There are a lot of acronyms in the world of adoption
We have PA, I 800A, DTC and LID
Soft and then Hard LOA
And I 800 without the A
GUZ from Old Canton
And RTF from the NVC, a PDF

And still to go
ART 5 
to be dropped off and picked up
TA and 
CA

OMG, LOL, 4COL, and  TIA 
These last few months 
have had me speaking in text

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Little boy, our papers are there, in China, with you. 

And tonight the moon is full and bright. 

The last of the light before the dark night of solstice. 

When she returns, big and round on Christmas Day, 

we will be 3 weeks away 

from meeting you. 

xoxo 

Mama, Daddy and your Wei Wei

B3's 3

B3

B3's 3

UPDATE!

1. Height and Weight measurements - Height 85CM, weight 12.7KG, Head 49CM, feet 14.5CM  ( I have a foot measurement! I can shop for shoes! )
2. How is his health in general? - He's in good condition. He has good apetite. 
3. Has he been sick recently or hospitalized? If so, why? - No illness. But he sometimes will get eczema. ( Phew! )
4. Is he still in the “Grandmother” program with Half the Sky? - He still in Half the Sky project, but in Early Teaching Nursury Center program. :-) 
5. Does he have one caretaker he is close to in particular? If so, what is her name? - He is very close to a lady named Ke, Weifei, who is a teacher of the project. 
6. What type of bed does he sleep in, crib or open bed? - Baby crib, by himself.
7. Does he sleep alone or with another child? - Sleep alone in his crib, but with other kids in one room.
8. How is he bathed? - He stands in a bath tub with some water in and do a shower.
9. Is he still wearing diapers at night? - Yes, only at night. Daytime he will let you know if he needs to go, but if he went to a new environment or with new faces suggest to wear a diaper.
10. Who are his closet friends and what are their names? - They are Mao, Liguo, Mao, Liyou, Mao, Fuhu. They are not adopted yet, their dossier were just sent to CCCWA.

Could this be Ke Wei Fei ???? 

He's at the store! :-)

        












These pictures are simply a treasure we did not expect! He is a little taller, 1.5 inches taller than June, and he weighs the same. We even got a foot measurement (I can go shoe shopping!) To see that our little boy has someone special he cares about, and that he gets taken on little outings, is truly a blessing!  We. Can't. Wait! 



                 

Approval is a good thing.... a feel good thing and one step closer to our little boy.

Our papers are leaving USCIS today by UPS 2nd Day Air and will arrive at the National Visa Center (NVC) on Thursday.

We now wait 1 week from this Thursday (hopefully) for our files to be assigned their GUZ #

This is the number we are assigned when our files are all officially logged into the Guangzhou Consulate. With that GUZ number we can fill out the Department of State form 260 (DS260) and then the DS260 receipt will be mailed to our agency. That receipt and our I 800 are then emailed to an agency representative (Cordelia!) in Guangzhou who will take all our papers, officially now called "Article 5", to the Guangzhou Consulate for Article 5 "drop off". 

And then we wait for 1 week for "pick up". 

At Pick Up our files are express mailed to Beijing - CCCWA. 

And we wait  5 to 7 days for our Travel Approval (TA)....   

Once we have our TA 

we can request our Consulate Appointment (CA) dates and off we go! 

The question of the century is... 

can this happen before Chinese New Year (CNY)? 

That is the question.

Red Thread

Our papers are siting on a USCIS Officer's Desk in Texas... waiting for approval known as the I800. The I800, which will get us to Article 5 drop off in Guangzhou. Article 5 which tells both China and the USA that we have dotted our Is and Crossed our Ts and paid our fees, and will give us Travel Authority (TA), which will let us choose 3 dates for our Consulate Appointment (CA), and with that date we will know when our Family Day will be.

Some are guessing 12/28 others 1/11 or 1/18... The last date of 2016 before CNY is 1/25. Everyone think your good thoughts and say your prayers. We want to come and meet you B3 and bring you home and we want to do that ASAP...

Love your family ... Mama, Dada and Weiwei... XOXO

Birthday Present

November 4, 2015 
8:38 pm

Dear Applicant/Petitioner:     

Your USCIS application/petition has been received and routed to the National Benefit Center for processing. Within 7 - 10 days by standard mail you will receive your official Receipt Notice (Form I-797) with your Receipt Number SIMXXXXXXXX. If you have any questions please contact the Hague Unit at (877) 424-8374 or NBC.HAGUE@DHS.GOV

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