Travel Approval

Words just can't describe how we are feeling right now...elated, excited, overjoyed, over the moon etc.!!!  We received news yesterday that our dossiers have been signed off on by the Department of Adoptions in Vietnam, and our paperwork has been sent to the orphanage.  This means that we can start to make our travel arrangements.  It's so hard to believe this day is finally here...it doesn't seem real yet!  I don't think it's really going to sink in until we get on the airplane.

We have been in touch with another couple travelling at the same time, to adopt a baby from the same orphanage where we are adopting from.  It's been wonderful to share this news together, to be able to help eachother and bounce ideas off of eachother too.  We are looking forward to meeting them in Vietnam, and hope to stay in touch for many years.  It will be nice for our children to have that special link together, having been at the same orphanage, at the same time.

Our older son is excited, but also a bit nervous.  He loves babies, but he says it's a little scary because "I've never had a baby brother before".  He has so many ideas of things he wants to do with him, teach him and share with him.  Hopefully, they will become fast friends.

We had hoped to have our flights booked by today, however, there is a time change between us and the travel agency.  The dates she picked for us were the original ones we sent her, not the ones we updated her with this morning.  So, that will have to be corrected, and hopefully we can finalize our plans tomorrow.  They are also taking care of preparing our visa's.

Now, with the animals/house taken care of, bags mostly packed, we are very close to being ready to travel.  Our list still has lots of items on it, but with the help of Dropbox, my husband and I can see/add to the list and also mark off things as they are accomplished.  We have the feeling that June and July are going to fly by, but we will try to slow down, breath, relax and enjoy as much as we can.