In record time, and very unexpectedly, we got our LOA yesterday! It came only 12 days after our PA, which is crazy fast.
If you have no idea what I'm talking about ...
PA = Pre-approval from China
LOA = official Letter of Approval from China to adopt Collins
We are so excited with how fast things are going. The reason we got our LOA this quickly is that we did all of our waiting before we were matched. Our dossier moved through translation and review during the 6 months we waited for a referral.
We have a series of steps to go through now on the U.S.
side of things before we can get our Travel Approval from China. It
usually takes about 8 weeks (if no roadbumps) to get TA from this point.
So, we are hopeful for December travel ... just like with Lia Kate.
Can't wait to meet our sweet girl in a few months!
Our Party of Four
Britton
Britton is our little miracle boy! He came into this world on his way out of it. Born without a heartbeat, he joined the land of the living when he was nine minutes old. He has made an amazing recovery since, and is truly our beautiful, little miracle boy … our gift from God! He spends his days learning to be a sweet big brother and just generally being ALL BOY. To catch the beginning of his story, click on his picture.
Lia Katherine
Lia Kate is our precious chosen child! She was adopted from China over Christmas '09 and we are loving life with her. She is our girly girl with a particular affection for all things shoes, dresses and baby dolls. She is full of joy and laughter and our lives are richly blessed with her in it. Click her picture to read her adoption story from the beginning.
Caroline Collins
Collins is our sweet 7-month-old in China! We can't wait to bring her home. Maybe another Christmas in China?
Family Blogs I Follow
Adoption Blogs I Follow
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Belonging9 years ago
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Hannah's Gotcha Video9 years ago
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Getting Really Close9 years ago
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Re:Have a nice day!12 years ago
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One Year Since Caroline's Gotcha Day12 years ago
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Looking for us?12 years ago
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NEW BLOG13 years ago
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Too busy!13 years ago
From Lia Kate's Orphanage
5 comments:
YayYayYay!!!
Congratulations Emily and Danny. CC is beautiful and so young! Are you taking the two kiddos this time? Looking forward to following blog and follow your trip to China. Love Dale and Angie
Emily and Danny, your news about Baby CC is so exciting!!! Congratulations! She is beautiful!
Thank you for sharing the stones of remembrance that we might celebrate each one with you and be inspired for our own lives, too.
Your family is often in my prayers as the earthly loss of Jon must still be so very painful every day. May the excitement over your new baby help to soften the pain of grief a bit and bring laughter back to your hearts.
Whoa!! That IS amazing!!! We waited 5 months on a referral and still waited 99 days for LOA so God was definitely thinking you needed to be in China at Christmas time again!! :) Love how God is seen throughout your journey! Collins is so blessed to be coming home to a Christ-filled home!
That was fast!! BUT, Great news! One step closer!
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