What an amazing week :)
We got our LOA! That's Chinas Official yes!! We have sent off our I800 back to immigration svs to approve her specifically. When we land here she will be a US citizen :) We were also chosen to be featured with Wild Olive Tees. They are a Christian tee shirt co that has the coolest shirts. They are great quality. I love mine :). Our link is
http://store.wildolivetees.com/adoption-fundraiser-tees-c6.aspx
Or you can use the button to the right.
Our family code is fryday0910. We are so excited and nervous but I keep telling myself God wouldn't bring us here and leave us. My new motto:
The will of God will never take you where the Grace of God will not protect you.
Isabel Wyn
Friday, September 23, 2011
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Well last week our agency got alot of LOAs. Ours wasn't in the batch so I was really bummed bc it probably won't come for a couple weeks now. They only get them every other week or so. Our chances of traveling this year are getting slimmer but I know God already knows when we are going to China and His timing is perfect. So I woke up this morning to a great surprise! I had "met" a girl on a board that I and been talking to bc she was just at the same orphanage where Isabel is this summer. She adopted a little boy from there. I have been getting pointers and advice on hotel, food, what to do etc from her. This morning I got this email from her!
Brittany,
I looked through my pictures and think I found exactly one of your WenWen! I remember her because I held her in my lap just before I took the picture. She was trying to grab my camera so I handed her off and then quickly snapped her photo. She was not in the mood to sit still--I remember her so well because I kept trying to get another picture, but she wouldn't hold still long enough! Then she scooted away and went back to playing. . She was very sweet and she cuddled in my lap, but only til I took out my camera, then that was it!! As you see, she was still trying to get my camera :) Also, I didn't even notice that her right eye wandered--I think it's probably very intermittent. Just hope you're not worried about that.
take care,
Dawn
p.s. look at her nails!!
With this pic :-D
I also learned from her blog that the orphanage is run by the ICC which is a christian organization. They only run three in China and hers is one of them. She said the care by the nannies is wonderful. It put my mind at peace :)
Brittany,
I looked through my pictures and think I found exactly one of your WenWen! I remember her because I held her in my lap just before I took the picture. She was trying to grab my camera so I handed her off and then quickly snapped her photo. She was not in the mood to sit still--I remember her so well because I kept trying to get another picture, but she wouldn't hold still long enough! Then she scooted away and went back to playing. . She was very sweet and she cuddled in my lap, but only til I took out my camera, then that was it!! As you see, she was still trying to get my camera :) Also, I didn't even notice that her right eye wandered--I think it's probably very intermittent. Just hope you're not worried about that.
take care,
Dawn
p.s. look at her nails!!
With this pic :-D
I also learned from her blog that the orphanage is run by the ICC which is a christian organization. They only run three in China and hers is one of them. She said the care by the nannies is wonderful. It put my mind at peace :)
Friday, August 26, 2011
Been a While...
It's been a while since my last post..I'm not good at this stuff. We got an approval from immigration about a week after my last post. PM and I drove to Houston and dropped them at the Consulate, spent the night and drove back the next day. It was a good little get away. I was going on and on about how hot, crowded, and crazy my last visit was and I stood in line 2 1/2 hours, blah blah blah. We walked right in and hardly anyone was there. Same thing the next day. He said I was exaggerating about my first visit...I wasn't and it wasn't fair he didn't experience it :( We got all our paperwork overnighted to the agency then to China that Friday the 29th. We were officially logged into China's database on August 1st! That was from a Friday to a Monday. That is unheard of! We were told it would be at least 14 days. I was bummed out after waiting so long for immigration approval that we wouldn't be logged in by first of August...God showed me...it was just His timing and not mine once again ;)
So now we are in the waiting game once again. We are waiting for our LOA or Letter of Acceptance from China. That is China saying "all you told us is true, you aren't crazy, a murderer, and you will treat this child like your own" Those are my words of course :) It can take any where from 30 days up to 100 days. We are in a group that tends to move quickly because we had picked her and were matched with her before we got all our paperwork logged in rather than after. These move faster for some reason. Still, there is no rhyme or reason as to who gets approved before someone else. If we were given a number when we were logged in and we could wait on that number, well that would make sense and make it easier..so I guess that's why they don't do it this way. So we just wait..I am saying I am not looking for anything until September 15th. That will be 45 days and then if it comes before that I will be pleasantly surprised.
