Things Keep A-Movin' On!

Three of the six steps we mentioned in our last blog post have been completed!  Our "Article 5" paperwork is complete and will be dropped off with the US Consulate in China any day now. About two weeks later, the Consulate will issue a letter that states that we are "approved as a suitable adoptive parent and that the child will be able to enter and reside permanently in the United States."

This letter will be couriered to the CCCWA.  It's typically 2-3 weeks later that Travel Approval is issued.  Then we book our flights and go!  We're still very hopeful that we'll depart in late May.

We really don't have much more news, but we wanted to blog as an excuse to share new pictures of our baby girl.  A friend that Heather made through an online group adopted from Lucille's (and Helen's) SWI in 2011 and is in China right now for a return visit.  She was kind enough to snap a few pictures for us!  She also brought along a recent picture of Helen to share with the staff there.  They were very happy to see the picture and to hear that we are getting another girl from the same SWI!