embassy. We should have those back by the end of the coming week. At that point, we will be able to legally enter the country over the next 90 days.
We are still waiting for a travel approval and consulate appointment. Our agency feels they should be coming any day now. Once we get those, we can finalize our international flights. We have started looking at those and so we are ready to go as soon as we get the green light. Other than packing, we are pretty much set as far as our must do to do list is concerned. There is a 50/50 chance that we will get updated measurements before we leave. A few people that have adopted from our orphanage have also received an updated picture before we left. To think these things could just show up at any moment is amazing to us.
Last weekend, we took a safety and infant/child CPR class. We think we are officially as ready as we can be to be parents. I guess its like driving, you can only read so much and take so many classes. Until you actually drive the car, you don't really know what you are doing.
A teacher's assistant at Tom's school made Bella a beautiful quilt and another gave us some books and is working on throwing us a shower. My office is also putting together a brunch shower in a couple of weeks. The love and support we feel every day is so wonderful. We are so lucky to have such wonderful friends and family.
25 days until I'm on "maternity" leave
32 days until we leave the country
35 days until we hold our daughter
This amazing journey: priceless
2 comments:
Good Morning
Thanks for the update. It is very exciting to be making this journey with you. We knew the time was getting close but when you read 35 days until you will be holding Bella, WOW. Shortly after that we will see our new grandchild. Double WOW.
Love
Grandma & Grandpa
35 days- oh it's getting close!
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