Today was a very productive day! We received our fingerprint appointment notice from USCIS yesterday. The appointment was for 11/3 but people often walk in and ask if they can get their appointment early so that's what we did today. My excuse was that the appointment time was for 8:00 which is too close to when I drop the kids off at school. My real reason was that I want to get to my baby ASAP! They allowed it and now we wait for the approval and pray that it comes really quickly. The other thing that happened is that we received our dossier documents that I sent to Austin to be certified at the Secretary of State, so I did a quick turn around and sent them off to a courier in Houston, who will take them to the Chinese consulate to be authenticated. I'm a bundle of nervous energy. I go between being absolutely thrilled that we're nearing the end of working on our dossier and being extremely tense that it is out of my hands. I'm mostly both...super excited and super tense! I'm praying that God will protect every single precious piece of that dossier! If only Charlotte had any idea how hard we are working to get her home!
Last week, I asked the director of Charlotte's foster home how big she is. Well, she's not...big, that is. She is teeny tiny! She is about 28 inches and 18 lbs. Her big brother, Ethan, is always off the growth charts because he's so big. Well, Little Miss is off the charts tiny! She's not even on the charts! The good news is, she's proportionate and is growing consistently. She's just a little bitty thing! Oh my word, all of the clothes I have been buying are way too big! It's so hard for me to buy smaller sizes than her age! I can't quite comprehend this. Ella and Ethan always wore larger sizes than their age...like at age 2, Ella was in a 3 and Ethan was in a 4/5! Liana has always worn about the right size for her age, maybe a bit smaller. I'm probably still buying clothes that will be too big but they're smaller now. Of course when we received the update on her size, we also received some adorable pictures! So here they are:
Jammies!
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