Travel Meeting

We meet with our agency on Friday to discuss the logistics and F.Y.I's of travel and the in-China adoption process. I hear they pack a lot of info into a 2 hour session. My brain is gonna hurt trying not to forget anything that would later fall under the whole "hindsight is 20:20" deal. Between the two of us and copious note taking, we should be fine, I guess. Keep an eye on the ticker tape...the date is soon approaching. We're coming, Kai!

Playroom Art

Here and there, we've been working on finishing up Kai's playroom. We still need to do a couple of minor things before it is considered complete, but the grunt work is over.

I splurged and spent a little extra to get just the right pictures to hang in his playroom. I have not been happy with the obvious choices at any of the usual stores; I've made it my mission, as of late, to explore some possibilities online. I typically prefer to see and touch something before I make a purchase, but I couldn't pass on these prints. I found them on a cool site called Etsy, a place where artists and crafters, who work with a variety of mediums, sell their work. These prints came from three different artists from the site. Kai's playroom is fire engine red - these picts should really pop! Fun, fun. I still need to find frames, but I may wait until they come in to get those.

Our Feelings for Kai

Love recognizes no barriers.It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope. - Maya Angelou

Spring Is Here!!!

The sun is out, the weather is warm, and it's time for a change. Yup, I got rather bored of the same old background, so for now, enjoy the greenery!

It's Here!!!

Our TA has arrived!!!!
China has sent our agency Travel Approval. Now the agency can begin to make all of the arrangements such as hotel bookings, flights, transportation, guide services, etc...
There is currently a group due to travel on Thur, May 6th, so that will be our likely date! That would mean that we would meet Kai either the night of Sunday the 9th or Monday a.m. the 10th! We don' t know any real details yet. We will update you once the agency gives us the actual travel dates! Yippie Skippie!

Latest Update

On 3/9, Kai underwent surgery to begin repairing his cleft palate. We do not, unfortunately, know if the procedure was conducted by a well known organization such as "SmileTrain" (similar to "Doctors Without Borders") or a local medical team, nor do we know the success of the operation. Sadly, we will get no further updates. We struggle with our inability to care for him during this difficult healing process. Until he is seen by our Cleft Team at Children's Hospital, we won't really understand the quality of his surgical repair and extent of his future surgical needs. We mailed a canister of formula to his orphanage to ensure that he is getting enough calories as he recovers. Keep him in your thoughts. We can't bring him home soon enough.

No wonder I'm anxious about the flight...

I googled the distances of each city to city flight that we will be covering in our 14-16 day journey to and from China (when we EVENTUALLY are able to travel). I was going to post a poll and let everyone guess, but I was afraid I wouln't remember the answer later. :)


It's...........................17,510ish whopp'n miles!

Here's what's up:

• Boston to Chicago
• Chicago to Beijing
• Beijing to Nanjing (Yea Kai!!!)
• Nanjing to Guangzhou
• Guangzhou to Hong Kong
• Hong Kong to Chicago
• Chicago to Boston

The 12 hr. time zone change adds to the fun! Good thing there's a cutie pie at the end of all that madness.