Got Finger Prints and Care Package Picture

Well we got our finger prints done on Friday 1-29. But could not get our new I171H the same day. I did get an email address to someone that can help us get our I171H faster. I also got a picture from Ann at Red Thread of the care package we sent. Khloei should be getting it any day. I can not believe it, her first gifts from her mommy and daddy. I can hardly wait to hold her. I look at her sweet little face in her photos and long to see her smile. She looks healthy and well taken care of, and for that I am thankful. We are also very thankful and blessed that Khloei had a sponsor family. It is so nice to know that others have taken care of our daughter till we could get to her. We would love to have open communication with her sponsor family. We feel that they are apart of our daughters journey to us. Though I have many heart felt words for her sponsor family. I will wait for the day I can share them in private. It was an answer to our prayers that Khloei's sponsor family found this site. God is so good! He has blessed our family in many ways.

The USCIS finally got back with us this morning. We are thrilled. We should have a finger print apt sometime in the next week. It will then take about 1 week to get our new I-171H. So we may not be able to keep our Feb 18th travel date,but looks like we will travel one week later. Either way we are almost there....Keep praying that things moves quickly and smoothly.

How sweet!!! I just love her lips. I can hardly believe that this is my daughter. She is so beautiful. I am so crying right now as I look at her little face. I can hardly wait to hold her in my arms. I feel so blessed by God. She is growing and seems so healthy. I just can not find the words to express all of my emotions. We just Love her so much...and are ready to bring her home. Please continue to pray for Khloei and our journey to her. She is so loved and wanted. It is driving me crazy waiting on paper work...

Update From Ann

I got updated Photos from Ann this morning. What a wonderful thing to wake up to. New pictures of my daughter.Wow she is growing.... She is 34 inches and 27lbs...She is so cute!! I think it is funny to see her playing with the boys. She will fit right in with her older brothers.

Care Package Sent

Well we sent a care package to Khloei. She should get it today. We are so excited, but sad that we will not see her get it. We sent PJ's, a blanket, a doll, and a photo album. We also sent a camera for the nannies to take pictures of her, a letter to the orphanage, and nut and candies for the nannies. We are so excited, her first gifts from her mommy and daddy. I can hardly wait to travel. These last weeks seem to drag out. Though my list of things to do and buy seems to be getting bigger. We are so excited!!!!

TB Test Prayer Request

It is getting closer to travel and I want to ask for prayer for Khloei. She will have a TB test before leaving China. She can not fly out of China unless it is negative. Please pray for her and that her test is negative. I am trying not to stress and let God handle it, but this my daughter and I could not leave her there. We do have a plan in place if it is positive, but will need extra funds. It is possible for me to stay in China with her. I do not work and my mother can help at home with my other children. But would need to find the extra money to cover my extended stay. So please pray for Khloei.

TA Today

We are thrilled beyond belief. We got TA today. I am ready to brake down and cry. We are so close to travel. I can hardly wait to hold her in my arms. I am amazed by all that God has done for our family, to bring Khloei to us. We feel so blessed. God is so amazing. I am crying as I type. We just love Khloei so much..... Please pray of all of our other documents. We are waiting on the USCIS. Our finger prints exspire on March 1st and with the Chinese New Year we can not get to China and back before March 1st. We requested to update our finger prints on January 4th. We still do not have a finger print date. Please pray that this moves quickly. We are an I600 family so hopefully it will go quickly. Thank you for all your prayers.

Khloei's Birthday!

Yesterday was Khloei's Birthday. She turned 2yrs old. I am very sad we could not be with her for her birthday. Though we will be with her soon. I was really wanting to be with her on this special day. Please pray that all of our documents move quickly. I am so ready to hold her in my arms. We feel very blessed to have her join our family. God has moved mountains for us to be with her, and her with us. The wait seems to just grow longer.....and my list of things to buy seems to be growing the closer we get to travel dates. We have to redo our finger prints with the USCIS. They expire while we are in China. So we are working with the USCIS, and they are great. They have been moving quickly, and have been in contact with us. So continue to pray for all that things keep moving.

Travel Dates

We had our travel meeting the other day and got our travel dates. If all goes well with our paper work and we get our TA soon we will be traveling Feb18th....I am hoping to leave Feb 17th instead. An extra day to rest would be nice. Our Gotcha DAy will be Feb 26th. We are so excited...I mailed out our VISA apps yesterday then couldn't sleep all night because I keep waking up thinking did I do something wrong..... What a long night..Please pray that all goes smooth and we are able to keep our travel dates.