As we are approaching the holiday season, this episode of Seinfeld always comes to mind. Any time family is gathered under one roof, anything can happen. It is crazy to think that this will be my last Christmas with only one child. Speaking of which, I have some great news on that front.
Tuesday (12-3) we received notification from the US consulate in Guangzhou that our Article 5 had been issued. This is great news because now that means all we are waiting on is the CCCWA to assign us our travel date. I talked with Steve at Holt and he said that as of right now, it looks like we will travel Jan 10. That means that in approximately 5 weeks, we will be sitting in China about to receive our daughter we have been thinking about and praying for since first seeing her picture in May.
To say we are excited is an understatement. We are already contacting the travel agency who is in charge of China adoption travel for Holt. Now, our date is not official until the CCCWA assigns it, but Steve felt confident that would be our date if not earlier in January.
We have a slight dilemma though. We are trying to figure out how to pack what we need to take with us. Our church's "Sew in Love" group has donated around 40 blankets for us to take China to give the orphanage. We have to pack all of our clothes and Primrose some clothes. Not to mention we need something to occupy our time on the 13 hour flight to China, ok maybe we can get April some Valium since she doesn't travel well.
I wanted to share this update with you to let you know where we are in the process. Thank you for following along on our journey. I look forward to my daily China blogs and family pictures from China.
Keep us in your prayers. I will update as soon as we find out our confirmed dates to travel.
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