We received our TA today..I am so thrilled! We should know in the next couple of days when our travel will be. I feel so relieved and so happy knowing we will be leaving soon.
My niece is getting married on Aug 8 and the girls are in the wedding! I am looking forward to enjoying all of the wedding stuff we are doing in the next couple of weeks. I so thrilled for her. She is an amazing young woman. If it is alright with her, I will post pictures of the wedding before we leave for China.
We are hoping to leave on Aug 14!!! I can't wait to go!!! Come on CA!!!!
Hugs,
Cindy
hoping to be posting tomorrow with more news!!!!
Monday, July 28, 2008
TA News
It has been a very busy weekend. We had our reunion with the families that have adopted from Yangjiang, little j and L's orphanage. We had a great time and I will post pictures later. I love these families and consider them our extended family. L was able to spend the entire weekend with her orphange best friend. She misses her very much today.
We did receive an email of Friday, our TAs are on the way and they should be here Monday or Tuesday. So I am impatiently waiting for a call. We have plane tickets on hold with a Chinese Travel agent in the adjacent town. She can only hold them for a few days then she has to re-enter the hold. We have no idea if when we are traveling. I don't handle this part of the adoption well. So please pray that we get our call today and so we can at least know when we travel. I wish I handled this better but sometimes you just have to realize your weaknesses!Right!!LOL!!! I think I remember J. telling me to "chill out" a couple of times this weekend. Oh well!
We did receive an email of Friday, our TAs are on the way and they should be here Monday or Tuesday. So I am impatiently waiting for a call. We have plane tickets on hold with a Chinese Travel agent in the adjacent town. She can only hold them for a few days then she has to re-enter the hold. We have no idea if when we are traveling. I don't handle this part of the adoption well. So please pray that we get our call today and so we can at least know when we travel. I wish I handled this better but sometimes you just have to realize your weaknesses!Right!!LOL!!! I think I remember J. telling me to "chill out" a couple of times this weekend. Oh well!
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Still Waiting.....
We have been staying busy trying not to freak out about NOT knowing when we are traveling. Okay, J.'s not freakin' just me. I am constantly on the "net" looking at travel websites comparing prices.
For those who don't know how all of this works...We received our "LOA" letter of approval on July 7. We are now waiting on the "TA" travel approval that usually takes 2 -3 weeks but could take up to 4 weeks. When we get the call from our agency we have our TA, we request the dates we would like our "CA" consulate appointment. This is the last thing we do in China with our new son. The "CA" usually takes 2-3 days to set after the TA.
So we could get our TA this week or next week and then we will know when we will travel within a few days. When we find out when we travel I can focus on packing instead of obsessing about the plane tickets!
We have a few events happening this week to pass the time. Little j.'s gotcha day is on Thursday. She joined our family four years ago. I can't believe she will be 5 in October! And this weekend we are hosting a reunion for families that have adopted from Yangjiang. Little j. and L. are from the orphanage in Yangjiang. We are really excited to see the other families again. This group of moms and dads are our extended family. We have become very close as a group and I know we will have a great time together. I will post pictures next week.
We are praying for safe travel for families traveling for the reunion. We are also asking for prayer for God's timing in our travel. Ryan David's birthday is July 30. We know we won't be there but we will be thinking of him.
Cindy
For those who don't know how all of this works...We received our "LOA" letter of approval on July 7. We are now waiting on the "TA" travel approval that usually takes 2 -3 weeks but could take up to 4 weeks. When we get the call from our agency we have our TA, we request the dates we would like our "CA" consulate appointment. This is the last thing we do in China with our new son. The "CA" usually takes 2-3 days to set after the TA.
So we could get our TA this week or next week and then we will know when we will travel within a few days. When we find out when we travel I can focus on packing instead of obsessing about the plane tickets!
