Another Care Package On It's Way, And Other Ramblings...

We have ordered a care package through Red Thread China for Liya. This one is nothing fancy: a camera, letter with questions, candy for orphanage and foster family, and 2 toys for Liya. We got her a Minnie Mouse phone, b/c we noticed in her birthday pics that she is playing with either a real cell phone or a toy one. We also got her a panda nesting toy. You know, like the Russian doll toys that fit inside each other? Only it's pandas..lol! I have been lady bug and panda obsessed lately, it seems. I wonder why? Hmm....lol!

We are starting a 100 good wishes quilt for Liya. I have joined in my first quilting square swap, and I am excited to give/receive such wonderful keepsakes. I will post the quilt's progress from time to time, so stay tuned.

Also, our I800a made it to it's first destination, a Chicago lock box facility, on September 2nd. We are waiting to hear when our appointments for fingerprints will be.
That's it for now---hurry up and wait seems to be the theme now {sigh}

Immigration, Here We Come!

Ok, well not "here we come", but "here comes our paperwork"!
Our home study made it to Faith International today, and a copy has been sent along with our I800A application, to the USCIS office in Chicago. And so begins the 50-60 day wait for immigration clearance. We are one step closer to you, Liya Faith!!

Homestudy In Transit

Our completed homestudy is now on it's way to our adoption agency in Washington state! We now have one big hurdle behind us. Now begins the wait for immigration clearance. Average wait time right now is 60 days, according to our agency. Hurry up and wait seems to be the theme right now.

We (Finally!) Have A Name!

After 2 months of agonizing over name choices for our beautiful girl, we have finally chosen a name. Drumroll, please.....................................
Our daughter's name will be ~*~Liya Faith~*~
Li Ya means beautiful and graceful in Chinese. We think that fits her to a T:)

Making Progress...And New Website...Oh, And New Pics!

We had our home visits this weekend. Our social worker, Hannah, was awesome:)
We now have that hurdle behind us...yay!
I have also started a website through Baby Jelly Beans. I am going to try to keep both this blog and the website going, but ultimately it will be this blog that I will be using during our stay in China. I have heard it is easier to use blogger in China than other websites. We shall see...
If you would like the password to our new website, please email me @ amynurse2000@yahoo.com
And, as promised...here are pics from the belated birthday cake/party for our girl: