Over another hurdle!

This morning we got our I-600 receipt from the US Embassy in Ho Chi Minh city. This is the start of our "real" wait. At this point, the USCIS in Vietnam will decide how they would like to investigate our daughter's abandonment and then whether they will approve her adoption. It can take 60 or more working days from this point (which is 3 or more real months). The hope is that they will approve her adoption and grant her a visa to return with us to the US. Once we receive notification of favorable approval, then we can travel to pick her up fairly quickly. I'm sure this summer is going to go *really* slowly!

We finally have some smiling pictures of Tham. Wow, I can't believe just how cute she is - I just want to go scoop her up. We are still waiting to hear that our I-600 has been submitted to Ho Chi Minh, but are hoping that happens during June sometime. After that, we have about a 3 month wait for approval, if all goes well. The long and short is that with a smooth process, I am hoping to travel in late September or early October.