And she weighs in at.....

No real news or progress at the moment except for Ellie Kay's weight.  We were a little perplexed over the numbers we were given at first, because they said she weighed 16.5 pounds when she was 3 months!!  Asian babies tend to be tinier than American babies and that would have made her >95% on the American charts, so she would have been off the charts for Asian charts.  So we asked our agency to ask the orphanage to re-weigh her and that came back that her current weight as 7kg or 15.4 pounds at 8 months.  OK - now that sounds more believable.  :)  That hopefully will give us a better idea of what sized clothes to bring with us to China.  

We're still waiting on our I800 approval so we can move on to our next step.  Also our visas will be walked into the Chicago Chinese embassy/consulate tomorrow.  Visas from China cannot be applied for through the mail, so you have to hire a courier service to do this for you, which includes mailing your passports to them and having them walk your passports/applications in.  But - hey - it's cheaper than a plane ticket to Chicago!!  We're thankful we found a lady who is wonderful at catering to adoptive families and has her business down to a science.  She has patiently answered all my paranoid questions (like, "Are you sure I actually SHIP my passports to you"???!)  (If you're adopting and need a service look up There's Always Hope.  She's fantastic!)

Current prayer request:

• For the I800 to be approved quickly!
• For Ellie Kay to receive the love, nutrition, stimulation that she needs.