….and a little sneak peak at our beautiful, sweet Tahlia. Just look at her big brothers’ and sisters’ smiles as they grip tightly onto her photo!! This pic was taken the night they were first told of their new sister, and saw her sweet face for the first time! A very special night….
What is PA, you ask? Well….The PA (Provisional Approval) is on a plain sheet of white paper, directly from China – nothing fancy…except for VERY cool Chinese writing!
But, let me tell you….Its a BIG DEAL!!! It is the first HUGE step on the “China’s side” which leads us to our baby girl!! It basically tells us that China has agreed to allow us to adopt Xiu Xiu (our little Tahlia) based on the submission and acceptance of our Dossier (big packet of papers with homestudy) to China! The Dossier should be submitted by the end of this week!!!
Then….oh baby, you will see us doing cartwheels and ordering Chinese food to celebrate!! Because, Dossier To China (DTC) is just about the BIGGEST step in this WHOLE process!!!!! A. Long. Awaited. HUGE. Step.
That dossier equals LOTS of blood, sweat and tears….. sorta like labor 😉
All so worth it!
So…..to be continued…..with hopes of my next post’s title as DTC!!!!!
That is so exciting! I'm so happy for you all. xo
Katrina
Oh Jo… Prayers work! Praise the Lord! Didn't you say that that part could have taken months? God its so good!
Congrats, love you guys! -Connie
Yay!!!!!!!!!! Congratulations on PA!!!! Can't wait for you to travel! I'll be following along!
Hi Johanna!! So glad we're now bloggin' buddies!! I'm so wonderful to be connected to another mama whose little girl could be laying down in a crib next to my little girl right now!! Here's hoping for speedy LOAs for BOTH OF US!! Would love to meet you in Guangzhou!
Getting closer!
So very exciting–even if I'm a little late on the congrats! Her pictures even at a distance are so darn cute. 🙂