Happy Day

Currently thinking: 

 

We received our official Log In Date today!  This means our paperwork will be translated and whenever the time is right, we can officially be matched with a little one.

 

More waiting in our future but a big step accomplished today!



Last Big Approval Step

After all the paperwork and all the running around getting everything notarized and then authenticated, we got this email and we could not stop smiling.

And, It's Off

All documents authenticated...check!

 

Everything in order and boxed....check!

 

Off to FedEx we go

 

Our completed dossier is off to Gladney!

 

Our package will arrive at our agency in New York tomorrow. 

There, it will be checked and receive another approval. 

 

Then...it's off to China!  China will do a check, translate everything and complete a final approval.  At that point, we'll receive our Log in Date (LID).  Once we receive our LID, we can officially wait for a referral to be matched to our little one!

 



Lines and Copies

Wednesday, June 3, was a day to spend at the Chinese Consulate.  What we imagined to be a quick drop off of documents, took most of the day.  We did a lot of this:

 

Upon discovering we had to make copies of everything, we set off to complete our task at hand.  Making copies doesn't sound too difficult until you realize the authentication notice from the Secretary of State  stapled to each document can not be removed!  No unstapling or tampering with any of these precious documents. 

 

 With our copies in hand we returned to the Consulate to do this:

And some more lines

 

Another successful day and a step forward.  Next up, picking up our authenticated documents from the consulate.

Road Trip!

A quick day trip to the Texas Secretary of State for authentication of all our documents.

 Enjoy the view of the greatest state capitol in the land!

 

Arriving at the Secretary of State...

 

 

 

First on the agenda: breakfast.  Tacos and chocolate milk - they do a body good!

 

With a full tummy it was time to get things going.

 

 

And, the prize for the day - all our authenticated treasures!

Next stop, Chinese Consulate!