Our Article 5 has been picked up from the Consulate and has been dropped off with the CCCW@. Which probably sounds incredibly confusing, if not totally boring, to any non-adoption folks. But to us? It's spectacular news. The Article 5 letter is issued by the Consulate after all the necessary paperwork has been received and reviewed. This process usually takes two weeks from the time the Consulate receives the cabled information from the NVC, and ours was issued right on schedule. So as of today, we are one big step closer to bringing Tallula Mae … [Read more...]

We sent a care package to Tallula and her foster family for Chinese New Year. And we sent a list of questions, with no idea if or when they might be answered. We didn't have to wonder too long, though. We received not only answers to our questions, but two new pictures of our little robust girlie... (1) Who chose her name and why? Does she have a nickname? The orphanage staff picked that name for her, Juan means beautiful and pretty. Her nickname is Juan Juan. (2) Has she had any health problems or allergies? She does not have any kind of … [Read more...]

Since we shared our news about Tallula, some of y'all have asked a few questions... 1. When did all this happen? How are you so close to being able to bring her home? Well, a lot has been going on behind the scenes. We chose to keep it to ourselves so we could focus on Poppy. And so we could keep our sanity. And, honestly, during the homestudy, and the wait for USCIS to complete our paperwork, our sanity was in short supply. But now that things are finally moving again, and travel is on the horizon... well, we are so happy to be able share our joyful news with … [Read more...]