The United States Consulate General in Guangzhou officially knows we exist! We received the "brown envelope" today, which included a case number and paperwork (Petitian to Classify Orphan as an Immediate Relative) which we will fill out in China. A lot of the paperwork is in both Chinese and English, which somehow seemed to make this adoption seem more real, if that makes sense.
I posted recently on a message board that sometimes this seems as if this adoption is just a dream, and that it will never actually happen. Sometimes I'm afraid something will go wrong and this will just be another terrible disappointment. Probably my way of protecting myself, after losing a pregnancy that took so much to create, but it's a hard feeling to shake. Like in "The Lost Daughters of China" when the author is afraid of angering the gods by buying baby stuff. I can totally relate to that!!
The brown envelope is so tangible and real, and it's making the adoption seem more real, too.
7 comments:
Yay! It's another step in your journey : )
Congratulations! I got mine too!!
Congrats!
Woo-hoo! I'm glad you are making tangible progress.
Mel =)
Congrats! It's the best, isn't it!?! Amy
We love the color brown!
Hah - I'm so happy to find I am not the only one to take pictures of an envelope!
Keeping fingers crossed that things will speed up for us ;0)
Love your blog!
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