Wow.

I am still in shock that we got our LOA today! This is our Letter of Approval from the Chinese government that officially approves us to adopt Lia Kate. We got it only three weeks after first seeing her sweet face. Some people wait months and months for LOA, and here we are flying through the process. Of course, we have been in their system for nearly two years so that does have something to do with it. However, this means we could be leaving in December instead of January to get her! It is exciting and overwhelming all at the same time. Next, we wait on our Travel Approval. Once we have that, we can set our U.S. Consulate Appointment, which takes place in China near the end of our trip. In the meantime, there is tons to do ... shop for winter clothes for Miss Lia Kate since we'll be needing them now, play fruit basket turnover at the house (Britton goes to the guest room, the guest room goes downstairs, etc.), fix the nursery up for a little girl to inhabit it, apply for Visas and do last minute paperwork, read adoption attachment books, make some cute clothes for Lia Kate, make and freeze food, go out of town for Thanksgiving, do some Christmas shopping, take Britton to see Santa, decorate the Christmas tree, pack for China. Wow. The list goes on. I am overwhelmed. And overjoyed. The next two months will be a whirlwind. Stay tuned!