Better

I called USCIS this morning to ask if my file had been approved or not. The nice lady who answered the phone tried to transfer me to my officer, but I told her no, I would rather she check my status. She did, and then congratulated me, saying that our file was provisionally approved yesterday. Relief:)

Later, I turned on my computer and found an email from Ann at Red Thread. I had ordered a Chinese New Year's care package for Yin Tao, and she sent me pictures of the package. You can see candies for the nannies, a letter from us, a thumb drive for them to load any pictures of Yin Tao, a photograph of our family, a Spring Festival card, and a toy phone for him to play with.

We know from last time that Suzhou SWI doesn't actually allow the children to have any of the toys or other items until the day they go to Nanjing to meet us, so there wasn't much point in putting in a lot of toys and clothes. Much of the package is just to send good will to the staff, hoping to remind them who we are and who Kate NaNa is.

She said it should be delivered in the next couple of days. She is also going to try to get an update for us with photos. We have requested updates through three different sources - Ann at Red Thread, an American volunteer at the orphanage, and our agency. Anybody wanna take bets on who gets one first?

Anyway, these two things, along with some other good news, warmed my heart today.

Can I get on the plane yet?