Finally, we got the call we have been waiting for. After 114 days of waiting, we have our Letter of Acceptance (LOA) from the China Center of Adoption Affairs (CCAA).
This is the simple piece of paper (without which there is no adoption)that we sign saying yes we really want to adopt Sebastian An Ming. Then China gives us Travel Approval (TA) and we will be on our way to china!!!

At this point we are hoping to leave for China immediately following the Chinese New Year, which would be around the 15th of February. However this date is relevant to how quickly we receive our TA. We will keep you posted.

Thank you for every one of your prayers and words of encouragement. They have meant so much to us.

Keep watching the blog as we will now be posting fairly often with news.
Our son is really coming home. What an awesome New Years Gift!!
Hugs to you all,
Michele, Rich, Ryan, Nikki and Annie