We’re Coming Anna!

We've been so busy trying to push our paperwork through that we haven’t had a chance to provide an update for awhile. On November 30th, four days after we learned Anna had been hospitalized, our official “Letter of Acceptance” arrived from china. This is the document that we sign and return letting China know that we would like to move forward with the final phase of adopting Anna. Our FedEx driver joined in the celebration. We signed the document and turned it around that same day.

Next comes a flurry of more paperwork that will eventually grant us the approval to board a plane and head to China. Anna's surgeon and pediatrician have both advocated our behalf based on some new medical information that we've been given. Our agency is doing their part and the CCAA is cooperating to help us get Anna home ASAP. Everything is being processed via "soft copy" allowing us to work through the paperwork in days instead of weeks.

Lily is coming to the realization that she will be sharing mommy and daddy soon. This weekend we were running around preparing to make room in our hearts and our home for another special daughter. We bought some matching "sister" clothes as well some things that are just for Anna. Lily was a great sport except for one pair of "horsey" PJs that we bought for Anna. She wants them too. So, Pamela will be going back to the mall to purchase a 2nd pair. We'll put them under the tree. We hope we can maintain the balance of making Lily feel special and helping Anna discover what it's like to be a part of a family.

We hope that we can enjoy the next 2 to 3 weeks of being a family of three before we welcome our beautiful little Anna into our lives. I asked our agency on Friday when they thought we'd be traveling and was told with a miracle we could be hugging Anna the first week of January. We believe in Christmas miracles! Do you??

Counting down the days until we travel!