We Are Officially Waiting For Our Travel Approval to Pick Up YiLin!

Our Article 5 was picked up and overnighted to Beijing yesterday.  This means that we are now in the last step of the adoption.  We are waiting for China to approve us to enter the country and pick up our daughter.  This usually takes 3-5 weeks, but we have talked to several families that have gotten theirs sooner.  After we get the approval, we will travel about 2 weeks later.

I met a dear friend today for coffee.  It felt so good to be with her.  They are also waiting for their Travel Approval to pick up their 2 year old daughter in the Zhejiang Province.  We are both nervous, excited, scared, and a bit ignorant about all the changes that are going to be happening in our lives in the very near future.  We bought some items for the trip and for our daughters, and we also picked up some Christmas gifts.  I think one of the most comical moments was when we were standing in the car seat isle.  My friend just stood there and stared at them.  It was one of those..."WOW" moments.  We have both not had a car seat in our vehicle for many years now.  It was a very sobering feeling. I guess we are just going to have to "buckle up.....get comfortable.....and enjoy the ride!"