1st Call!

We finally got the long-awaited first call on Tuesday, July 19, 2005! It didn't really happen the way it looks in the photo, this is just a reenactment. The truth is, we were convinced we were getting nixed from the whole process since everyone else from our group (#105) had gotten their calls but us. When Ellen arrived at work at 2pm there was a message on her answering machine. We had actually gotten our call early that morning! All that worrying for nothing. We called US Asian Affairs immediately and were thrilled to hear them say, "Congratulations! You have a baby waiting for you in China!" We were instructed to deliver our passports and get our visas ready. Now all we have to do is wait for call #2 in two to three weeks. At 2nd call we'll find out who our baby is, where she's from, how old, what her name is, medical info, and any other info that they have. What are we going to do for two to three weeks? Time to assemble that pile of IKEA furniture...