Quick Update…
So, we got our LOA!!!! This is the Letter of Acceptance that the CCAA just started to impose upon SN aparents the first of this year…it was issued on the 2nd, arrived to our agency on the 6th, and arrived to us yesterday on the 8th. Signed it and overnighted it back to the agency the same hour, and so it went back to China today…
the TA should be about two weeks away…which means we should travel at the end of March. Fingers crossed. If the TA takes longer than that, I told my agency that we WOULD be traveling during the tradeshow in April if it came to that. Parents do travel then, it’s just more expensive and a bit of a hassle for the agencies to make arrangements.
Tough toadstools. I’m not waiting another month. We received the LOA six months to the day that we first put our daughter “on hold.” I’m now ready to trade that photograph in for real fingers to squeeze, real cheeks to kiss, real eyes to get lost in. I’m even hip to change some real diapers. Really.
Oh, and tomorrow? March 10th. Otherwise known as Mario Day. This is my made-up day. When I was in grade school, we had to date our notebook pages, and I used the abbreviation for this month: MAR 10. I decided it looked like “MARIO” and made up a holiday. So, just run with it.
WOOOO HOOOOO WHOOT! WHOOT! Doing a happy dance.
Comment by: Anotheramy - 03.09.2007 - 5.58 pm
So happy for you!!!!
Comment by: Donna - 03.09.2007 - 6.16 pm
I am so freakin excited for you!
And the Mario DAy– very creative! I think it gives me a reason to go out to eat and have a cocktail. Happy Mario Day to all!
Comment by: Aimee - 03.09.2007 - 6.18 pm
MARIO Day. Love it.
Keeping my fingers crossed you’ll be able to pick up the Bee ASAP. And also for selfish reasons of wanting to meet you.
Comment by: Jacquie - 03.09.2007 - 6.19 pm
YAY! Congratulations! Go get her!
Comment by: OmegaMom - 03.09.2007 - 6.30 pm
Congrats to you! Maybe we’ll be seeing each other at the Swan.
Errr…that is if I knew what you….uhhh…looked like.
But congrats, nevertheless.
Comment by: Johnny - 03.09.2007 - 6.31 pm
Congratulations! We met our Charlie during the October ‘06 Trade Fair and stayed at the Dongguan Sheraton. The hotel itself was beautiful, and they ran a daily shuttle to Guangzhou for the Fair (and our agency had a chartered bus). Plus, it was right across the street from a mini-mail/house of ill repute. What more could you ask for?
Comment by: mama d - 03.09.2007 - 8.02 pm
Yay! Yay! Yay! Yay! Yay! I cannot wait to see you with The Bee!
How does one celebrate Mario Day?
Comment by: Jessi - 03.09.2007 - 9.07 pm
Get. That. Girl. Home! Fingers crossed all over this house, SBird.
Let me Bee (couldn’t help myself) the first to wish you Happy MAR10 - it’s midnight here.
Comment by: walternatives - 03.09.2007 - 11.07 pm
Tough toadstools and tough toenails and….tough titties said the kittie when the milk went dry. Tough! This mama’s gonna be in China very, very soon no matter what!!! Can not wait. XO
Comment by: wzgirl - 03.09.2007 - 11.36 pm
Whoo hoo!
Comment by: Nicole - 03.10.2007 - 5.58 am
FABULOUS!!!!!!! And you *might* meet Jacquie and Johnny to boot!?
Comment by: atomic mama - 03.10.2007 - 11.21 am
Yayyyy! Congrats again! You deserve some real squeezin’ that’s for sure.
And I’m with Jessi, how does one celebrate MARIO day?
Comment by: new girl - 03.11.2007 - 2.30 pm
Congratulations! That is great news. End of March??? That’s soon!!!
Comment by: WendyN - 03.12.2007 - 12.45 pm
Congratulations. You will be holding her in your arms before you know it now. It is worth every second of dreaded wait. Bring on TA.
Comment by: Perrin - 03.12.2007 - 1.35 pm
Come on March travel!!!!
Comment by: Jenny - 03.12.2007 - 6.01 pm