Well today is the day!!! We got our phone call from CCAI that our Letter of Approval from China (LOA) was received and we were asked to come down to sign it. Here we are signing the very official Chinese/English Letter of Approval for Dang Hao Long.
We forgot a camera but at least we had a phone! That completes that part for China and officially accepts Dang Hao Long! So after 20 minutes and a very long I-800 form, not to be mistaken with the first I-800A we previously filled, we are on our way to continue the Immigration process with Dang Hao Long's specific information. Then we will get another form with his information on it. We also now need to work on his Visa, yes the Immigration piece is just a letter allowing us to adopt and now we have to fill out the paperwork to get his Visa to accept him into the States! Oh what fun it is to fill out paperwork.
In the meantime I am working on a little scrapbook to send to him with a few toys and a couple of t-shirts. I also have a few gifts for his adoptive parents and family. It looks like we will be traveling 9-12 weeks from now so that is early November. The good news is that we will have him here for Christmas. What a Christmas gift that will be!
The even more exciting part is now that we have the Letter of Acceptance we can do this:
This is Dang Hao Long! We are now permitted to post a picture of this little guy that has taken our heart. We will not meet him until we are in China but we love him already. It is getting closer and more exciting. Soon he will be here in our home. And by the way... the "Peace Sign" in the picture is a typical "What is going on" or "Hi" sign in Asia... the things you learn!
This is so exciting! Thanks for posting updates. It is so interesting to hear about the process, and even more heart-warming to see your new son in the pictures! Congratulations...so far, and so much great stuff to come!
ReplyDeleteMuch love,
Kelly van Riper