Woo Hoo! Preapproval received!!!!!!

Oh, hallelujah. I awoke to the most fabulous of emails: preapproval from CIS to travel to adopt Isabella! This is the holy grail. We've been proving Bella's an orphan for the last couple of months, and they accepted our evidence! Amazing. It had gotten to the point that I was sleeping with my laptop so I could more easily access my email in the middle of the night. I'd roll over, check mail, go back to sleep, roll over, check mail, and so on. Thank goodness that's over! Poor Jim has already given the bed up to Wingnut and Chelsea. Now a computer??

To top it off I got a fabulous doll for Isabella in the mail today from Naomi. It's so beautiful, and Bella will LOVE it. It even smells good! Check it out: http://www.sleepysoft.com/site/480020/product/23230

I started packing immediately tonight. I had to wash all of Isabella's clothes, pack her toiletries, toys, diapers, etc. It took all night! I'm a tired puppy so will quit now.

Anxiously awaiting approval

Well, approvals for the TQ44 are rolling in, but ours has not yet. YET. I just know it will come soon! But the waiting is killing me. I may as well buy a blackberry at this point, as addicted to email as I've become. I actually slept with my computer in the bed last night! I awoke at 6:30 am and checked email for my approval (which I didn't receive), and rolled over and went back to sleep. I fear that I'm becoming a cyborg.

I'm so thrilled for those who have received their approvals so far! G&Rs are scheduled for Oct 6 & 13. If we receive our approval Monday we could conceivably have our G&R on the 13th. Isabella has grown so much that I'm afraid I won't be able to carry her if this goes on much longer! She's 11 months old now.

Waiting, waiting, waiting...