We Received our US Approval Letter!!!

March 29, 2012 ~  We received in the mail today our USCIS approval letter!  This is where the US department of Homeland Security and Immigration services reviewed all of our home study paperwork and approved our fingerprints that were taken on the 16th of March.  I didn't think this was going to arrive until late April or May but surprise, surprise!!!  I emailed our agency a copy of the approval letter and she will be sending it to Washington to the Chinese Consulate to get authenticated. This is where all of our dossier documents are currently and should be finished up in a week.  Once our agency gets the authentication back, our dossier will be on it's way to China!!!  Within a couple days of the paperwork arriving in China we will be officially "logged in".  That means we will be able to get a referral.  This phase is "the waiting phase".  It  could take anywhere from a couple of months to a year...just have to be patient and confident that God knows which baby is supposed to be our little girl and we will get her when the time is right.   Thank you again to those of you who are supporting us along this journey through your kind words, excitement and prayers.  We GREATLY appreciate it all!!!