Journey To Our Girl: Lia Kate's First Ornament

Our sweet friend, Liz Landgren, painted this ornament for Lia Kate! An angel carrying a baby girl ...

What a beautiful first ornament for our little girl?!

Thanks, Liz!

Adoption Timeline...

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.

December 10, 2009
Travel Aproval (TA)

December 15, 2009
Flight to China

December 21, 2009
Gotcha Day!!!!

December 29, 2009
Consulate Appointment (CA)

January 1, 2010
Fly HOME!

Monday, December 14, 2009

Lia Kate's First Ornament

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