Still Waiting...

We haven't heard anything yet about our travel approval. A couple of other RQs received their TAs today, and at least one of them was a quick one! Hoping we could even have ours by the end of the week....yes, hoping.

Here are some pictures of our cute boy and Christmas....

Though we are sad that Eme isn't with us this year, we know God is faithful and we'll be with her soon! We're going to love on her so much she won't know what hit her....and she won't be able to get rid of us either!










Beyond Blessed! ~ Erin

Officially waiting for Travel Approval

As of yesterday we are waiting for TA! We received an email from our agency that our Article 5 was picked up yesterday and would be mailed to Beijing. Nothing left to do but wait....and make lists of things to buy and pack....and try not to spend too much time worrying about leaving my little baby boy behind while we travel to China for his sister. :)

God is good!

Beyond Blessed! ~ Erin

One Month from Today

I hope we are in China! I have seen several very quick travel approvals from the girls on the RQ forum - two received theirs in less than two weeks! I know it is a leap, but it would be awesome to receive ours on....oh January 3rd seems like a good day. :)

We forwarded Eme's updated info to the folks at Children's Hospital down in Columbus. Although we haven't done much research, I think their team will become Eme's docs once she is home. They recommended doing her cleft repair first and then her lip saying both would be done in 2011. Our poor girl! She has a big year of medical junk to come home to....but it will be worth it in the end. Praying she is a trooper and resilient!

I am still expecting our Article 5 to be picked up Monday, and we will be officially waiting for TA!

Beyond Blessed! ~ Erin

When are we going to travel?

We made the drop off at the consulate this past Monday so our agency's rep in China should pick up our Article 5 (standard 2 week wait for this) on December 20th. Then we will officially be waiting for our Travel Approval (TA)! These have been coming in 3-5 weeks, but we are hoping our early LID will put us on the short end of that timeframe. Once we receive TA, we will hopefully travel in two weeks. Anything could happen, but we would love to be on our way to China around January 13th or 14th.

Beyond Blessed! ~ Erin

Update from China

We were surprised with an update on our girl today! We were very nervous about seeing a new picture because we have falled in love with her little face from 6 months ago. She is SO cute! And, she has so much hair!

She is now 16.5 lbs and almost 25 inches tall. Another very important measurement I was anxious to know is her shoe size! :) It's size 4! She seems to be right at the lower end of measurements for size 12 month clothes. Let the shopping begin!

Beyond Blessed! ~ Erin