Finally -- We Are DTC!!

As of May 18 we are DTC -- our Dossier has been sent To China! That means the paperchase is finally DONE!! It kind of feels like we are finally allowed to get in line to wait for our baby.

Right now wait times from DTC to referral are running 10-12 months, so we probably won't find out who our daughter is until this time next year. Of course, we'll keep praying for the wait time to shorten and certainly not to get longer (either is a possibility).

Now we can focus on putting in our 24 hours of training. We have a class in July through our agency, and we'll be reading books and watching videos. We're also going to learn some Chinese that's geared specifically for adoptive parents -- how to explain family relationships (I'm your mommy, I'm your daddy, etc.), say "I love you," comfort words, and so on. And we will continue to learn all we can and follow other families' journies to their daughters through online groups.

Dad and I are each making a blanket for her -- I am quilting and Dad is knitting.

Bohdan will share his room with his little sister, so we don't have a nursery to set up. We just need to get a new mattress for the crib.