Happy Chineese New Year!

This weekend is met with mixed emotions for us. We are still waiting for our 171-H to come back from the Chinese Embassy in DC. If it does not come today, or at least given to FedEx today, we will have to wait until the middle of next week since the Embassy is closed for CNY. That puts us very close to the February 23 DTC (Dossier to China) date. The next DTC date is March 9. All because of a silly typo from the Virginia State office! ARUGH!

I know God has a reason for the seemingly endless delays. He has our Ladybug picked out for us and this is just timing adjustment to make sure we get her. But, a girl can still ask for expediency! :)

Babies born in the year of the Boar are considered lucky tokens to have in the family. From http://www.locketown.com/chinese_horoscope.htm:

"By nature, BOARS are peace-loving, trustful, honest, and sincers. People born in the year of the Boar will be lucky and successful in handling money, business and academic matters. They have a deep desire for knowledge and are generally well informed. Boars are the finishers, they are the ones who put the last necessary touches to a project. Boars are suited to be doctors, bankers, businessmen, scientists and entertainers."

Our Ladybug will probably be a Boar Baby. It is exciting and heart wrenching to think about her life before we will know her. I guess the best we can do is pray for her birth parents and for her as she continues her journey to us.

Happy Year of the Boar!

:D