Moving right along

We came home this evening to some wonderful news in our mailbox. We got our I-600 visa petition approval today! It took exactly one month. So we are making really good time so far! I've heard that it takes on average about 6 weeks from this point until we get our travel call. That would be perfect timing.


Here's another cute shot of Jin-Ri. Look at those little legs!

New videos!

We received 2 new videos today! But we're on our way out right now, and it takes a long time to upload them. I'll give you a hint though.....we have hiccups and lot more smiling!

One more thing...

I just wanted to add that we just received our original set of "Legals" back from USCIS today. We were advised to ask for these originals back, so at least we now know that they are working on our I-600 application. What does this mean in terms of timing? I have no idea, but hopefully it won't be much longer for our I-600 approval.

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One step closer!

Our foster family wrote us today to tell us that Jin-Ri is going in for her Visa interview/physical on Monday the 9th. They said they'd keep us informed about the status on their end. How cool is it to know the behind-the-scenes processing? We're so happy to hear that things are moving along smoothly on the Korean side of things. We just hope that on our end, our I-600 application goes through without a hitch. As of tomorrow, it will have been a month since we mailed that into USCIS, and since we've already had our I-600A pre-approved, we're hoping it won't be much longer before we hear something.


We can tell how sad the foster family is getting at the thought of letting Jin-Ri go. We're sad for them and for Jin-Ri, because we know how happy she is with them. I just don't know how I'm going to bear taking her out of their arms. It will be the best and the worst day all rolled up into one. But we're so lucky that Jin-Ri has such wonderful foster parents who love her so much, and we're really looking forward to meeting them and thanking them in person for doing this.


On a lighter note, they went out to a restaurant last weekend and sent these cute pictures of her buckled up in a carseat.

Feeding time

Since we haven't gotten anything new in a few days, I thought I'd post this cute video in case you hadn't seen it yet. Leah Jin-Ri's foster mom is feeding her from a spoon, and in the middle of it, Jin-Ri stands up. It takes a while to get her to sit down again, and her foster mom is saying "Leah, an-ja, an-ja" which means sit down. I'm telling you, it won't be long before this girl's standing on her own and walking.

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A stand-up girl

We've heard Jin-Ri has been pulling herself up in her crib, and now we have proof. She sure doesn't give up easily!

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Wobbly Baby

Jin-Ri received our package. I can see the mirror and the V-tech phone on the floor. I'm sure more videos and pictures of her playing with her new stuff are on their way soon.

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Baby Steps

Jin-Ri is not even 7 months old yet. At this rate, she'll be walking by the time we go get her!

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Get me outta here!

Jin-Ri's foster family took her out and about for their Lunar New Year holiday on January 26th. She looks a little uncomfortable and ready for a nap, but we think her face is really pretty.

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Jin-Ri doing one-armed push-ups

We received a bunch of new pictures and videos this morning. Here's one of our favorites.