Our "Match" with Esther is CONFIRMED !!

Our Letter Of Acceptance, or also referred to as, Seeking Confirmation Letter has arrived from China!!!!! This is the second to the last step before we get on a plane to go get Esther in CHINA! The letter is to confirm that yes indeed we still want to adopt Esther, duh, YES!!!! We just need to sign the letter and send it back to China. Then in 2 -3 weeks we will receive "TA", Travel Approval. Then we will make our appointment with the American Consulate in Guangzhou, China. Once we have that appointment, for our second week in China, we work backwards to schedule our flights. This should take about 2 weeks.

"Gotcha Day" is the day you actually receive your child from the Chinese Government. This day is usually on a Sunday or Monday. We will probably fly out on a Wednesday or Thursday, fly into Beijing and take supplies to an orphanage in Beijing. On Saturday or Sunday we will arrive in Changsha, the province capital where Esther is from. Then on Sunday or Monday we will meet our daughter for the first time! Monday through Friday the Provincial paperwork is done and on Friday we should get Esther's Chinese passport. Then we fly to Guangzhou for the American paperwork to be completed. Maybe Thursday or Friday we will be ready to come HOME!!