We are on our way.

We found out this week that we will be traveling on September 11 and will return on September 30. Yes this is a longer trip than we expected. Our agency told us that because she is Beijing that we have to stay longer. Don't really know why that is but I guess we will find out soon enough. They said we will also do all of our sightseeing with Anna which was not the original plan so I was glad to hear that. I recieved all of the paperwork that we need and I am starting to pack and prepare for being gone so long. I am going to miss my boys terribly. This is the hardest part but I know they will have a great time with my mom. So let the packing begin. This is going to be a challenge since we need to take so much stuff and can only take 1 suitcase and 1 carry on per person. Guess I will just have to make it work.

Worried

I am very anxious these days. I am thinking and preparing every day for our trip. However I am waiting on the arrival of a very important piece of paperwork. For those who are familiar our I797c needs to updated to say that we can adopt a 3 year old. We had not planned on getting a child that old so our I797c states up to 18 months. We submitted a request to have this changed but to do this so we can travel as planned it needs to be expedited. So our travel now depends on the kindness of a complete stranger sitting in an office doing paperwork. I hope this person has a kind heart and understands how upsetting it will be to delay our travel. I am going on preparing as usual and trying to keep from completely losing it.

update

I got an update today. Not much different information but it did include updated measurements. She only weighs 22lbs. That means she has only gained 2 lbs since January. OMG. She is tiny. My heart breaks seeing her being so thin. I was glad to get the pictures but it makes me more anxious about how she is being taken care of and they make want to go get her right now.