DTC is coming!!!

Sorry we haven't posted in awhile. We've been busy with the Recital and finishing up the dance year at the studio. When we last left a post we were waiting for everything to be authenticated and waiting for the I-171H form from Immigration Services.

Well...we got our I-171H form yesterday which is our approval to adopt an orphan from a foreign country. We sent it overnight to the adoption agency so they could send it to be authenticated. But when they got it today they said they also needed the second sheet in the packet with it. So, we ended up going to Syracuse today to drop off the second sheet in person so everything could go out together to be authenticated. When we were at the adoption agency our adoption agent Vicki gave us the GREAT NEWS that our dossier would be sent to China by the end of next week!!! We couldn't believe it!! We thought we would have to wait until at least the middle of July for it to be sent. So needless to say we are very excited and happy about this!

We should get our DTC (dossier to China) date next week. Then after that is the LID (log in date), where we are officially in the pile of dossiers to be looked at. After that the referral (our picture of Avery), then our T/A (travel approval), and we go get her!

As Gary said earlier today we are OFFICIALLY PREGNANT-on paper that is. Now we start the really long wait.

We are going to send out the information about the quilt to everyone really soon...keep watch in your mailboxes. We hope you will all participate in Avery's quilt. We look forward to opening the fabric in the mail during our long waiting and also look forward to assembling the quilt with family and friends.

We hope you are as excited as we are!
Love~
Alli & Gary