Well, here we are. It has been a whole month since first seeing Abby's picture. I have been very busy this month, painting our monstrous fireplace (4 days); buying a new double stroller and car seat; and trying to clear out Kate and Jake's rooms so that their younger siblings can join them.
When will Abby join us? Hopefully at the end of this month. We are waiting (LOTS of practice doing that!) for our TA from China (Travel Approval...basically gives us permission to get on a plane.) After our TA arrives, our agency gets us a CA (Consulate Appointment with the American Consulate in Guangzhou.) This determines our dates of travel. We are praying we get out of here by the end of March, as there are trade fairs for the last 2 weeks of April in Guangzhou and our agency does not send people during the fairs. If we don't get out by the end of this month, it will probably be May before we go. Of course, I am being my ever-so-patient-self during this new part of the wait... ;-)
In the meantime, I am posting the pictures from referral day. The top one is me and my DH ("Dear Husband"...gotta use the adoption lingo whenever possible) as we look at our daughter's face for the first time. The bottom one includes our Coordinator, Sonja, as well as Gayle and Jorgie, two of the other moms in our travel group. The woman seated is Michele, who along with her husband, Art, received referrals for beautiful TWIN GIRLS who will turn a year old on 3/22! We are really blessed to be part of such a fantastic and supportive travel group. Our daughter will have many "cousins" right here with her in Arizona!
When will Abby join us? Hopefully at the end of this month. We are waiting (LOTS of practice doing that!) for our TA from China (Travel Approval...basically gives us permission to get on a plane.) After our TA arrives, our agency gets us a CA (Consulate Appointment with the American Consulate in Guangzhou.) This determines our dates of travel. We are praying we get out of here by the end of March, as there are trade fairs for the last 2 weeks of April in Guangzhou and our agency does not send people during the fairs. If we don't get out by the end of this month, it will probably be May before we go. Of course, I am being my ever-so-patient-self during this new part of the wait... ;-)
In the meantime, I am posting the pictures from referral day. The top one is me and my DH ("Dear Husband"...gotta use the adoption lingo whenever possible) as we look at our daughter's face for the first time. The bottom one includes our Coordinator, Sonja, as well as Gayle and Jorgie, two of the other moms in our travel group. The woman seated is Michele, who along with her husband, Art, received referrals for beautiful TWIN GIRLS who will turn a year old on 3/22! We are really blessed to be part of such a fantastic and supportive travel group. Our daughter will have many "cousins" right here with her in Arizona!
One more thing...remember when I said that I would try to remember what we were doing on Abby's birthday, once we found out her actual birthday? Well, it was easy to remember. It was Friday, June 23, 2006. It was cloudy that day; Kate and Jake were finishing up the last day of Vacation Bible School; my dad was here and going home that evening; Jeff's mom took Kate and Jake for the night; Jeff and I secretly packed for our surprise trip to Disneyland. The next morning, the day that Abby was being taken to her foster family, Jeff, Isaac, and I woke the kids up at Mom's with news that we were driving to Disneyland for Jacob's birthday. It was a wonderful trip and I am so happy now to realize that God was giving us an even bigger surprise and gift that weekend! I can't wait for the next Disneyland birthday trip... this time with Abby!!!
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