Happy New Year!

In exactly two weeks, April and I will be on an airplane starting our journey to China.  In 18 days we will get to hold for the very first time our daughter, Primrose.  It is hard to believe that is has been 21 months since we began the adoption process.  It has been an incredible process, even with all of the hiccups along the way.  I highly encourage anyone who may be considering adoption.... DO IT!  Don't question whether or not to do it, you will rationalize yourself out of an amazing experience.

As we are just a few days away from 2014 I want to take this opportunity to say Happy New Year!  I want thank you, the reader, for caring enough to read our blog.  When we are in China, I will update regularly with all of our experiences with Prim and the local culture.

We got an update on Prim today, so that we would know what size clothing to take.  Here is what we found out, she currently weighs 23 pounds and 30.7 inches tall.  She will be 17 months old on the 28th.  According to growth charts, she is between the 25-50 percentile average growth.  According to the orphanage, she wears clothes that are suitable for 20 month old.  I was never good at clothing sizes when Belle was little, but this doesn't sound right to me.  So, even with the update we are still clueless about what sizes to take with us.  Oh well, we will just take what we can and figure it our then.

Last thing, and this is pretty amazing!  So we have been a little freaked out about expenses to travel and stuff.  We had taken out a loan for a certain amount that we thought would cover the remaining expenses.  When we booked our flights, it was about $1,200 more than anticipated.  Then when we contacted Lotus to book our in China trip, our estimate was high and left us with very little of the expense fund we are supposed to take to China with us in cash.  When we received our invoice form Lotus, it was approximately $1,000 less than expected.  So with our flights and in-country expenses, we have almost enough left over to cover our cash needed in China.  We also have enough to make up the difference in what we need from our canvas squares sales, small group love gift, and April's burlap craft sales.  Needless to say, we have all we need as far as funds are concerned, can I get an AMEN!

Now, we just need prayer.  Pray for safe travel.  Pray that our visas get back to us on time. Pray for Prim's transition to our family.  This will be overwhelming for her and I pray that it goes smoothly.  Pray for Belle's transition to Prim.  I know she is excited about her now, it may be different once she is actually here for good.  I have told her that she will be sharing her toys and stuff and she says ok.  The other day I told her she had to share my lap and she said, "Prim can sit on one side, and I can sit on the other."  This will make for one jealous Tinkerbell, our Yorkie.  Just pray for us in general.

Once again, Happy New Year!  Stay tuned for China updates.