Today, it has been exactly 5 years since China logged in our dossier and we officially began the long 5 year wait for our sweet Emma. Last year, on June 22nd, we thought of how we had waited 4 years as we made our way across the country stuffed in our car and wondered if this would be the last summer without Emma. 2 years ago, we had only just arrived in NYC and on the 22nd, the 3 year wait seemed so long that it couldn't possibly get any longer...And June 22, 2008, we were sure it wouldn't be another year....June 22, 2007, we were here visiting from our home in England and we were sure that by Christmas, perhaps we would see her face...Little did we really understand that the wait would be this long. One thing we did know for sure. When we saw her face for the first time, whatever amount of time would melt away. And it has. Just 21 days ago, we finally saw her face. And the last 3 weeks have been busy ones filled with joy, the unexpected, fears, discouragement and hope all stuffed into this short time. And as we wait to hear more from the many doctors who are helping us piece it all together, we are filled with gratitude and hope. Gratitude for the prayers on our behalf, for an amazing adoption agency, for the information and medical tests so quickly given and for so much more. Hopeful. Hopeful that all this too will melt away when we see her face to face for the first time and finally take her in our arms.
Today, our travel approval, our invitation from China to travel to bring her home, arrived. Finally. Exactly 5 years later. That means holding her in our arms is only a few short weeks away.
Now, we await our Consulate appointment date, which should arrive in the next couple of days!
We are coming, Sweet Emma Zhi.
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