2/7 Prior Approval

Today I received word from Great Wall China Adoption (our agency) that our Prior Approval was completed by the Chinese Center for Adoption Affairs (CCAA) on January 30, 2008. That means that they acknowledge receipt of our Letter of Intent (LOI) of January 24, 2008, to adopt Megan Ling, and will begin a final reveiw of our documents to move ahead with the adoption. We have already been through review once, but because we switched to the "waiting child" program from the infant list we have to be reviewed again. It will hopefully go quickly. The next thing we are waiting for is our Letter Seeking Confirmation (LSC) following review, which is the formal letter from the government approving and confirming our desire to adopt Megan Ling. That will be a joyful day, as it will be the marker that moves us from the referral stage to the travel phase. As Stephanie from Great Wall said today, the LSC is the Golden Ticket!

2/4 Getting ready for Megan Ling

I am so excited to finally have Megan Ling's face in mind. For so long I have been imagining her, it is really nice to be able to think of her and know what she looks like. I have begun working in her room and setting up her little bed.

I organized her books and Mary Alice made her new alphabet dividers to keep them orderly.

We had an artist come today who is going to paint a border around her room with Chinese Symbols such as Love, Joy, Wisdom, Peace, Family etc. She will also paint butterflies and flowers to match her rug. She is going to paint three children near the door, to resemble Matthew, Mary Alice and Megan Ling. I think it is going to be very lovely. Here is the "before" picture.