Day 101.

It's DAY 101. I kinda stopped counting once we got our LOA since families know their TA should be following behind shortly. I"m not complaining about 101! Trust me... there are families who have been waiting a lot longer. The more important number to focus on is that today is day 16 since our LOA. Travel Approvals seem to have been coming back within 2 - 3 weeks after LOA so I have been anxious since Monday.

Last night there was a post on the Waiting Children China yahoo group of a TA announcement for someone with the same LOA date of 4/2. That means TAs are starting to come in. AHHHH!!!! So, each time my cell phone rings I get anxious!

Here are our dates:

Letter of Intent (LOI): 9/1/06

Letter you send to China petitioning to adopt a SPECIFIC special needs child.

Pre- Approval (PA): 9/28/06

China's response to your LOI where they say you have been pre-matched with the specific child and you may submit your dossier.

Dossier to China (DTC): 12/22/06

The date your agency mails your dossier to the CCAA in China.

Log-in-date (LID): 1/8/07

The date your dossier is officially logged in to the CCAA. (Time keeping starts here).

Letter of Acceptance (LOA): 4/2

Additional document the CCAA sends you to reconfirm you commitment to adopt the child you were pre-approved for.

Travel Approval (TA): HOPING AND PRAYING IT'S SOON!!!

OFFICIAL invitation to come to China to adopt the child.

Consulate Appointment (CA): comes within 5 business days after your TA.

This is your official appointment at the US Consulate in Guangzhou, China where you will receive your child's US Visa. Once you and your child land in the US, the child is a US Citizen.

No matter how many times you go through the adoption process, you still feel the same emotions! COME ON DHL!!! FLY THOSE TAs FROM CHINA to the USA!!!

Waiting on the Lord's perfect timing!