Article 5 Pick up!!

Well, lets see, I am assuming our Article 5 was picked up as scheduled.... I haven't heard otherwise!! If so, that means we simply wait for TA!!!!!!! AHHHHH..... soooooo excited. We have been sooo busy with getting the house ready and Levi's room, along with school and Leah's birthday party which will be the weekend in between Easter and Mother's Day and then hopefully we leave. SO, needless to say, not a dull moment before we go! Praise the Lord for that.... I don't know if I could take not having much to do before we leave! My heart aches to have you home with us Levi!!! We can't wait to hold you and hug you and love on you and care for you! We pray for you each day and my prayer is that your heart is ready to accept us as your forever family! I pray that this transition is as smooth as possible. God knew you were our son even before we were born, so His plan is perfect and I know our family will not be complete without you in it! Ok little one, hopefully one more month and we will be with you!!!! That would be wonderful.... one more month from today exactly if all goes perfect! But, the Lords timing may not always be ours, so we will patiently wait until He says, "It's time to go!" WE love YOU!!!!!

NVC!!

YAY!!! Another wonderful gift in the mail today!! ;-) We got Levi's Visa Approval!! Now we wait for "Article 5" and then we wait for TRAVEL APPROVAL!!!! I can hardly stand it!! ;-) Praise the Lord for HIS faithfulness!

Levi, as we get closer to this time of bringing you home, my heart grows heavy from waiting and waiting for your arrival into our forever family, yet it flutters with excitement to know we should have you in our arms in about 2 months!! Almost hard to believe, but I know that Lord has had this journey designed since before we were even born, so ALL the details are worked out and in place. I must remember to be still and wait for Him!!! We are soooo excited to have you home with us! We are praying for your happiness and your health every day and that God makes the last part of the paperwork go as smooth as possible!

We are going to start getting your room ready this week. I am very excited about that. But, we are told you sleep with your foster mother, so I am not so sure you will even want your new room yet, but this mama hopes so! But, I will do whatever makes you most comfortable my sweet boy! I love you and can't wait to give you big hugs and kisses when we meet you!!

All our love to you Levi!!!!

PHOTOS!!!!!!!!!

YAY!!!!! The Lord blessed us big time with photos of our precious guy and a bunch of his friends at the orphanage with the cake we got him...... 40 new pictures..... oh my and even if I do say so myself he looks HAPPY!!! The only thing.... where are the pictures of him with our care package??? I SO hope those come soon!! I want to see him looking at our pictures and would love to see his reaction too, is that too much to ask??? ;-)

What a fabulous morning to wake up and see his beautiful smiling face! Enjoy pics of our newest addition! Hopefully only 8 weeks max till we go to China!

Here we come buddy!!!

I think we better have some cake on hand when he comes home!!!

He appears to like it!!!

I believe it looks like they are being held up by the boy in the back with a little pitch fork! HA

OH, to only know what they are talking about!!

PROVISIONAL APPROVAL!!!

Whooooo Hooooooo!! Praise the Lord for his provisions.... the Provisional Approval that is!!! ;-)

Moving closer.... if all goes PERFECTLY, (which I am not sure it will since there was a typo on our Provisional Approval and they have to issue us another one....) We could have TA as early as 5 WEEKS!!!!!! OH MY!!!!!!!

I am overjoyed today and much to celebrate this weekend!!!

All our love to you Levi!!! We are getting there....

Getting Impatient!!! ;-)

Well, it has been three + weeks since we sent Levi's care package and no word from the orphanage yet!! It went through Ann at Red Thread, so I am certain it will get there.... we sent it directly to her, then she forwards it and asks for updates. Just LONGING for the morning to see pictures of our little guy with measurements. I really really need to start shopping for him, but don't want to go too crazy until we have an idea of his size! Also, getting impatient on our Provisional Approval notice. It hasn't been quite the full time I don't think, but it should be VERY close!!

We love you already sweet boy and CAN'T WAIT to get you home!!!

Something fun though.... we ordered him a bed with a slide on it! YES, a bed with a slide, and it has an area for a little fort underneath. It is sooooo stinkin cute. Also got him his construction bedding. Has big trucks and signs on it. Very cute quilt. I hope he likes it. Bekah picked it out!! Ordered the girls their bunk beds and can't wait to get those up either. Hopefully in about two weeks we can start getting their rooms together....

We are so excited to meet you and pray for you every day!

Hope you are well and we are sending you BIG HUGS!

All our Love to you Levi!!!

LOA!!!!!!!!!!!

WHOOO HOOOOO

Well, the Lord has blessed us with our LOA FINALLY after waiting 49 days since we were logged in with the CCAA! I know we are blessed as things have seemed to slow down a bit since the Chinese New Year, but God's timing is perfect and I had rested in that face, really!!! I know He has this under control and I will be still and wait on Him!

We sent a care package to Levi almost two weeks ago, so hopefully he will be getting it soon along with the cake to his foster family! I cannot believe in just over 2 months we will have our sweet boy in our arms! THANK YOU LORD for you perfect plan for our family! I pray that Levi's heart starts to open up to us as his forever family! Won't be long now Levi!

We were also blessed to be with very good friends when we received LOA. We actually have known them since we got our first China dolls back in 06. It was a wonderful celebration!

Faithfully in Him,

Dawn

Care Package and Cake!!!

We are SOOOO excited to be working with Ann from Red Thread! She is sending a cake to Levi and his foster family for the spring festival holiday and three photos for us and a short letter. As far as we know this is the first he will see us or learn about us. I sent a full care package yesterday. The letter we sent with the cake says that we are sending a big care package shortly behind..... we hope he is excited to have us for a family and we can't wait to get some updates from Ann! We should hopefully get pictures of him with his cake and I hope his foster family! I am going to burst waiting on it! ;-)

I meant to take a photo of his care package but it included:

New PJ's

A new long sleeve shirt

toy cars for him and his foster brother

Candy for him and his foster brother

Presents for his foster parents

Lindt chocolates for the nannies

pencils, bouncy balls, and lollipops to share with all the children

a toy batman computer to hopefully help him learn some english! ;-)

and a book full of photos and captions of our, and now HIS, family!!!

There is another family that is traveling to see his orphanage soon, so we are sending a recordable book and teddy bear with them so they can give it to him directly. We are sooooo excited!!! WE LOVE you already Levi!!!! We are praying for you every day and praying for speedy paperwork the rest of the way buddy!

All our love!!!