After a LONG 110-day wait, we received our official LOA from China on April 23rd!!! This allowed us to initiate next steps, which involved additional paperwork being sent to USCIS (Department of Homeland Security).
A piece of advice for families nearing this stage. Review I-800 instructions ahead of time, and pull together the requested documents. We spent about 7 hours gathering the necessary information; however, I can tend to be a little obsessive in checking and rechecking our information.
Now, we are awaiting provisional approval. We're getting closer!
Saturday, April 28, 2012
A lot has happened since our last post!
Approaching the 90-day point, while awaiting our LOA, we requested an update on our sweet Colin. We received the update 04/18/2012, which allowed the following:
He weighs 17.6 pounds and is about 28 inches tall. He has 7 teeth, which is up from 3 at Christmas! He can walk well, when both hands are held by others. He likes to snatch other children's snacks or toys :) . He is fearful of strangers and will cry when he meets them. He likes to play outside. He is active (oh boy)! He prefers sweet food, but doesn't really care for sour food (no pickle juice Tony)! He is healthy and hasn't had recent health concerns.
Here's four new pics. I just love my baby's sweet smile and cannot wait for us to be united as a family! Here's Colin:
Approaching the 90-day point, while awaiting our LOA, we requested an update on our sweet Colin. We received the update 04/18/2012, which allowed the following:
He weighs 17.6 pounds and is about 28 inches tall. He has 7 teeth, which is up from 3 at Christmas! He can walk well, when both hands are held by others. He likes to snatch other children's snacks or toys :) . He is fearful of strangers and will cry when he meets them. He likes to play outside. He is active (oh boy)! He prefers sweet food, but doesn't really care for sour food (no pickle juice Tony)! He is healthy and hasn't had recent health concerns.
Here's four new pics. I just love my baby's sweet smile and cannot wait for us to be united as a family! Here's Colin:
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