Monday, February 11, 2013
New Pictures of Ayla!!
We have new pictures of baby Ayla!!
I am not sure how old she is here but she looks teeny tiny!
July 2012 (10 months)
August 2012 (11 months)
December 2012 (15 months)
Sunday, February 10, 2013
Great posts...that other people wrote
I have been following (stalking) the blogs of other adoptive mama's for years. They share such wonderful and hard stories, words of advice and let us follow their journey. It has been amazing and incredibly helpful to me. Here are a few that I stick out.
Jen Hatmaker - After the Airport
Jen Hatmaker - How to be the Village
Millions of Miles - Lets Talk About Attachment
And then just for fun! I think this video is SO funny!
Jen Hatmaker - After the Airport
Jen Hatmaker - How to be the Village
Millions of Miles - Lets Talk About Attachment
And then just for fun! I think this video is SO funny!
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Nothing
We have not heard anything yet! Once you receive PA (pre-approval) you then are waiting for LOA (the big approval!). There are two phases to this wait - 1) translation and 2) in review. Once you are out of phase one you move into the review room. The average time in the review room is 4 weeks. We hit our 4 week mark yesterday but no news :( It could come tomorrow or next week or the week after. No way to know. Chinese New Year starts very soon and we are still very hopeful we will receive our LOA before CNY. That means we would "know" by next Monday/Tuesday. If no news comes by next Monday/Tuesday we anticipate having to wait another couple of weeks.
What happens after LOA? A lovely fellow adoptive mother posted a description of the LOA to TA wait....and I totally stole it!
Step 1: I800 approval (12-14 days)
Step 2: Approval sent to Nat'l Visa Center (NVC) - takes about 5 days to get there
Step 3: NVC creates document approving our visa petition. They then send our file to the US embassy in Guangzhou. This is known as being "cabled."
Step 4: When I receive paper copy of I800 approval, I contact NVC to get a PDF copy of our visa approval letter to give to our agency.
Step 5: Our agency sends this letter, our LOA and form DS-230 to their contact in China who takes it to the US Consulate in Guangzhou.
Step 6: The US Consulate issues us our Article 5 letter saying everything is in order (this takes 2 weeks)
Step 7: Our paperwork is then submitted to the CCCWA for travel approval.
Step 8: We receive Travel Approval (TA)!!
It can be a little confusing but we are moving forward!
What happens after LOA? A lovely fellow adoptive mother posted a description of the LOA to TA wait....and I totally stole it!
Step 1: I800 approval (12-14 days)
Step 2: Approval sent to Nat'l Visa Center (NVC) - takes about 5 days to get there
Step 3: NVC creates document approving our visa petition. They then send our file to the US embassy in Guangzhou. This is known as being "cabled."
Step 4: When I receive paper copy of I800 approval, I contact NVC to get a PDF copy of our visa approval letter to give to our agency.
Step 5: Our agency sends this letter, our LOA and form DS-230 to their contact in China who takes it to the US Consulate in Guangzhou.
Step 6: The US Consulate issues us our Article 5 letter saying everything is in order (this takes 2 weeks)
Step 7: Our paperwork is then submitted to the CCCWA for travel approval.
Step 8: We receive Travel Approval (TA)!!
It can be a little confusing but we are moving forward!
Sunday, February 3, 2013
Tagxedo
I LOVE LOVE LOVE this website.
I am sure you will see more of these on this blog. Maybe one to announce LOA, TA, CA.....or just because I think they are cool.
I am sure you will see more of these on this blog. Maybe one to announce LOA, TA, CA.....or just because I think they are cool.
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