Sometimes I think the government randomly makes these number/letter combinations up to confuse us all. Form number this and form number that :) Well, today I sent the I-600A overnight to the Texas office (the main hub, where it will be processed only to then be sent to our regional Florida office). After they receive everything and give us the thumbs up, the approved version of it magically changes to a different name - the I-171H! So, in order to get that complete, we are waiting to get our fingerprinting appointment. I *think* we will have to go to Jacksonville for that. Oh, we'll also need to send in our approved homestudy, which will hopefully be written with the next two weeks.
Darya has no idea that she has a family coming for her! June 9th will be the last birthday she will have to spend in an orphanage! The boys and I went for a bike ride on this beautiful spring morning and I was just smiling thinking that one day she'll be riding along with us :) I CANNOT wait to meet her and introduce her to all her loving family and friends. And I long for the day that Joel will be baptize her. There will be tears flowing!
It seems like things are moving along quickly. You must be very organized!! Before you know it Darya will be home!
ReplyDeleteI have been following Darya's journey to find a family! I was saddened to hear that the 1st family wasn't able to bring her home, but am ELATED to find YOUR FAMILY who CAN! Our family enjoys the world with an extra chromosome, and I have a spot in my heart for a possible adoption of another... right now, I am loving following the journeys of others who are bringing extra chromosomes into their families! I will be thinking about you and wishing you lots of great things as you prepare to bring Darya home!!!!
ReplyDeleteI, too, have been following Darya's adoption journey. When I saw your family picture my eyes bugged out - we visited your church in CA once, and my husband went fishing with Joel! What a small world. I'm so excited for your family! Congrats!
ReplyDeleteLeah, what a small world!! It's not like any of the churches we've been at have been mega-churches - quite the contrary! So that is something else. Joel remembers your husband. Was it with Reid that they went fishing?
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure if Reid went along...probably! :-) I remember going out to eat with Reid and Joel (and my hubby and baby) and hoping that one of them would church plant in the SC Valley.
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