Nothing special...

I am sending this post via email – just in case we can’t access our blogger in China – this will give us another option to post.  And well… there just isn’t much else to do at this point so, why not???

 

But – the only thing on the adoption front to share is that: our agencies China liaison is here in the US right now at our agencies main office.  She (Lily) tried calling the TA processor last night and the TA processor was out sick – so no new info.  They assured me that they would continue to check…

 

If the attachment works – it is Maylynn in Chinese characters…

 

 

Still waiting...

Yes - we are still waiting... our agency thought that our TA would be here last week - well, that didn't happen:( Our agency emailed me yesterday that they would check on it last night (day time for China). I still haven't heard the results of their "checking" - i am trying really hard to be a patient person and not "hound" our agency for information that they don't have... So, now that we are home from vacation, i am really on edge... whenever i hear an email pop up on the computer, i frantically check to see if it's from Karla! or when the phone rings, i am racing to beat the boys to answer it with the hopes it's Karla. Right know, i just want to hear some good news from Karla!!!

I guess I need to stay busy while He is still working things out for us...

God's Timing

I am so thankful that we are on a family vacation/hockey tournament week right now. I truly thought that this 2nd time around adopting that i would be more patient - i guess God has revealed in me that i still have more work to do with that.

We are busy in Canada and i was concerned last week that if we got our TA while we were gone, then how would i do all of the last minute scrambling of travel arrangements etc... Well, He's answered that with nothing to worry about b/c no TA yet - so, i am able to enjoy our family vacation in beautiful Whistler, Canada. But don't get me wrong, Maylynn is still one of the first things we are thinking and praying about. The minute we wake or get back tothe condo - we are checking email etc... and, i am constantly wondering about the rest of His timing with travel etc... i am slowly coming to the realization that we will not be leaving on the 18th as we had hoped - i am now praying for July, 22nd or 25th (depending on airfare etc.) The longer our TA takes, the less amount of time we will have help with the kids at home b/c my parents will be in Virginia in August. Lance's parents are willing to help out as much as is needed but it would be nice to split up the time between grandparents...

So, we are asking for all of our prayer warriors to be boldly praying for our TA to come through on Monday if that is God's timing:)

A sweet surprise (but no TA)...

She is so stinkin cute! My agency emailed me these new pictures today but no TA:( What were they thinkin??? These pics just make me want my TA even sooner!!! Did i already say that she is so stinkin cute!???

We also got more measurements - i haven't had a chance to convert them yet or compare them to previous ones: 91cm, 13kg, 47cm head, 51cm chest, 16cm foot, 20 teeth.

Just waiting...

Well, it's been a week or so since my last post- so i thought that i'd update on what's been going on...

On the adoption front, we are trying to wait patiently for our TA (Travel Approval). Our agency said this week - we are hoping early this week but we'll see:) Please pray that we hear something today or tomorrow:) We have tentative plans to travel on July 18th but if we don't hear soon about our TA then it may be the following week. Oh, and our airfare has turned out to be a bit more that originally thought:( It may be more like $4500 instead of $3000 that we were planning on... oh well, it's just $$:)

This past week has been interesting - i received final notice that my budget will be cut for my Co-Op preschool program that i oversee and where I teach parent education at the Community College. It has some good and bad things that go along with that: good= i get to be at home more with the kiddos and the bad= Taylor may not get to got to private school next year. We are still praying about this to see what God has planned... Also, on Thursday someone broke the rear window out of my car at the Court Club - luckily, nothing was taken and it was fixed very quickly the next day! Just a little bit of a pain but it all worked out okay...

Getting to know our little Shui Shui...

We had a sweet surprise in my email this morning! I had sent the foster family a letter through Red Thread China who sent Maylynn a package and got an update for us. Well, in my email this morning was the answer to our questions:) It looks like she'll fit right in! We can't wait!!

Dear Family :
Below are answers to your questions :

How would you describe her personality?
Outgoing and active ,she loves to play outside.

Does she like animals?
She likes animals but she is afraid to touch them .

Does she have any likes/dislikes/sensitivities?
she likes singing ,jumping ,her favorite toys are ball toys ,she loves to read picure
books ,she is a little crazy with cookies ,when she eat cookies ,she will
cough.

What makes her happy?
Play outside will make her veryhappy.

What makes her angry or upset?
when she wants something but adults does not want to give it to her ,she will be angry .

Is she frightened of anything?
She is frightened of being alone ,she likes to stay with adults .

What do you do that soothes her?
When she is not happy ,adults needs to tell what is right what is wrong ,why this is right or why that is wrong ,she is a good girl ,after she realize this is not right ,then she will be a happy girl again .

What are her favorite activities?
Play balls`games .

Does her name have any special meaning?
Her name means she will be a sweet and gentle girl like water.

What name(s) do you call her?
shui shui is her nickname .

Who chose her name and why?
workers picked her name .

Has she had any health problems or allergies?
We have not found any of her health problems or allergies yet.

What medical treatments has she received?
Shui shui only received child mecial examination ,she is quite
healthy ,She has not received any other medical treatments yet .

What kind of food is she eating now?
rice ,noodles ,steambums ,rice noodles ,ect.

What is her favorite food?
her favorite food is noodles .

What is her least favoritefood?
congee.

What kind of vegetables and fruits does she like?
She likes to eat all kinds of vegetables and she loves all kinds of
fruits too,such as watermelon and apple .

Article 5 - Yippee!!!

I just got an email from our agency saying that "your paperwork is already signed and back at the CCAA" as per our agency's chinese liasion!!! From what i understand, this is the Hague Article 5 step COMPLETED!!! This is amazing news - many other people are having to wait at least 8-10 days for this paperwork to be signed!!! I love our agency:)

So, now we are just waiting for our TA - UNBELIEVABLE!