Last Full Day In China
7000 miles away and she managed to find one.
I really hope this isn't a coffee drinker in-training. I guess I am an enabler because that is my arm holding the cup for my lovely wife.
We are going to miss this beautiful area.
This is our last full day in Guangzhou and China. Later today we are off to the U.S. Embassy to make the adoption offical in America even though in our hearts its been offical the day we set our eyes on her. Hopefully we are finally done shopping. I am sweaty and exhausted. Again today high heat and high humidity (check further down our blog for the weather). We will be skyping family members tonight (your morning). Looking forward to chatting and seeing you soon.
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Greetings, Guests!
We will use this blog to share news as we move one step closer to Baby Rock each day.
For those who need a bit of background...
We decided to adopt a baby from China in September/October of 2005. After completing mountains of paperwork, background checks, fingerprinting, etc. (collectively called the dossier), we were officially on China's waiting list on April 14th, 2006. This moment of acceptance is called the log-in date (LID). This date is quite significant because families are matched with children according to LID. If you follow referral dates (the date a waiting child is matched with a waiting family), you will be able to see how close we are to being matched--at least in theory. When we started the process three and a half years ago, China was matching month for month, meaning one month of LIDs were taking one month to match. Now, unfortunately, one month of LIDs is taking about four months or more. So...we wait...we vent...we cry...we breathe...we hope...we believe.
*To our family and friends-
A huge hug and thank you for sharing our frustration and our joy as we practice patience and faith, knowing Baby Rock is just over the horizon.
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7000 miles away and she managed to find one.
I really hope this isn't a coffee drinker in-training. I guess I am an enabler because that is my arm holding the cup for my lovely wife.
We are going to miss this beautiful area.
I am so glad you have had such a great trip. We can't wait to hear more details of all your adventures. Congrats on making the adoption official today! We hope your trip home will go smoothly, but don't envy you the long flight with an infant. Enjoy!! :) We are anxious to see you and to meet our niece/cousin! Just a few more days!!! Love you all and have a safe journey. Kevin, RJ, RyRy, and Delaney
ReplyDeleteWe are thrilled everything went smoothly. It is finally official she is Emmaxia Rockweit. That sounds wonderful!!!!! We are anxious to see her and hold her. We are hoping for a safe flight and quiet flight, if you know what we mean. Call when you get home. We love you.
ReplyDeleteDon, Colleen, Eric, Kyle and Mckena
Have a safe trip home and can't wait to talk to you guys and meet the little Rockweit. I bet it is kind of sad to leave the place where Emmaxia was born and lived....but onto a better and more fullfilling life for all of you. See you soon.....The DeYoungs.
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