Cable sent

The mail today brought the notice that the cable from the National Visa Center about our I-800 approval was sent to Bogota yesterday. Hip hip hooray!

This means that this next week should be filled with lots of activity in Bogota on our behalf, and (fingers crossed) we may have a "gotcha" date by the end of this coming week.

The waiting of this time between referral and gotcha date assignment has been new in the process this time around (with Esteban, we got the gotcha date assignment a few days after the referral) - and it's REALLY hard. Isabella turned 6 months old this past week, and I just wanted to be there with her - holding her and watching her roll over and grab things and "talk" to us.

And, yet, there's so much to do before we go. Isabella's bag is packed, and I think I have everything for Esteban's - though, since the weather turned fall-like this past week I'll have to put off packing most of his clothes until right before we leave because he's wearing them. Julien and I both have work things to finish and leave tidy for others to handle in our absences. Deep breath. And, when we go, we will go to be a bigger family - and that's amazing. Thanks to all of you who keep us in your thoughts and prayers.