Simply AMAZING !!!

After only one week from the time our dossier was sent to China, we were notified today that our papers had been "logged in" at the China Center for Adoption Affairs (CCAA). We had been told that it would probably take about 2 weeks, so to say we were pleasantly surprised is an understatement. Our goal had been to reach this point before my birthday (June 12) and so that has been accomplished, too.

Now, just give us permission to go to China and get JinXin!!! (Still on course for September or October.)

Now the REAL Waiting Begins

Yesterday (May 14), we were notified by our agency that our dossier was on it's way (via overnight mail) to the China Center for Adoption Affairs (CCAA). Supposedly, it is currently taking about 2 weeks to get the papers "logged in" once they get to China. So, that is our next milestone to reach. (Our goal was to have this done before June 12, which means we're still "on schedule".)

Then, once we're notified that we've been logged in, we have another wait of 2-3 months to get official approval to adopt. And THEN, we wait another month or so to get permission to travel. That sounds like a long time, but the months between January (when we began this process in earnest) and now have gone very quickly, so hopefully the next 4-5 months will, also.

While We're Waiting

While we're waiting for our papers to get finally sent to China...here are a few pics of Tianjin(found online), where we hope to be visiting SOON.



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