Ending Phase 1

I'm so excited I can hardly contain it.  On Monday first thing in the morning I will be going to the Secretary of State to get our Dossier state certified, then Monday the 11th (my birthday) we will be going to the Chinese Consulate in Chicago to get our Dossier authenticated.

From there we wait for it to be mailed back to us.  Once it arrives to us in the mail off it will go our Adoption Agency to be translated. This will signify the end of Phase 1 out of 5.

Phase 2 will then begin: After translation it will be put on a plane and travel across the world to China.  Once they receive it and review it they will Log it in and give us a log in date, also known as a LID.  This LID is SUPER important and exciting because it means that we will FINALLY start receiving referrals.

Today was filled with many emotions for me.  Thinking about how far we have come already and yet how far we still have to go.  And about all the people in our lives who surround us and who continue to support us day in and day out.

Today I feel incredibly blessed.