I guess this blog entry is not as dramatic as others, but I should get used to writing more updates even if we don't have completely earth-shattering news to share.
Now, with that said... we have been seeing steady progress in our quest for approvals and such. We have received our first US approval (I-800a) back earlier this week, which triggers more paperwork. We were able to get the official RA signed this week and mailed back to the offices at AWAA. Our family coordinator has informed us that the document was mailed off to China on Friday (Aug. 17). Also this week, we were able to get our next US form filed (the I-800), which essentially requests the US to grant us approval to bring Jin Guo (Mia) home and to make her a US citizen. From what we've read and heard from others, getting the I-800 filed is the primary event that determines when to expect to travel over to China... which is approx. 10-14 weeks from now. We're hopeful to travel over to China by October or November this year... which seems far off, but in reality, is literally around the corner with school officially starting on Monday for the kiddos.
Anyways, here's a couple of photos from the last week or so:
Adam signing "YES" on the RA stating that we want to adopt Jin Guo as our daughter
Ginny signing the RA - she wanted in on some of the action :)
This is a photo of the photo album we had put together for Jin Guo
Here is another photo of part of the care package we had sent to her.
Ryan and Ashlyn can't wait to get their Chinese sister over here.
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