Friday, August 29, 2008

Dossier to China

Oh, for the longest time I've wanted to be able to say we are DTC... and now we are! Two years and twelve days since lodging our Expression of Interest in being assessed, and 8 months and 15 days since being approved (we do things quickly in Queensland, have you noticed?) our dossier is on a QANTAS plane and making its way to China. I saw a QANTAS plane in the sky on my way home from work tonight and choked up a little.

We are officially Qld batch #1 2008. Don't hold your breath, I doubt there will be any further batches from Qld this year. The China officer advised that in 6-8 weeks she will contact the CCAA (China Centre of Adoption Affairs) and find out our log-in-date.

To say I'm relieved is an understatement.

I know there is a massive wait ahead of us, but I do feel like we have finished one chapter of a book and are starting a new chapter. And that feels good!

11 comments:

LaLa said...

CONGRATS!!!!! You are one big step closer to your little one! So happy for you : )

D said...

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Sandie Elsom said...

oh, thank christ!

Special K said...

Congratulations! Finally you're allowed to get in line. Thank goodness....

Anonymous said...

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Kristen said...

Congratulations! It's a great feeling to be DTC, isn't it! Can't wait to hear what your LID is! Kristen

Anonymous said...

Helene & John offer our sincere congratulations-WE thought having a baby the natural way was hard work. Good on you both for sticking to it. Lets hope for even more good news in the hopefully not too distant future.(:

Anonymous said...

Congratulations!!!

Anonymous said...

Congratulations. You're getting there. Adoption can be such a tedious process. I'm glad that you're getting there.

My friends are still in the forms proces. They're getting theirs done through myadoptionforms.com. I hope the process goes smoothly.

Bubba

Anonymous said...

I agree with the others. Congrats! That is wonderful news.

I hope that the rest of the journey moves along. I know how difficult the process can be. Again, congrats!!!

Cheers,

Lori
RapidAdoption.com

Anonymous said...

Hey Guys:

That's awesome. Great news. I hope every thing goes well. We've been blessed ourself in the adoption process.

Lori -- I read your comment about Rapid Adoption. That's what we used. LOL!!!

Again guys, congrats.