Is this what I think it is?

[kyburg]

Got a nifty package from The American Consulate General yesterday. In Guangzhou, China.

"Congratulations! The U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services recently notified U.S> Consulate Guangzhou that the Department of Homeland Security has approved your petition to adopt an overseas orphan...."

The date on the letter is January 11, 2007. Lessee - yesterday was May 10th, right?

I think this is our login date - our LID. This is pertinent because the clock starts on our wait from LID date - and if that's the case, our first six months of waiting is nearly over.

Wait times right now are 16 to 18 months from LID - the last placement from our agency was on the 27th of April, with an LID of 10/27/05.

If this is the case - this is good. I thought our LID would be the last part of February - this is nearly a month earlier.

The other part is the undeniable tingle of this is going to happen. This is working. I can imagine anyone going through assisted TTC - if it feels anything like this when you finally 'catch' -

I can finally start thinking in terms of having someone else living here. Someone actually using that back bedroom for Space Of Her Own.

It isn't a matter of I can't wait - I can. I have. I will.

But I can almost see her at the end of this now. Even if she hasn't even been born yet. Kid, wherever you are - we're waiting for you. Here we are.

*sighs and taps foot* I hope this is what I think it is.

Comments

[georgelicious.livejournal.com]

Fantastic! Congratulations!

[mdlbear]

Yay!! Best of luck!

[reannon.livejournal.com]

YAAAAAAY!

[snobahr.livejournal.com]

I think this calls for... Bat Dance!

[http://users.livejournal.com/jade_/]

That's fantastic news. Hope your wait will be over soon.

J.x

[malibrarian.livejournal.com]

The LID is actually the date when the CCAA received your paperwork, not the US officials in China. The people you need to be concerned about at this point are the Chinese, not the Americans. And it seems that they're in another one of their famous slow downs (which also happened to us.)

But getting that letter was exciting. You will get there.

[jrittenhouse.livejournal.com]

(1) YAY!
(2) The note before this is correct.

[kyburg.livejournal.com]

Aw, poo. Well. I've got a call in to the agency - hope they've got better news than I've got.

[bluemoonpnw.livejournal.com]

I'm so Happy for you!
every step is a bit closer.

[jenkitty.livejournal.com]

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

Congrats! And just in time for Mother's Day, too :)

[elfwench.livejournal.com]

{{hugs}} Good luck! I wish you all the best in this.

[muimi07.livejournal.com]

HOORAY!!!!

[kip-w.livejournal.com]

Congratulations from all of us, including Sarah (13 months old when the picture was taken in Hong Kong; now she's five and knows everything).

[isolt.livejournal.com]

Every step is good! But Homeland Security has to approve your request to adopt? Because Chinese babies might come with bombs inside? That's very very silly.

[shirasade]

Yay, that's great news, honey!