Happy New Year!

Rick and I are going to dinner with friends! Nara is at my moms and Devon is at work. Looking forward to 2010

LOA

We received our letter of acceptance yesterday. It was really fast we did not get our PA until December 14th. It has all happened much faster than our agency thought. It looks like we will travel sometime in February. It is all very exciting and a little overwhelming.

Caroline

She will be a year old January 29th

Care Package for Caroline

I just put together a care package for Caroline. I hope to mail it on Monday.

Next year!

I have wondered many times over the last few days what a difference 1 year will make. A year from now we will be celebrating Christmas with our daughter. I have been a step mother for 6 years but next year will be so different we will be celebrating Christmas with our daughter.
Caroline received many wonderful gifts from family members this Christmas. Everyone is so excited about her coming home.

Merry Christmas

PA arrived

We received pre-approval from the CCAA dated December 14, 2009 for our adoption application. Now we start the wait for LOA.

Trying to Get Ready!

I am really hoping for some updated photos of Caroline this week. I spent sometime this weekend looking at strollers and cribs. It really is hard to decide.

We worked this weekend on the downstairs room. Nara is going to move downstairs and Caroline will be upstairs with us. We really do have a lot to get done.
One week left and then we have Christmas break. We should get a lot of this done during Christmas Break.

Almost Wordless Wednesday

I really cannot look at this picture enough

Great News!

We got an update on Caroline’s health today. Her special need was a “large liver” My American doctor felt that it was really nothing. Today her doctor in China confirmed that her liver was fine and that she was very healthy and really had no medical concerns. I guess she is a special girl but not a special needs girl. We are so excited about this great news. We feel blessed to have her as a daughter.

Our Daughter!

Caroline Patricia

Birthdate 1/29/09

Going Shopping

Nara and I are going shopping with my mom. My mom is going to make Caroline a quilt.
Should be fun.

Thinking of Caroline!

This is the second night in a row that I cannot sleep. I wake up in the middle of the night and I wonder what Caroline is doing a world away. If this keeps going on I might be very sleepy when I get to China.
So let me tell you a little bit about her:

· She was born 1/29/09
· The year of the Ox
· She is in a foster home in Fengcheng City in Jiangxi Province
· She weighed 13 pounds at 7 months
· She has very little hair
· She likes to play with toys that make noise
· She likes Music
· She likes TV

We Have a Daughter!

We are so excited to announce that we have a daughter. She is ten months old and is waiting for us at the Social Welfare Institute of Fengcheng City in Jiangxi Province. As soon as I can post her picture I will. We are absolutely thrilled.