We have Travel Approval

I am so excited we received travel approval today.  We are now waiting for a date to be set for our consulate appointment.  We are hoping to be traveling November 15th.  We will know for sure sometime next week.  Then we will make travel plans.  I can't believe that in less than 5 weeks I'll be holding Christopher in my arms.  There are so many things to get ready for travel.  It seems like so far but it will be here before we know it.  

My poor girly is really stressing now.  She is afraid I won't come home.  She says it is hard to trust because her China mom left her and she's afraid I will too.  I am glad Tim is staying home with her. It will still be hard but dad is here and hopefully she won't feel so alone.  Thank God for modern technology.  I'll be able to use facetime or skype while I'm gone.  I am hoping to talk to her once a day.

It has been a while since I've posted so I'll also give an update.  Xuelian has been doing really well in school.  It has been a challenging year for her.  She is doing all of her work on her own.  In the past teachers would read things for her or rephrase questions.  This year it is all her and she is doing great.  Her teacher sent a lovely update saying what a great student she is and how impressed she is with how well she is doing.  She is a little upset because she is used to all A's and she has gotten C's on a few tests.  We keep telling her she is doing great and how proud we are.  Can you imagine only speaking a language for 2.5 years and having to go to school and keep up?  She amazes us all the time.

She has been having a great time playing soccer.  Her team won their first game last weekend.  They have improved every week.  She used to stand back and watch the other kids.  This weekend she was right in there fighting for the ball and doing a great job.
 

We have a busy weekend coming up.  Xuelian is going to a birthday party tomorrow and has soccer games on Saturday and Sunday.  We also have to fit homework in somewhere.  I'll update next week.