Psalms 126:3

"The Lord has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy!"


We've Been Waiting:

Making our Way to Miah:

We are very close to receiving out TA (Travel Approval) WHOOP, WHOOP!

April 23: All Hague adoption paperwork is complete. US Consulate will issue our Article 5 to China (CCCWA) within 10 days.


Happy Referral Day: February 21, 2013
(we waited 1 year, 6 months, 20 days, 6 hours, 13 minutes

LID - March 26, 2012

DTC (dossier to China): March 9, 2012

USCIS Approval: February 13, 2012

USCIS Fingerprinting visit: February 7, 2012

Dossier completed: January 2012

Chinese Consulate mailing: December 2011

Paper-chase began: August 1, 2011

Talk to our Agency: July 2011

Decision to begin the journey: Father's Day 2011

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

USCIS APPROVAL /Happy Valentine's Day

We received the best Valentine gift yesterday by receiving our approved I-800A from the U.S. Government. It only took 5 weeks. Liliah and I are headed to the state capital tomorrow to get 1 more document certified and then overnight our final few documents to the Chinese Consulate.  We are hoping to make next weeks deadline to get our dossier to China. 

My Funny Valentine 
(first attempts to get her picture)





You made your hat in class today.  You love the heart symbol right now.  You tell me that you like hearts because they mean love. We made treats for your preschool class.  We used construction paper and made hearts and glued tootsie pop suckers to the middle of them and attached little construction leaves on the stick.  It looked like a little valentine flower. We spent a few hours over a couple of evenings to complete.  It was a fun and easy project to do together.
I love you, my little sweet valentine

You insisted on taking my picture.  This is my valentine gift from daddy....thank you, sweetheart!

5 comments:

Laurie said...

Congrats on getting one step closer in the journey. What a great Valentine's Day indeed!! Love L's little hat! :)

Leggio said...

Congrats on being DTC!!!!!! Your little girl is adorable. Hope to follow you on your journey. :)

Anonymous said...

Thanks for sharing your lovely Valentine pics and good news. Nanna likes your hat Liliah and you and Mommy both look very pretty in red. Love you!

angie said...

BIG congrats on being DTC!!
i must say, Liliah is such a cutie pie!! i bet that girl lights up the room :)
thanks for your sweet comments on my blog! its an encouragement to hear from other moms with sweetie pie's who are teenie tiny...i think i forget that my bruser boys can't be compaired to petite miss emery :)
much love to you! praying the next few steps move FAST!!
ang

W,M,M,A Davis said...

What a cute little Valentine! The glasses look great on you, Liliah. Enjoyed catching up on your blog and seeing your flower, snow, and beach pictures. Great news on your USCIS approval! So exciting to be one step closer...