After the LOA we are about 8-10 weeks from travel. There are about 4 more steps from LOA to travel I wont bore you with. They just involve more paper work and more waiting. Basically getting her Visa lined up, etc. The only hitch is that October is a big holiday month for China. Kinda like our Thanksgiving through Christmas. Lots of holidays and office closings. So that may hold us up a week or two if her visa app gets put through at that time. So this is yet another wait...
Still through all this God has continually blessed us beyond measure. People are SOOO generous and so excited for us. I mention that we are adopting and everyone wants to hear our story. It's fun and I get to share how God has moved so much for this to happen. Our families are so excited too and that means the world to us. I can' imagine going through this without their support. Our friends have been unbelievable too. The out pouring and sacrificing they have done for us can never be repaid. But they don't ask for repayment. They just want Isabel home too :-)
We sold all our bracelets the awesome Berry-Patch jewelry made for us! That was another great fundraiser for us that blessed us beyond measure. And alot of our family and friends have the bracelets so I will always be reminded of that when I see them! Check out her page on Facebook. She has the cutest jewelry!
I will post again as soon as we have more news..we probably won't get another update on her until we leave :( But it will be here quick! We (meaning me) are starting to gather lists and cold weather clothes. It's exciting but scary..but I know He wouldn't lead us here and leave us!
He promised us in Hebrews
"I will never leave you
Never will I forsake you"
I tend to believe Him
;0)
So now we are in the waiting game once again. We are waiting for our LOA or Letter of Acceptance from China. That is China saying "all you told us is true, you aren't crazy, a murderer, and you will treat this child like your own" Those are my words of course :) It can take any where from 30 days up to 100 days. We are in a group that tends to move quickly because we had picked her and were matched with her before we got all our paperwork logged in rather than after. These move faster for some reason. Still, there is no rhyme or reason as to who gets approved before someone else. If we were given a number when we were logged in and we could wait on that number, well that would make sense and make it easier..so I guess that's why they don't do it this way. So we just wait..I am saying I am not looking for anything until September 15th. That will be 45 days and then if it comes before that I will be pleasantly surprised.
After the LOA we are about 8-10 weeks from travel. There are about 4 more steps from LOA to travel I wont bore you with. They just involve more paper work and more waiting. Basically getting her Visa lined up, etc. The only hitch is that October is a big holiday month for China. Kinda like our Thanksgiving through Christmas. Lots of holidays and office closings. So that may hold us up a week or two if her visa app gets put through at that time. So this is yet another wait...
Still through all this God has continually blessed us beyond measure. People are SOOO generous and so excited for us. I mention that we are adopting and everyone wants to hear our story. It's fun and I get to share how God has moved so much for this to happen. Our families are so excited too and that means the world to us. I can' imagine going through this without their support. Our friends have been unbelievable too. The out pouring and sacrificing they have done for us can never be repaid. But they don't ask for repayment. They just want Isabel home too :-)
We sold all our bracelets the awesome Berry-Patch jewelry made for us! That was another great fundraiser for us that blessed us beyond measure. And alot of our family and friends have the bracelets so I will always be reminded of that when I see them! Check out her page on Facebook. She has the cutest jewelry!
I will post again as soon as we have more news..we probably won't get another update on her until we leave :( But it will be here quick! We (meaning me) are starting to gather lists and cold weather clothes. It's exciting but scary..but I know He wouldn't lead us here and leave us!
He promised us in Hebrews
"I will never leave you
Never will I forsake you"
I tend to believe Him
;0)
Monday, July 18, 2011
Yang Niu Wen's current height is 76cm, weight is 9kg, head size is
42.5cm, chest size is 47cm. She can walk on her own for a short distance
now. She can change from sitting position to standing position. She is
lively and lovely. She likes to smile and can understand simple words.
She claps her hands and wave good-byes. She knows her caregivers.
:-D
We were also ASSIGNED AN OFFICER AT HOMELAND SECURITY ON FRIDAY!!! YEA!!
This means we are getting close to approval. Hopefully today or tomorrow. Then we get that notarized, certified, and authenticated and off to the agency then OFF TO CHINA!! So glad to get this almost done to move on to the next stage of waiting...
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)