We have EP!

Yes! Just got the word from our adoption agency that we have been issued EP, Emigration Permission, from Korea! Yahoo!

To break it down, we needed EP before Morgan will be issued a Passport. After Passport, we just await word of her Visa and the all-important Travel Clearance! Timewise, our agency says that it's usually 1-2 weeks from EP to Passport...and 2-4 weeks from Passport to Travel Clearance!

Add it up people and we could be traveling to get Morgan in 3-6 weeks!! Please pray for all of those working on Morgan's paperwork - that they have everything they need to do their jobs efficiently.

Priceless.

Two tickets to see the animated movie "Bolt:" $5.00
Large Diet Coke for Mom and kid-sized Water: $1.00
Two medium popcorns on free popcorn day: Free
Seeing Sophie super-excited at her very first movie: Priceless


Okay. So, the prices at this movie theater were beyond reasonable. But, I would've paid just about anything to see my little girl enjoy something SO much!

The theater is one that shows movies that are no longer playing on mainstream screens right before they're released to DVD. Every week, the early matinees are "Mommy and Me" which means that the lights aren't turned all the way off and the sound is much lower than your normal movie-experience...GENIUS if you have a two year old! Also, they have free popcorn days and deals on drinks...even better! Here's the real kicker, Sophie and I were the only ones there this afternoon...we had our own private screening of "Bolt!" Hope Sophie doesn't get used to this "royal" treatment. She did an amazing job for it being her first movie theater experience. The only hiccup was that she didn't weigh enough to keep her seat bottom down, so I had to keep re-distributing her body weight in the seat so she wouldn't just fold up with it!

What a fun day for Sophie and her Mama!

11 months old.

Wow. Today is Morgan SeonAh's 11 month birthday and we could not miss her any more than we do right now. This wait is starting to take its toll as our baby girl just keeps getting older and continues to learn so much without us. We still have no update on either Morgan or our paperwork to bring her home. Please pray that we hear something, ANYTHING soon! In the meantime, you know where our thoughts and hearts are on this day...and everyday.

On the Sophie-front, she had her surgery yesterday morning and once again, came through with flying colors. I continue to be amazed at her resilience - she has been in our children's hospital so often, that she really know her way around the place and certainly knows the drill. The nurses comment that they wish every patient was so cooperative and sweet...I take that as a compliment...we are extremely proud of the little miss. Here's hoping that this set of tubes lasts her for a long time, keeping that fluid out of her ears and maintaining her hearing.

Sophie-love

The above photos were taken on Valentine's Day...Sophie's dress is actually a precious gift from her birthmother in Korea. We thought it was extra-special for her to wear it on Saturday.

The last picture is of our homecoming shirts that I ordered for our little family...we hope to wear them on Morgan's Gotcha Day when we bring her home from Korea. The adult versions came from Adoption Mama online and the little girls shirts I had made on Zazzle.

In Sophie-news, she is scheduled to have her surgery to replace the tubes in her ears tomorrow morning at 8:10. We are to be at the hospital at 6:30 a.m. Thanks for all of your support and prayers.

Two.

Today marks 2 whole months since we saw our precious Morgan's face and officially accepted her referral. Still no word on further progress, but we remain hopeful that we'll hear from Korea soon. Keep in mind that our agency says to plan on travel 3-6 months after referral acceptance. (We received Sophie's travel clearance (TC) at right about 3 months post-referral.)

Steve and I are still working on our adoption education requirements and we continue to transition Sophie into her big girl bedroom...it's been interesting!

Hope everyone had a Happy Valentine's Day!

Lunar New Year Celebration!

This weekend was our annual Lunar New Year celebration put on by the Forever Families group in our area. Sophie had a blast playing with her friends and we really enjoyed the company of the other parents on hand to celebrate!

One of my friends said it best, "Our lives are so rich."

Night, Night.

Introducing Sophie singing our version of a "Night, Night" song set to the tune of "Where is Thumbkin?" Warning: she has a serious case of bed head!