29th LID-iversary

So it's been 29 months and there's no end in sight. I've decided to not think about it as much and just go on and enjoy life and my kids. Amanda's name still comes up every now and then. I'm still waiting, just not obsessed anymore. I'll have to renew my I-600a again in October. Oh well, not many other choices and no reason not to keep waiting...

Family Day!!

Wow, 9 years ago today I walked into the Civil Affairs office in Chongqing and met my daughter for the first time. What a peanut! She was so curious. And I fell in love for the first time. She was mine, the baby meant to be mine and I knew it as soon as I held her in my arms.

After getting to know her for a little bit, we took a family picture and then went upstairs and filed the adoption paperwork. It almost seems like yesterday, but my baby is no longer a baby. She'll be 10 in July. Time really does fly and they grown up so fast.