We are going to Vietnam!!!!

We received the most wonderful phone call yesterday! We have approval to travel to Vietnam. We are going to meet Linh on 3/9/09!!!
We are still on cloud 9!

We have our flights booked, our hotel requests submitted, visa applications on their way, re- fingerpint appointments in process. This weekend I will work on a game plan for the next 2 weeks of what we need to complete.

We are going to have the best weekend knowing that we are only a couple of weeks away from meeting Linh.

And we received these photos of Linh that were taken just last week! Look at how she has grown!

Good news last week for Hanoi families!

Last week we found out another family will be traveling soon to meet their daughter. We are so excited for them! Congratulations!!
It is wonderful to know more children are being united with their forever families. It has been three weeks since Tet and already it is a good new year!

And we wait some more

Monday is Tet which means everyone in Vietnam will be celebrating the New Year with their families and friends for a couple of weeks. John and I had a pre Tet dinner last night at a wonderful Vietnamese restaurant. The food was delicious. The chef was born in Vietnam and studied in France so there is a French influence to the traditional Vietnamese food on the menu.

We have reached week 10 waiting for PC approval. Since there will be celebrations for the next couple of weeks in VN, we will not hear anything from Hanoi until after 2/9 when everyone goes back to work.

I guess I have a bit more time to finalize the list of clothes I will be packing.

Good news today for Hanoi families!

Today I found out that three families have received travel approval to leave for Hanoi to meet their children! Congratulations to all of you! February is right around the corner.

On another note, we finally finished Linh's room. There may be a few other decorations that I add, but for the most part, its ready.

Update Day!

Yesterday I received a wonderful email from our agency with our quarterly update. Linh has grown 2 inches and gained 1.5 lbs since the last update. She now has 6 teeth and can feed herself some crackers. It sounds like she is doing well. And she has grow- look at her next to the little baby! She is walking while holding on to the crib and obviously sitting up. All very positive news.


Below are the pictures of our sweet little girl-

MOJ Approval!

We received notification yesterday from our agency that the Ministry of Justice has approved Linh's dossier! This means we are one step closer to bringing our little girl home. Thank you MOJ! Now we will wait for Peoples Committe approval and then Travel Approval.

New pictures

I have some new photos of Linh to share. A family traveling to Hanoi was kind enough to bring the doll Linh is holding in the photos for us and send photos. It is so amazing to see her holding an item that was with me just a couple of weeks ago. Thank you Cathy for your thoughtfulness!!