We have a few events happening this week to pass the time. Little j.'s gotcha day is on Thursday. She joined our family four years ago. I can't believe she will be 5 in October! And this weekend we are hosting a reunion for families that have adopted from Yangjiang. Little j. and L. are from the orphanage in Yangjiang. We are really excited to see the other families again. This group of moms and dads are our extended family. We have become very close as a group and I know we will have a great time together. I will post pictures next week.
We are praying for safe travel for families traveling for the reunion. We are also asking for prayer for God's timing in our travel. Ryan David's birthday is July 30. We know we won't be there but we will be thinking of him.
Cindy
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Where oh Where is our TA
To the tune of Hee Haw song, Where Oh where are you tonight!
Where Oh where is my TA
Why does it take so dag gon' long
I've searched Delta, Northwest, and Con-ti-nental
and not tickets in sight
I want my TA
and then we'll be gone!!!
LOL!!! I was singing this last night to J. and thought I would share. I guess I am really showing my age, but as a small, very young child I watched Hee Haw reruns...Yeah that's it...reruns!!!
Hugs,
Cindy
Where Oh where is my TA
Why does it take so dag gon' long
I've searched Delta, Northwest, and Con-ti-nental
and not tickets in sight
I want my TA
and then we'll be gone!!!
LOL!!! I was singing this last night to J. and thought I would share. I guess I am really showing my age, but as a small, very young child I watched Hee Haw reruns...Yeah that's it...reruns!!!
Hugs,
Cindy
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Update and New Pictures
Here is the update we received on Monday!
His new measurement: Height:94cm,
Weight: 15kg(33 pounds), weighs a pound more than little j. and she will be 5 in Oct and he turns 3 on the 30th of July
20 Teeth
Foot length: 15cm. Same as little j.
His cleft lips have been repaired. His cleft palate doesn't be repaired yet. He is very healthy. Sometimes he had cough and he seldom gets sick. His development in all area is normal. His back has birth marks.
He can write characters with left or right hand. He can pick up foods with chopsticks. He is potty trained or sitting on baby potty. He can climb up to 5th floor without holding onto the handrail in short time. He can run, kick balls, he knows to run first before kicking the ball. He can jump off the high chair. He knows to do everything in order. He knows to clean up his toys after he finishes playing. He helps out chores for his foster mom. He can go to Bakery Store to buy things by himself. He knows to take care of his foster mom by asking her to walk at the side roads. His language made great progress. He can express himself, and asks about questions. He can recite many children's songs. Every night, he is willing to watch English VCD by himself. He is outgoing and active. He seldom gets mad. He seldom cries. Sometimes when he is unhappy, you just ignore him, he will be fine in short time. He is fond of playing seek-and-found games, playing soccer with older kids. He likes shopping. We didn't find that he is afraid of anything yet.
He has a routine . He gets up between 6:30am to 7:00am. After he gets up, he drinks milk with rice cereal. He has breakfast between 8:30am to 9:00am with noodles, steamed bun with fillings; He eats lunch at 12:00pm. Takes nap from 13:00pm to 15:30PM. After he gets up from the nap, at 16:00pm he eats one steamed egg or cake, green bean soup, 18:00pm dinner, 21:30pm goes to bed. He needs drink milk with rice cereal before he goes to bed. His favorite food is fish and pork. He doesn't like greens very much. The only fruit that he eats is watermelon. The favorite snack is chocolate.
He has a sound sleep. He likes sleeping on his back. He sleeps with the foster mom on a big bed. He pees at 23:00pm. He doesn't need to get up in the mid of night. He knows to control his urine and stool. He knows to go potty by himself.”
