No LSC BUT I800 Sent

Ive been putting off writing a post until we received our LSC/LOA and we were told last week we had been approved and  would have it this week BUT NOTHING!!! So when the phone rang and the number was our agency YEA? NO it still isn't here.  BUT (lots of buts here) our case worker wants to file our I800 and get things started and then when our I800 comes we will sign it and she will email it off to NBC and ask them to interfile it with the rest of our paperwork.  Hoping this will save a couple of days. So I would say that is good news! So our I800 was sent today. Next step approval! This wait is hard. Even knowing this it isn't any easier. It also doesn't get any easier the more times you do it. The kids are getting so anxious they really wish they were going but even if we changed our mind their passports expired (that's on my to do list).  I will miss them sooooooo much but I don't want to think about that yet.  Here's hoping the next steps are speedy ones.

Lots happened this week and hopfully more next week!

Well we know we were getting close to the average wait right now for LSC/LOA and I've been a little anxious. The wait average right now on one of the sights I stalk is 65 days.  We got an email from our agency on Thursday saying we had passed the reviewing department and was being passed on to the matching department.  The matching department agreed to issue our LSC as soon as possible.  Then Fri (yesterday) our status switched to matched which means they have issued our LSC!!! So our agency should have it (hoping early) next week!!!! Then what you ask? We have already filled our the I800 and it is waiting at the agency for our signed LSC to be sent our. Then we WAIT again (imagine that) for our I800 to be processed and our TA.  I've asked what the average time is from LCS to TA (travel approved sorry I forget not everyone speaks adoption) is and haven't heard back yet.  I'm thinking 60 ? So travel in April!!!??? Lets keep our fingers crossed BECAUSE with all this good news came a new update and they have her on two meds Phenobarbital and Topamax and having seizures "occasionally" but they don't know if she is having them before or after they give her the meds. So are the meds causing the seizures?  We just so much want her home and get her to our Doctor and get her evaluated so we know how to help her.

Up date

A couple of weeks ago we asked our agency for an update on Addie's height and weight.  We are planning on sending it along with the list of drugs they have recently put her on to our Doctor.  What we got back is that she has been moved back to the orphanage from Little Flowers.  She has spent pretty much her whole life at LF and now to be moved back with strangers.  My heart breaks every time I think about it.  Just one more thing to make this wait harder.  Like we need more help with that! 

Traveling without Lilly

This will be our 4th trip to China and the only one Lilly will not be with us. I am having very mixed emotions about this.  Lilly is a wonderful traveler! She is happy all the time, she doesn't complain, and she loves the adventure.  But Lilly is like this all the time.  When she is around me 90% of the time I feel relaxed and at peace.  Lil can help you see the good in anything.  Being away from all of my kids (even the one who doesn't live at home) is one of the hardest parts of this for me.  We have brought them with us before, when we traveled for Ollie San, Max and Lil went and when we traveled for Ted Ollie and Lil went. So why not this time? The cost. To add 3 extra travelers I guess would be at least an extra $6,000. And I can honestly say bonding.  I really feel we missed out on some special alone time with Ted by having the girls with us.  They were young enough to need our attention and it took time away from him and he wanted to be with them as much if not more then us. So just Ken and I will travel.  I am hoping for some quiet bonding time where we get to know her and she gets to know us.  I know from our first trip come day 8 I WILL want to come home.