Waiting

I have learned that there is a difference between "Your Article 5 is in." and "Your Article 5 has been issued." a 2 1/2 week difference. No worries, it's all done now, and we should be getting travel approval in the next couple of weeks. We are so ready to have this little girl home!

With my first three girls, I had c-section births. My first was a whole new experience, and I took it as it came.  With my second and third however, I knew what lay ahead as far as recovery, getting no sleep, learning to nurse, hormones, etc.  As my delivery date would draw near, I would think to myself "In 4 weeks, I'll feel good again, and things will be normal."

I'm saying that again to myself now. The logistics of leaving the other 3 in the care of family and friends whom have more than generously offered to care for my girls, drive them around, keep them safe and happy, etc etc etc is killing me.  Our trip to China is going to be long. There is no way around it, and I have anxious girls. I'm an anxious Mama. So, I say to myself "In 8 weeks, we'll all be feeling good. We'll be together, safe and happy, and we'll be living our new normal."

I have been feeling my girl so much lately.  It's not something I can explain, but as we pray for her several times a day, I feel her more and more and more. It's distinct. She has a powerful spirit. I feel it. It called to me all of the way from China, and I will be forever thankful that we listened. To think that in just a few weeks, she will be with us is so happy!!  It is so very very happy. I have loved this journey!!

Article 5

We have our Article 5, and now--- we are finished!!  We should get our travel approval in 2-4 weeks, and we'll travel about a week later!!  We're going to get our girl!! I'm so excited.  I can't believe it! We're a whole month ahead of schedule.  My to do list at home is enormous, and now that we've decided not to take the girls to China, I have to arrange for their care, my to do list is 3 girls longer!!! and my time line completely awesomely a month or so shorter! Oh well, I don't need to sleep, or eat, or clean.  August will be a marathon for sure, and hopefully shortly into September, we'll go get our baby girl, and she will be an orphan no more.