He can write characters with left or right hand. He can pick up foods with chopsticks. He is potty trained or sitting on baby potty. He can climb up to 5th floor without holding onto the handrail in short time. He can run, kick balls, he knows to run first before kicking the ball. He can jump off the high chair. He knows to do everything in order. He knows to clean up his toys after he finishes playing. He helps out chores for his foster mom. He can go to Bakery Store to buy things by himself. He knows to take care of his foster mom by asking her to walk at the side roads. His language made great progress. He can express himself, and asks about questions. He can recite many children's songs. Every night, he is willing to watch English VCD by himself. He is outgoing and active. He seldom gets mad. He seldom cries. Sometimes when he is unhappy, you just ignore him, he will be fine in short time. He is fond of playing seek-and-found games, playing soccer with older kids. He likes shopping. We didn't find that he is afraid of anything yet.
He has a routine . He gets up between 6:30am to 7:00am. After he gets up, he drinks milk with rice cereal. He has breakfast between 8:30am to 9:00am with noodles, steamed bun with fillings; He eats lunch at 12:00pm. Takes nap from 13:00pm to 15:30PM. After he gets up from the nap, at 16:00pm he eats one steamed egg or cake, green bean soup, 18:00pm dinner, 21:30pm goes to bed. He needs drink milk with rice cereal before he goes to bed. His favorite food is fish and pork. He doesn't like greens very much. The only fruit that he eats is watermelon. The favorite snack is chocolate.
He has a sound sleep. He likes sleeping on his back. He sleeps with the foster mom on a big bed. He pees at 23:00pm. He doesn't need to get up in the mid of night. He knows to control his urine and stool. He knows to go potty by himself.”
We have asked a few more questions and hoping to get the answers very soon.
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Ryan's Foster Sister
We have exciting and incredibly news!! We were contacted by a family last Thursday that thought Ryan was in the same foster family that their adopted daughter had been in and was adopted a year ago. They have pictures of their daughter with the other foster child which I have posted below. J. and I looked at the pictures and we believe this is our son. We have asked our agency if Ryan had a foster sister that was adopted a year ago and I guess we will have to wait and see. We really believe this is him!
God has granted us with pictures of our son at a very young age! So I pray this is truly him! 
Let us know what you think!!!
We received our LOA yesterday and it was signed and sent back to Heritage!! We also received an update with more pictures. I will have to write another post later to tell you about the new information we have on our son! Hint: HE IS VERY BIG!!!!!
Hugs!
Cindy
More Pictures!!
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Waiting....
Waiting is so hard. We know we have too but it just doesn't get easier with each adoption. I had waited my whole life for H. I remember wanting children very early in my life and when she finally became our daughter! WOW!! I didn't think I would ever love another child like her. Then little j. came and I did love someone the same and different. It was the same for L. and now our Ryan David Zheng to complete our family.
We were told last Friday that our LOA (letter of acceptance/approval) was mailed from China. We thought it would arrive on Monday or Tuesday...and here it is Thursday. I am praying for the call this afternoon!
Our agency is Heritage Adoption Services in Oregon. We have been very pleased with them. FTIA was our agency for the other three adoptions so it is different but the end result is the same! We will miss our friends in China through FTIA! We will be able to see a few on the trip but not all of them. We will not be able to go to Beijing due to the Olympics.
Well, hopefully, I will be adding another post this afternoon with great news! I would love some new pictures of our little guy!!!
I trust God and His wisdom in our process and the time that it takes. I pray for His will and not my own! Ryan David, we will be there as soon as we can!
Hugs to All.
Cindy
We were told last Friday that our LOA (letter of acceptance/approval) was mailed from China. We thought it would arrive on Monday or Tuesday...and here it is Thursday. I am praying for the call this afternoon!
Our agency is Heritage Adoption Services in Oregon. We have been very pleased with them. FTIA was our agency for the other three adoptions so it is different but the end result is the same! We will miss our friends in China through FTIA! We will be able to see a few on the trip but not all of them. We will not be able to go to Beijing due to the Olympics.
Well, hopefully, I will be adding another post this afternoon with great news! I would love some new pictures of our little guy!!!
I trust God and His wisdom in our process and the time that it takes. I pray for His will and not my own! Ryan David, we will be there as soon as we can!
Hugs to All.
Cindy
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