She how she's grown

So much has happened in such a short space of time! Yesterday I got an email from Aedele from blessed kids to say they have 5 electonic pictures of Isabella! And that her care package had arrived at the orphanage. Wow, that was so unexpected, I was talking to Terry over the weekend saying that she has probably changed so much and I would love some more recent pictures! so I have ordered them, and hopefully they will arrive soon.

Then this morning we had an email from BLAS with two updated pictures, I had asked them last week if they could find out the brand of formula she is on and if it was possible to get an updated photograph! OMG she has grown so much, and is quite the little lady and so tall! ( just like Mummy!). I have cropped them to cut out the other children. I know two of their mummies! And have sent the pictures on to them but didnt want to post pictures of other peoples children.

Well our TA/ITT will be with us tomorrow! ( that is only two weeks from our acceptance leaving the UK to our TA arriving back in the UK, with two courier journeys and a weekend in between!). So I can now book an appointment with the British Embassy! So that will finalise our plans in Guangzhou! We just need our own visa's but have booked an appointment at the Chinese embassy in London for the 21st to get these! We will pay for the express one day service ! Its all systems go!

We fly to Hong Kong on the 25h arriving on the 26th July
We then fly to Nanning on the 27th
We meet Isabella on the 28th ( And its hubbys birthday, so what a fantastic present to meet you daughter!)
We complete the adoption on the 29th
Fly to Guangzhou on the 2nd
And when we finalise our consulate appointment will organise when we go back to Hong Kong ( by train)
We fly home on the 9th arriving at 5.00am on the 10th! But have booked a cot for Isabella.

I only have a week left at work! And leave on the 18th so everything is so frantic and busy and I am working 10 - 11 hour days! I am so glad I have the week off before we fly out!

Today our finding ad picture arrived. We have a picture of Isabella at 6 weeks old!