We just booked our flights to China last night! Although I don't have our exact itinerary in front of me, we fly out on Friday, June 8th and will return Sunday, June 24th. And, the most important date of all, we will get to meet Alina on June 10th, the same day we arrive in China! In case anyone doubts that the CCAA can be expeditious, let me restore your faith. Here is our time line:
Requested referral: April 24th
Received referral: April 27th
Letter of intent: --
Seeking Confirmation Letter: April 27th
Letter of Acceptance sent to China: May 2nd
Travel Approval: May 23rd
Adoption Day: June 11th
Consulate Appointment: June 21st
SO, we now have just under 2 weeks to finish baby-proofing the house, finish our yard projects that were started weeks ago (we have a mound of mulch in our drive-way that has now become a mound of WET mulch) and complete a detailed Meagan and Guinea Pig daily schedule/care manual for the 17 days we'll be gone. Oh, and pack. Then it's China here we come!
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Adoption related books we like...
- Building the Bonds of Attachment: Awakening love in deeply troubled children, Daniel Hughes
- The Connected Child, Karyn Purvis
- The Great Behavior Breakdown, Bryan Post
- Relationship Parenting, Richard Sudsberry
- The Primal Wound: Understanding the Adopted Child, Nancy Newton Verrier
- Back in Control, Gregory Bodenhamer
- Adopting the Hurt Child: Hope for Families with Special Needs Kids, Gregory Keck
- Attaching in Adoption: Practical Tools for Today's Parents, Deborah Grey
- Adoption Lifebook: A Bridge to Your Child's Beginnings, Cindy Probst
- Brothers and Sisters in Adoption: Helping children navigate relationships when new kids join the family, Arleta James
- Does Anybody Else Look Like Me?: A Parent's Guide to Raising Mulitracial Children, Donna Jackson Nakazawa
- (kids) Over the Moon: An Adoption Take, Karen Katz
- (kids) Tell Me Again About the Night I Was Born, Jaime Lee Curtis
- (kids) Rosie's Family: An Adoption Story, Lori Rosove
- (kids) A Mother for Choco, Keiko Kasza
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What great news. I'll call you tomorrow once John's away, but I was brought to tears just thinking of you being with Alina on June 10. Amazing. I can't wait to meet her. love, Sara
Woo Hoo! Can't wait to see postings from CHINA!
Thanks for keeping us updated.
--Stacey
We are so looking forward to seeing Alina and holding her for the first time! What a celebration we will have when we have you all back from China. We are filled up with love for you,Chris,Meagan and Alina! XO, Gavin and Cristina
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