Update and I-800

Two good newsworthy events today. I finally received our state approved home study yesterday so today I got to send in our I-800! Now the next waiting process has started... Then this evening I checked my email and had an update on our girl! She is just sooo cute.

Here is what they had to say about her

Medical/Development:
Her current health is good.
She can understand what is said to her and can say 2-3 word simple sentences.
She can climb up and down her crib, put on or off her shoes and socks.
She is potty trained, but still need diaper when sleeping
She does not learn color yet.
Personality:
They call her Ming Ming
Her personality is outgoing and can get along well with other children.
General:
Her sleeping and diet schedule:
6:30 am get up
7:00 am breakfast-milk, bread, congee
9:00 am snack-water and biscuits
10:30 am lunch—noodle, soft rice, mashed meat and mashed vegetable
11:00 am -1:30 pm nap
2:30 pm snack—rice cereal, steamed eggs and water
4:30 pm dinner-congee, mashed vegetable
7:00 pm go to sleep
8:00 pm drink water
10:00 pm drink milk
She is not picky and eats noodle, congee, cake, eggs and fruits and drinks boiled water.
She is in the orphanage.
She received package from the family

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New pics of Miss Lily

I was so happy and thankful to see new pictures of Lily (her real official name we agree on!) when I got online yesterday morning. Nanci, a sweet mom who was visiting the SWI yesterday with her beautiful new son, Elijiah, took pictures of our children for us waiting moms. I so appreciate it! I will have to admit that I had to figure out which one was Lily and zoom in for details! She is changing and growing and am so ready to go get her. I am definitely sending a toothbrush in her next care package. I have never seen but one picture of her without a lollipop in her mouth-and usually another in her hand! Lily is in yellow.

We are still waiting for final state approval for home study which I thought would not take but a couple of days but is dragging out like all paperwork...

Well me and the girls are off to run errands.

The last of Halloween celebration

Well, we finally wrapped Halloween up last night. We went to Glen's mother's house for chili and to see the grandkid's in their costumes. I took the kids trick -or -treating in her neighborhood and it was slim pickings. Her neighbors either did not come to their door or did not have candy. A couple of them gave money. So in the end they got very little candy (which was fine with me) and made $1.25 each...When we got back to our house there were still trick-or-treaters going strong at 8:45. We called it a night and put the girls to bed.