Here we Come Sweet Meili Girl!!

We FINALLY got our travel approval on Friday. We were so surprised and totally excited. A batch of TAs had come in earlier in the week on Tuesday and we really thought our TA was coming. Heidi even called on Wednesday when the WHOLE family was home and we were all screaming and jumping around when the phone rang. Then much to our total disappointment she had called to inform us that our TA had NOT come in and that the CCAA had informed her that no other TAs would be coming that week. Um....an email probably would've been less dramatic for us :) The agency never calls unless it's BIG news and until then it's never been BAD news. So we were pretty disappointed but she told us the CCAA did think our TA would be sent the next week sometime. So on Friday when I saw her number come up, I tried not to get my hopes up.....but it was awesome because the CCAA even surprised her when our TA came in that day. So anyway, we are waiting to see if we get our consulate appointment confirmed for August 10 and then we can book our flights. We should find out on Monday. If we are able to get 8/10, we will leave most likely on July 28 for Beijing.

Meilin is just getting ready to leave for the states so she went and saw Meili one last time. She sent us some adorable pictures. She told us that when she asked if Meili could go get "her pictures," Meili put Daddy as the first one and said "baba" (daddy in Chinese). Meilin also says she calls Abi "mei mei" which means little sister in Chinese. She said she has so many little sisters at the foster home, that must be why....but Abi was beaming ear to ear. Meili can call her mei mei forever if she wants.