Hurry up November!

The last time I wrote in my blog I didn't have an exact date for travel, but now we have round-trip plane tickets to China!  I can't believe it's finally happening.  I still have a month to prepare, but I've started washing all of Kayman's clothes and setting out what I'm going to pack.  We will leave for China on November 1st and arrive in Beijing on the 2nd.  We will get to see a few sights of Beijing and then travel to Kayman's province.  Our "gotcha" day will be Monday, November 5th!  I can't wait for the minute I get to see Kayman's sweet little face.  I have to admit I'm a little nervous about it.  I can't help but wonder what she will do.........cry, smile, laugh or even scream!  I know God has brought us down this path and I believe He has been preparing us for the moment she sees us.  I love her so much and long for her to love us as well!  We did send her a small photo album and toy a month or so ago so hopefully the orphanage staff has been preparing her for her new mommy & daddy and we won't look like complete strangers!  We will spend a little time with Kayman in her province and even in the city that her orphanage is located.  We are hoping to get a tour of the orphanage, but sometimes that doesn't happen.  While we are in her province we will apply for her passport and work on the adoption process and do a little shopping.  I've been told that there is a Wal-Mart in the city we will be in most of that time but I really want to get some souvenirs for Kayman in the Chinese shopping areas.  After we've been there for about a week we will travel south to Guangzhou where we will get Kayman's visa and she will have a medical exam.  Our flight home is gonna be crazy!  Not only will we have a new daughter that we're still getting to know, but we have 4 flights with 3 layovers that are 3-4 hours each!  Our flight leaves Guangzhou at 8 am China time and we arrive in Amarillo 28 hours and 59 minutes later.  They say we actually have to be to the Guangzhou airport by 5 am so you could add 3 more hours onto our day!  I'm thinking all three of us are going to be cranky and tired!  The strange thing is even with that many hours of travel we leave China on November 15 and arrive in Amarillo on the same day!

I just can't help but stare at her referral photos.  I wish so badly I could share them with everyone on facebook and my blog, but we're abiding to the requests of our agency and waiting until the adoption is final.  We've also requested an update on Kayman and are hoping for new weights, measurements and hopefully even pictures.  This is going to be such a great holiday for our family!