This weekend, we received a new picture of Sophie. It looks like it's a couple of months old, but we are so thrilled to have more pictures of her, since we have missed so much of her first 14 months of life already. I hear that when we go to China we will receive a cd with pictures of her from the time she was a newborn until we get her. That will be priceless. So many people never get these pictures. We are blessed that she is in foster care sponsored by Love Without Boundaries because they understand how much it means to families to have these pictures and make sure that pictures of the children are taken while in their care.
Many people have asked what happens next. The next step is receiving our Letter of Acceptance, or LOA, from China. This tells us that she is ours. We then have to sign the LOA and send it back to China. Then we wait for travel approval, or TA. When we receive our TA, our agency can then make our appointments with the US Consulate, which will determine when we travel.
I have asked around about how long it has been taking to receive LOA. I have heard that some people received theirs within 11 days, while others have taken up to 75 days. We've been waiting for 12 days, so we can only hope and pray that we are on the lower end of that spectrum.
3 comments:
Oh that smile is so beautiful. It fills her entire face....yes it is so sweet.
Congratulations Becky! You have waited SO long! Your daughter is precious. I must tell you that this huge smile reminds me of our Lilly! You are in for an amazing journey if her personality is like Lilly's. Contagious, beautiful, bubbly and a little on the wild side:)
Can't wait to follow your journey!
Jan
Oh My! Sophie is so adorable--- What a special girl! I saw her baby picture when she first appeared on the Individual list and could not believe how precious she was---But she got even cuter!!! That smile is amazing.
Come on LOA!
:-)
Erin
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