Passport has Arrived!

It has arrived! Bria Akhi's Indian passport is in the hands of the Orphanage Director! How fun to see her little face on the passport picture.

The news came early this morning through email from our adoption Program Director. It came after the 3rd email check of the morning. Checking email every morning has become quite the routine over the last year - longing to hear of news of Bria, or of getting through an adoption step, or of any type of progress. Since India is 11 1/2 hours ahead of us we would usually hear of any news that happened during the day, the next morning. After dropping the boys off at school, I would grab my cup of coffee and bowl of oats and fruit (yes oats), and sit down in front of the computer to check email. I would quickly scan the list of emails for our Program Director's name. So often I would stare back at a page void of any news. After a short sigh, I would try to distract myself and move on to the tasks of the day. This last week, the email checking started to escalate. Going on the 3rd week of not having heard any passport news was making us all antsy. An email check was added during the time the boys ate their breakfast before school, then another check was added just before we left the house. Jason and I and the boys started to vote on which day we thought we would hear the news. We all were wrong. But now the days of guessing and constantly checking emails are over!

We have finally reached the moment of making travel plans. We are confirming an appointment date with the US Embassy in New Delhi when we will need to take Bria to get a travel visa. Once that has been set the tickets will be booked. We are hoping to leave next Wednesday. Can you believe it?!