Our Journey To Grace

May 28th 2005 we started our journey with a phone call to Harrah's our adoption agency.
July 25th 2005 our social worker came for her first visit with us.
Sept 25th 2005 our home study finished.
Oct 8th 2005 we were fingerprinted for the 1st time. That is our last piece of paperwork to complete all the other papers to China.
Nov 15th 2005 our I-171 arrived! Now we can send out our paperwork to Harrah's for China!
Nov 16th 2005 paperwork is off to Harrah's.
Dec 16th 2005 your paperwork is off to China!!!!
Jan 21st 2006 Our paperwork was logged in China on 1-4-06. This is a date we will follow till the end for your referral!
And then we waited.....and waited....the referral times kept slowing from 2 weeks to 2 days....
Sept 3rd 2006 we started painting her room. Completed Nov 5th.
March 12th 2007 the social worker came again to renew the home study since the wait is so long we had to get refingerprinted.
Oct 22nd 2007 Organized your room. Her furniture is all painted and ready.
Jan 16th 2008 Grace's crib from the Ya's Ya's arrived!
Jan 29th 2008 rumor has it that the 1-4-06 babies are being matched!
Jan 31st 2008 Harrah's contacted us for all our contact information for the "referral call."
Feb 12th 2008 Carl put up her crib while I was out shopping for baby things...like lotions, powder's ect. Went to Border's and bought her some books.
March 3rd 2008 they day we all were waiting for...we got the call from Harrah's. Our girl Song Jai Bin is here!
March 13th 2008 daily we have notes and gifts for Grace. Amazing...
March 14th 2008 received the shower invite for her that my friend Colleen and Nancy are planinng. It will be on April 6th...

First information on Grace

We received our first look at Grace last week. Of course, all babies look cute. But most important to me is that she looks healthy. The translated medical reports indicate that everything is normal. After waiting for over 2 years, it appears that the time when this will all be "real" is getting close!