Ready or not!
We're in DC @ Dulles Airport, preparing to take off in about an hour for Beijing. We will be meeting our son face to face in under 18 hours!
--relayed over phone to Susan, Official Typist.
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Timeline
04/05: Tian Yo is born-we don't know about him til 10/15/07
06/05: We go to our first agency
12/05: Tian Yo's 1st corrective surgery
07/06: Tian Yo's condition worsens
02/07: We change agencies
03/07: 1st trip to China; at Hope Healing Home we decide to adopt a Waiting Child
07/07: Tian Yo travels to MD for surgery @ Johns Hopkins
09/07: Our dossier is logged in-Tian Yo returns to Beijing
10/07: We secure agency approval to pursue adoption
03/08: We receive Referral and Travel Approval
06/05: We go to our first agency
12/05: Tian Yo's 1st corrective surgery
07/06: Tian Yo's condition worsens
02/07: We change agencies
03/07: 1st trip to China; at Hope Healing Home we decide to adopt a Waiting Child
07/07: Tian Yo travels to MD for surgery @ Johns Hopkins
09/07: Our dossier is logged in-Tian Yo returns to Beijing
10/07: We secure agency approval to pursue adoption
03/08: We receive Referral and Travel Approval
04/08: The Consulate lacks our CIS papers, the Chinese Embassy requests our pledge not to proselytize while in China, and we need an I-290, stat!
(The I-290 is processed within 24 hours of arriving at CIS.)
04/30/08 We travel to China.
05/01/08: We meet Tian Yo & spend a week at BlueSky learning how to manage his ostomies, gathering his medical paperwork, and spending time with the people (from donors to nurses to airline reps to nuns!) who have poured themselves out for our son's life.
05/08/08: We leave BlueSky to join our travel group in Beijing.
05/11/08: We travel to Zhengzhou for the official stuff.
05/12/08: The Szechuan quake rocks China (and us) hours after we receive our adoption decree. We spend the rest of the day playing "Evacuation/Not Evacuation."
05/13/08: We travel to Jiaozuo City, YoYo's "hometown," for notary seals. Our guide is puzzled when we don't want to see the orphanage YoYo "came from," we have to stay the night because our agency rep said we insisted on spending extra time in the city, and we end up in the newspaper.
05/14/08: Return to Zhengzhou. Tired.
05/17/08: We travel from Zhengzhou to Guangzhou. Not sure (after 2 flights, car travel, earthquake, etc., that this catheter thing is all it's cracked up to be)
05/19/08: The Clinic.
05/20/08: Paperwork.
05/21/08: We pledge our allegiance to Tian Yo at the Consulate as the Chapmans lose their sweet daughter.
05/23/08: We attempt to take in all of Hong Kong in one evening. On a ferry. With an HK native named Dick who we keep calling Phil who runs a Chinese restaurant in Spain, and his mother, who calls Shane, "The Slow Cow," because of his mahjohngg skils. Like you do.
05/24/08: We finally-FINALLY-come home.
5 comments:
Shane and Anna,
So glad Arden let me know about this exciting time in your life. No doubt she told you we are expecting final approval for our son from China soon as well! Know that I am praying for you. I pray every single step goes smoothly, that God's hand will guide you, protect you, lead you, comfort you, and grant you this long awaited dream come true! Carol York Ford
Today is an exciting day in the life of a newly expecting Grandma, or in this case a NaiNai. Can't wait til Memorial day to see Tian Yo for the first time. It will be a major memory day for a long time. I pray for God's speed and protection upon all three of you and thank the healing home that they have blessed us so greatly with all the pictures and everything they have done to help you and Shane to become parents for the first time. Love Mom C.
You are surrounded by prayers and love. Rest in Him. Close your eyes and take a deep breath! Love you, Connie
Can't wait to see your new post. Please don't forget about us who are all praying for you!! :)
Get teary-eyed all day... Praise Him! Can't wait to meet Yo-Yo in person!
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