Zoe's Adoption Update

This morning I mailed (Fed Ex) all of our completed adoption paperwork (called dossier) to New York City to be authenticated at the Chinese Consulate! When it comes back and my passport arrives, we can send the dossier to Virginia (America World Adoption Association) to be translated into Chinese. Once that has been done, they will then send the dossier to China at which time we will be waiting for a "LID" (log in date). Starting from that date we can then start counting down the 6 to 7 month wait for a picture of Zoe and a little information about her and where she is living in China. I'm thinking it will be a very wonderful Christmas present for Tim and I to have our dossier in China. I can't wait until we are finished with the paperwork and it's all in the hands of other people. This has been a very long, hard road to be on but it will be soooo worth it when I am handed my little "Beautiful Life". Not to mention watching Tim holding his daughter for the first time! Somehow I feel more excited about Tim having a child than I am about me finally having one. Sounds weird, huh? Well, maybe not to some people.
Well, I am notorious for leaving long-winded posts on the internet and this one certainly has potential for being long....very long because I'm talking about Zoe again. So, I will spare you all for the time being and continue to keep you all informed as progress is made in the adoption process. I'm glad you're all learning how to blog right now because it just so happens that I have my very own blog started for use while we're in China. You will all be invited to visit it and make as many comments as you like about the pictures we post from there and the day to day news we add about the goings on with China, Zoe and our experiences with parenthood in a foreign land. HA....parenthood will be the only thing even close to being NOT foreign to us! Should be an interesting trip and I would be honored if you all would follow along on the blog when we travel!!