Adopt a baby daughter from China

Our dossier was logged into China on 9/12/2006. The estimated wait times for a referral are now 18 – 24+ months… there’s nothing we can do but wait and pray now!

Our Dossier has passed critical review! It now moves on to translation and then hopefully will be sent to China in the next week! WooHoo!!!!!!!!

Well, we’ve finished our homestudy, assembled our paperworks, notarized, certified and authenticated everything and written a couple of huge checks… yesterday all the paperwork went to CCAI for review. Finally! If all goes well, my application will be off to China by the end of the month. WooHoo!!!!!!

Just wanted to update… we had our last home study visit yesterday! Woohoo! Once the home study is written, we’ll file our I600A and then wait for our finger printing appointment…. We’re moving along ever so slowly!

Today I mailed my first installment fee to CCAI (cha-ching)... ouch! DH and I got our finger prints and filled out applications for our home study. Lots of signing, documents notarized and $$$$ out the door… but it will all be worth it in the end!!!!

CCAI has approved us! Monday we send back the agency agreement and first agency fee then begin working with the social worker…. and now the real fun begins! We are officially in the paperchase!

Woo Hoo! Last week I mailed in our first application toward the adoption to CCAI (Chinese Children Adoption International). We have been told we will be called today or tomorrow regarding our approval. In the meantime, I’m getting fresh copies of our birth certificate, marriage license, divorce decrees etc… I’ve also made a doctors appointment for my husband and I (March 3rd.. so far away) specifically for filling out all the physical requirements…. I’m so excited and nervous, I could explode!!!!