A day in the life of a Dossier...

Well I got some information on my Dossier. My question to them , " Does the agency have the ability to see where our paperwork is at in China?"

Here is the reply from our adoption agency.

"Yes, I can see when your file has moved through the process and the marker I use for that is to send out the travel information. On September 4, 2009 I sent you the travel information – please confirm you have this. I can see that your file was moved into department #2 on September 4, 2009. This simple means that your file is now in the department that issues the LCO (LOA) and the LOC can be issued anywhere from 1-3 months after this date.

I hope this information helps. Please confirm you have the email I sent on September 4. Please send in your travel sheet and let me know who is traveling so that we can begin the visa preparation process.

Yea...we are in department #2!!! Come on let us be the family that gets the LOA issued in 1 month. That would be on October 4th!!! HOPE-HOPE-HOPE!!

So I thought it would be fun to share some pictures of the Chinese Center of Adoption Affairs, and how they process dossiers.

Inside the Matching Room ( Our Dossier never made it here because we chose the special needs program...if couples want a healthy baby this is where the babies are matched to the adoptive families.)
Dossier files being sent from the review department.
The dossier review department
the beautiful halls of the CCAA
Nice picture of an adoptive mom and child.
The archive room
A translated Dossier...

Oh the waiting....One MoNtH ToDAY!

We are waiting on our Letter of Acceptance from the China Center of Adoption Affairs. Most adoptive families wait anywhere from 60 to 120 days. Today is our day 31... I have been keeping busy by celebrating my birthday, getting the kiddos ready for school, and painting Faith's room. My 16 year old daughter Kylee has complete creative control over Faith's room and I am her obedient worker bee.

I thought this would be a fun way for Kylee to bond with her little sister before she gets here. Kylee has been learning how much work really goes into decorating. She and the boys helped with painting, and quickly decided it wasn't as fun as it looked.

I will post some pictures of the room when it is completed. Our little girl might not be able to sleep with the bright colors, hot pink and yellow.

Cost to mail the Care Package...

$41.50.

Sending Faith a care package!

So I have been pricing custom pillows for Faith, and it would cost me around $100.00 to send her one. I decided to see if I could make it myself and here is the finished product. I also put together a photo book, some "hair pretties" and Hello Kitty things. (Total price $8.00) I will let you know how much I spend in shipping, hopefully not $100.00. I had the material and the picture paper already at home. I think the most difficult part will be filling out the customs forms that are required for international shipping...

LID...Logged in Dossier DaTe!

We heard from our agency, and our official LID date is ...drum roll...August 12, 2009. The official countdown can begin!