Pre-Placement Packet

Well, today we received our "Pre-Placement" packet from our adoption agency, CCAI. They are preparing us for match day and travel to China. We have a few forms to fill out, sign and get back to them and a few things to read up on to prepare us for what will be a very grueling and rewarding travel trip.

What it means is that we are that much closer to an actual referral which could be here in about 2 weeks or in the batch after this one in around 6-7 weeks. Either way, we are so close to seeing our daughter's face for the very first time!

The timeline we're looking at:
Travel will be about 5 to 8 weeks after match day. There will be LOTS of stuff to do and prepare during those 5 to 8 weeks!
Travel will be finalized about 7 to 10 days before we actually leave for China. We will either travel to Hong Kong or Beijing (depends on the province that our daughter will be from) and end our trip in Guangzhou where the US Consulate appointments will be.

So, I think we're looking at travel around August or September depending on when we actually get our referral. Time to start getting the packing list together!