Today I mailed out our first care package, which felt GREAT!
We found out that the orphanage would not be notified about us until just a few
months before our trip to China, so receiving our package will let them know
Xiao Yong, as they call him, (Little Yong) has parents!
We also received our notification that our application for a
second extension of our I-800a approval has been received- I added to our STACK
of notifications from USCIS over the years…. J
We found out the last time around, when
we postponed our trip to Poland and Tom moved an already scheduled work flight
to accommodate our fingerprint appointment, that our USCIS office would have
allowed us to walk in for fingerprints before our appointment date. Would you
ever have guessed? So this time, once we have the appointment form, we may try
the walk in.
Yesterday we also received the copy of all of Min Yong’s
paperwork from our agency. All of the documents
we had already seen, which included several medical reports and multiple
development reports (after seeing all this, I can’t believe Poland sent me one
piece of paper), but to our surprise there were 2 new pictures!!! We received 5 photos originally, 2 from June
2012 and 3 from probably somewhere between January –March 2012. Now we also have one little black in white picture attached
to a medical form from December 2011, and another picture soon following his
lip surgery, so probably early-mid May.
In addition, we realized that the 3 from January-March were scanned
photos, and here were the originals! I
think any adoptive mom knows how obsessively you stare at those referral
photos, memorizing every last piece of your child. Those pictures are now my
most prized possession.
I can’t believe I’ve only waited 4 days for this LOA, with
3-4 months to go. Luckily our calendar in the coming months is FULL, we all
know how it is to try to pass the time…
6 comments:
Oh I just love that you get to send him care packages and that you received more pictures. That is incredible!
So exciting to see such progress! And having those pictures - priceless :)
Pictures, so exciting!! How fun to be able to send care packages :)
Yay, you got to send him a care package, how very cool! And great that you got more pictures. Yes...crazy how the process is so different from Poland...one piece of paper versus lots of info. The more info the better in preparing for bringing him home!
Yay!!!
Just so thrilled for you!!
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