She's beautiful!

Look at our beautiful little girl: Isn't she adorable!!!

We received update information about our baby today. Karen is now 7 months old and weighing in at a whopping 13 lbs. She is so tiny. It is becoming increasingly difficult to be patient about travel arrangements. We want her with us so much.

We are just beginning to realize that she will be with us to celebrate in the upcoming holidays...can you feel the excitement---we can. We have packed our bags and are hoping for travel notices and arrangements to come quickly. We are so close to holding her in our arms. We hope to have travel notices anytime between September 6 to the September 11.

We are blessed!
Share in our blessings!

Update about Travel

We are constantly being asked by family, friends and coworkers when will we go to China. Right now, we wait for our travel notice. We have to have a consulate appointment date set before the Chinese government will invited us to China. The time frame for all this to happen is usually anywhere from 5 to 8 weeks. We could be traveling in early or middle September. We just don't know much right now.

In the meantime, we continue with our lives. Bryan has started school. He is in the third grade this year. We are pleased with how well he is doing in school. He likes his new teacher and the class is a good mix of personalities. David and I continue to work. We are preparing for the trip; trying to pack, make sure we don't forget something. We are researching and reading all we can about China and talking with other friends who have gone to China before us. We have a large community of friends who have adopted Chinese children. We are blessed in that respect. We continue to be happy knowing that soon Karen will be with us and the wait will be only a memory. September is closing in on us with great speed.

Take care everyone