I-800A Approved!

We just received the email stating that our I-800A application has been approved.  They have sent an electronic copy to our adoption agency and will send us a hard copy tomorrow.  I'm so excited!  Things actually feel like they are starting to progress and fall into place.  Continue to pray for us and for our sweet little girl.

Trevor told me yesterday morning that he woke up at 2 a.m. that morning and was starving.  It was the perfect opportunity to talk about how fortunate we are.  I told him "Just imagine what your little sister feels like right now.  She probably doesn't get enough food and she can't just grab something when she's hungry."  The boys are really getting excited about bringing her home.

Update

We completed our biometric fingerprinting at the immigration office in Birmingham on Monday.  Now we just wait for the FBI to approve them and then wait immigration to approve us to bring Katie into the country.  It's exciting to be one step closer.  I know summer will be here before we know it and I'll be fretting about getting her room ready and preparing for the trip.

We go back to Birmingham bright and early tomorrow morning.  The International Adoption Clinic is hosting a seminar on the joys and struggles of international adoption.  It should be very interesting and helpful for us to hear what the doctor and other presenters have to say on the subject.  We will also get to meet the doctor from the clinic, whom we will use to review our referral and who will also evaluate Katie when we return home from China.  We are hoping to receive a referral by February and will let everyone know as soon as we find our little girl.