Article 5 Pick Up!

Today our adoption agency representatives in China picked up our Article 5 from the U.S. Consulate in Guangzhou. For a year now I've seen others excitedly post about this in FB adoption groups. I wasn't quite sure why the elation, as it just seemed like another step in the journey. Then I learned that "Article 5" is the U.S. Central Authority's Approval for Hague Adoption, which is the last step before travel approval! Yay!!! Getting soooooo close...

I just learned from another CCAI adoptive parent that if we don't travel by January 20, the trip will be postponed until after Chinese New Year. So please pray we receive travel approval and travel dates soon!