Our Progress so far, and Update on Andy

Evie has been calling him Andy-pandy, now that she has given up on Johnny Cat!

We have been waiting 139 days for our LOA, which is when China officially says that Andy will be our son. The average wait is around 90 days. Our agency contacted China to find out why it was taking so much longer than normal, and found out that our paperwork had gotten delayed for some reason. Instead of being moved from the translation department to the review department on time, it had sat in the translation department all summer. We now have news that we have passed review, and our paperwork is in the department that issues approval letters. We are hopeful that it will come soon!

We are also waiting on our updated immigration approval letter, which I am hoping will come next week.

Our agency asked China for an update on Andy for us, since we have been waiting so long. I just got it in my email this morning! Andy is 31 inches tall and weighs 25 pounds. This is what they have to say about him: "The orphanage said that this child is very smart. He develops well both on language and physical. He can walk, run, jump, stand up and sit down freely. He can say a short sentence that includes a few words. He understands what his caretakers talk to him. He gets along well with other kids in his room. Everybody loves him in the orphanage."

We are very ready to bring him home. I am holding out hope that we will still be able to bring him home this year, but in reality we may have to wait until after the new year.