1800 Approval ...and some darling pics

Well baby girl, today we received confirmation of our 1800 approval. This is a piece of paper that classifies the "adoptee" as an immediate relative granted by the United States. We are so excited, because this means that  MAMA is almost finished with the paperwork (until we get to China), but most importantly it means that we only have a few more steps before we are waiting for travel approval. And we can't wait. Your siblings have started school and I have started nesting like crazy preparing for your arrival. Daddy and I talk about you every night and contemplate our predictions of our travel dates. We are trying so hard to reach you before you turn two (oct 22), but if we are delayed, we also know that whenever you are finally placed in our arms, it will be the perfect time.

I have been blessed with some darling pictures of you. I can't believe how beautiful you are. You have grown so much since your referral pictures. Your smile is beautiful . I am told you are smart and a very happy girl.

So what's next......? We don't have much longer to go....Let me see if I can break it down. And by breaking it down, I mean totally copying and pasting from my friends blog bc she has already written all the confusing steps down. :) (Thanks, Sandy)

We have received approval from US immigration, and they will forward their approval to the National Visa Center.

Then the National Visa Center will send us a letter saying that they have received our file from USCIS (immigration). This letter will be forwarded to the US consulate in Guangzhou and will in return give us a GUZ # and invoice number that is specific to Zhou Jun Xin.  (Remy) 

Then I must fill out a DS260 form which is Remy's Visa and receive confirmation of this form being filed via email in a pdf format. This is then forwarded to our agency and they email it to their representative in China to drop off at the US Consulate . 

Then the US consulate will issue what's called our article 5, which will be picked up by our agency and sent to Beijing, and delivered to the CCCWA.

And finally, after all of that, our travel approval will be issued!" 

Isn't that enough to make you bonkers? It can be confusing, but really we are just waiting on two tiny little pieces of information so that I can fill out that visa paperwork and then forwarded it to the US consulate. I am thinking that this can all be done by next Thursday..and possibly even Tuesday . We shall see...... either way...we are SO CLOSE to going back to China for our 4th child and we couldn't be more excited.