WE ARE DTC!!!

Okay, so I haven't been as good about posting but I did have a legitimate reason for holding off. We are officially DTC...Dossier to China. Six months of paperchasing and we are done. Now we are just waiting for official Log In Date (LID). Hopefully we will find that out in the next few weeks. I am just so happy to be done with the paperwork. It seems like the six months it took went by so quickly so I am hoping the time until we meet our daughter will fly as fast. Oh, our daughter by the way...her name is....

Larkin Anne

We will also incorporate part of her Chinese name. What a wonderful journey so far. I have met so many wonderful people who I know I will be friends with forever! I can't wait go to the airport several times over the next several months to wait for my friends returning from China with their daughters! It takes a truly special person to adopt a child and all of these people in my adoption group and wonderful souls! So here we go onto the next chapter!!!

Tick Tock, Tick Tock

Yes my friends. I am still waiting. Here is what I was waiting for as of last week. The authentication of my birth certificate from Chicago, Matt's authentication of his birth certificate from Los Angeles, and the authentication of our 171 and application letter from Houston. Well, the good news is, Chicago came through and I have my authentication letter. The bad news is, as of today, I still do not have the three other things. Now in all honesty, the 171 and application letter were just sent off last Tuesday overnight but Houston was very prompt with the authentications of everything else. I called the Chinese Consulate today to find out where Matt's birth certificate was as I know it arrived there on 09/27. Let me tell you how helpful she was. Anyway, if I don't get it tomorrow, i will be calling again. The good news is that I have another copy of Matt's birth certificate with its certification but I really dont' want to have to send that. So this is what it all hinges on folks. All I need to do is make my copies and I will hopefully be DTC. So I was hoping I would get it there this Wednesday so they could send it to China this Friday. So keep your fingers crossed for next week. GRRRR!!

On another note, we sold the beast this weekend. No, not Matt (HAHAHAHAHAHA!), the beast is my big Sequoia. It was just too much car for us even with Mei Mei coming. Plus now that I am working it sucked too much gas. We got a great price for it and now we are looking for another car. Yes, I am currently renting a stripped down Taurus and I am really missing my car. Hopefully, we will have a new car by this weekend! Any ideas from anybody (sorry to my MWL, but I know you love your Minivans but I just can't).

Okay and to my wonderful MWL group. Yes, I am a total weirdo. The lunch is this weekend but I still don't think I will be able to make it this Friday. I know you guys will have so much fun and I can't wait to see some of you soon! Hope all is well!

JUST WAITING ON ONE THING...

I am so close to the end of this paperchase it is driving me insane. I am literally all done but I am waiting on three authentications back. Tick Tock. I really wanted to have all of the paperwork into our agency by next Wednesay so we could DTC next Friday. Considering how long this is taking I seem to be losing hope that will happen. I can't complain, the paperwork process hasn't been too hard, time consuming yes, hard not. I have to admit though, I just want to put it behind me and begin my wait. And begin shopping for my daughter. Oh and share her name with everybody. Keep your fingers crossed that I will come home to some FedEx envelopes tomorrow. GRRRR!!!

At least tomorrow is Friday!!!

I will miss my MWL group! I love you guys! Have fun tomorrow! Think of me!