We received news that our Article 5 was picked up at the U.S. Consulate on Thursday and sent on to the CCCWA in Beijing! This is thrilling news as it means that now we wait for travel approval for the CCCWA. Once we receive travel approval, our agency will apply for a consulate appointment and then we can book flights and go bring our boy home!
We could wait three days or we could wait two weeks for travel approval. Regardless, due to National Day in China which is a "Golden Week" where government offices close, we are hoping for a family day of October 16th.
While we are still playing the waiting game, our end date is feeling within reach, and I am starting to think more about planning our trip, the kids' stay at my parents, and our return home to life as a family of six. My amazon cart is starting to fill with travel necessities such as Tide-To-Go, money pouches, and travel games for Eli. The basement storage area is packed fuller than Christmas with little gifts for the kids while we are gone. I am on the lookout for "travel pants." But, perhaps most exciting of all, as I'm sorting the kids clothes for fall and winter, I get to check and see if we have a winter coat in a size three, if we have enough socks in his size, and I get to agonize over whether to buy him diapers or pulls ups. These little purchases remind me that he really does get to come home. We may not know the exact date yet. We may not even know his exact size shoe. But, we do know that soon the clothes that are carefully folded in the dresser will be worn. Soon there will be a little black-haired boy to tuck in at night with his brothers and sister. And, because we are realistic and have three other children, we realize that soon we will likely no longer sleep through most nights.
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