A new lip!

I'm so excited because we have been continuing to receive good news about Wu and our process continues to move ahead. First, we received notice from the Department of Homeland Security that we passed our fingerprint requirements and they've accepted our petition. So, we really aren't felons who are trying to bring an infant into the U.S.! Secondly, just today our agency notified us that our letter of intent (LOI) is on it's way to Beijing and we can track it through DHL. We are now on our way to completing our dossier paperwork so it can hopefully be sent as soon as we hear back about our LOI (fingers crossed). But, the biggest and most exciting news (well, to us anyway) is that yesterday we received an email with updated pictures of Wu! He so big! And, his lip has been fixed! I was very surprised. First off, we weren't really expecting anymore pictures of him at all, let alone so soon. And, we were arranging for him to have his first surgery on his lip when we brought him home. But it has been done now! I'm thrilled, and I think they did a great job, too! So, our boy is growing and changing, and in 9 days he will turn one. Kind of weird to think that I have a one year old out there.