Friday, December 23, 2011

Happy Birthday Sweet Baby!

Jaxon Lee (Pan Xin Wei)

Happy 4th Birthday to you! We have been dreaming of hugging you on your 4th birthday, but God decided it wasn't time yet! We love you and pray that you are having a happy day, and will see you VERY soon!

I pray that you will feel the thoughts, love, and prayers surround you on your special day because more people than you can imagine love you VERY VERY VERY much, and cannot wait to meet you.

It is unbelievable how our God can form a bond of love through faith and pictures alone, but I promise you, it is here!

I pray daily for your protection, and for you to feel the love that we have for you, and know we are coming soon to get you. I also pray for your caretakers, who have been there for you for the first 48 months of your life, and for your birth parents, who for unknown reasons had to take a step to miss out on your spectacular personality and life.

Night before last, your sister, Audrie, said that Jaxon's booty was crying and that I needed to wipe your tears like I wipe hers. Oh, honey, I wish I could reach that far!

Love your Momma (AKA Cinderella)


Thank you, God, for my children.... though some believe these are unconventional methods, we know this is your plan for us and for our beautiful children, and praise you for the road less traveled by!

Your loving child,

Amie

Monday, December 19, 2011

Only a minor hiccup....

Well, we received our LOA, and forwarded to USCIS for Provisional Approval, only to find out that the LOA was issued under Pan Xin Xei instead of Pan Xin Wei. CCCWA was very quick to reissue and email the letter, so it only was a minor delay.

We received provisional approval on Monday, December 19, and are currently awaiting our NVC letter!

PROGRESS IS GOOD!

Friday, December 2, 2011

L!O!A!

The long awaited piece of paper arrived this week. It was surreal since we have been waiting so long for this paper. Betty called on Tuesday morning at a little after 9 am, and before noon we were in Evansville picking up the LOA, and mailing it to Lewisville, TX.

I am excited to report that our documents made it to USCIS (US Immigration by 9:58 am on Wednesday!) We do not want to waste any time that we could be squeezing our little boy!

So, at last the end to the LOA wait... 4 and a half months (140 days to be exact)!

On a side note: I really thought the LOA was coming on Monday, so I was pretty down in the dumps on Monday night...thinking HOW MUCH MORE CAN I TAKE, LORD? Then, I was so wishing for the LOA on Tuesday that I actually opened up Audrie's scanned LOA and just looked it it, then commented to my work study that I needed to have my phone on my desk today. Soon after, the phone rang. God is GOOD!

Most commonly asked question for the last 8 and a half months.... "When do you get to go get him?"
Finally, we have a fairly accurate approximation: we can expect approximately 3 more months until Travel. So, we are thinking probably March.

Oh, Jax, we are gonna get you soon!

AND, I forgot to add the fact that it was SNOWING like crazy on our way to Evansville, roads actually oddly....got slick. By the time we left Evansville, it was all clear and roads were just wet. We were determined to move that paper on and nothing was stopping us!