Saturday, April 29, 2006

Batch 45!

Hi Sweetheart,

Well it's official - we're in a Batch! Batch 45 to be exact... and Mummy and Daddy are so relieved to have everything in order and handed over to the Australian Government who will work with the Chinese Consulate in Sydney, and with the Department of Foreign Affairs.

Yesterday Daddy and I travelled for 3 hours from our house to Parrammatta with all of our documents, and first stop was with a Solicitor to get everything notarised, then we went to DoCS and saw Jacqui who came out to check we had everything in order - and we did. She was able to tell us right then and there that we are now part of Batch 45. There is one other couple already in the Batch, and it is considered filled when there are six couples. So now we wait on a bunch of strangers to hurry up and get their Dossiers into DoCS so we can continue on with our journey to you.

These people I am sure will become great friends over the coming months as we all go through the process together, and we all travel together to meet our daughters. We are pretty much in the official wait baby - there is nothing more Mummy and Daddy can do (other than draw some cheques, and keep saving).

So another step princess. We went out and celebrated last night - we stayed in the Blue Mountains - near Sydney and had a great dinner, and talked about you a lot. Then this morning we went off to meet Phil - the man who is helping us build our house. So here are some photos of where you will live - we cannot wait until you are here with us. We live in the most beautiful place in Australia...


Sometimes when I think about you, it hurts so much to know you are world away... and my wait until I hold you is still so far away. You are already so incredibly loved.

Love you my angel,

Mummy xxx

1 Comments:

Blogger Family Bits said...

Lisa,
It's a difficult wait, I know. I spent a lot of time praying that Cady was loved and taken care of. Sometimes I would invision us in a bubble with a seemingly faceless child, and encumpus us with white light and love. It felt better when I would do that, as if I was somehow able to protect her, and who knows, perhaps I did.
Karen

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