We had the best New Year's Day surprise when we were able to catch our flight home a day early! We arrived in Birmingham on January 1st at 9:30 a.m. after 24 hours of flying. Lia Kate did *phenomenally* well the whole way home. We expected the worst and were shocked when she handled all the flying like a champ. She slept through about 3/4 of our international flight from Hong Kong to L.A., and during her awake time was happy to sit in my lap and play. She then slept for the entire time on our red eye from L.A. to Atlanta. Danny and I only slept a few hours on the long flight, so we were purely running on adrenaline when we got home. We landed in Birmingham to find a group of friends awaiting our arrival. At the front of the pack was our boy Britton. Such a sweet sight! It was a fun reunion with family and friends. We are so glad to be home!!!
Oh my... watching your videos gave me goosebumps. What a beautiful family! Your children will have so much fun growing up together. We all have so much to be thankful for. Love The Kennedys
May - June 2007 Choose an agency -- Lifeline Children's Services -- and start paperchasing.
November 2007 Approval to adopt from USCIS.
December 29, 2007 We are DTC (Dossier to China)!
January 15, 2008 We are LID (Log In Date)! Logged in to the CCAA (Chinese Consulate on Adoption Affairs) system. Meanwhile, our son, Britton, was born and living in the NICU.
January 2008 - August 2009 WAITING. Adoptions are moving very S-L-O-W-L-Y.
August 2009 We decide to pursue a special needs child and begin reviewing files here and there.
October 21, 2009 We get Lia Kate's file and know she is ours! Send off our LOI (Letter of Intent) to adopt her.
October 27, 2009 We get Pre-Approval (PA) from the Chinese government to adopt Lia Kate!
November 16, 2009 Our Letter of Approval (LOA) came saying we are approved to adopt Lia Kate! We waited only 3 1/2 weeks to get it ... crazy fast. Hoping to leave for China in December.
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I love the picture of them playing. They're becoming fast friends! Yippee!
Oh my... watching your videos gave me goosebumps. What a beautiful family! Your children will have so much fun growing up together. We all have so much to be thankful for.
Love The Kennedys
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