Praise Report! RA arrived!!!

Oh My! We are just bursting with JOY to finally be able to announce that TODAY we received our official approval (RA- Referral Approval) from China to adopt the precious little boy that we said "YES!" to adopting 2 month ago.

It's official! We have a new son!!!!!! His file is "locked" for our family!

Introducing...........Our precious little China treasure, "Shao Bo"  This is the referral photo we first saw of him. A sad little boy with a huge yellow teddy. We were giddy with excitement and a little nervous when we got the email and first opened the attached file. But as soon as we saw his darling little face, our heartsd melted! We felt nothing but pure love and compassion. 

It's hard to explain the feeling. I just wanted to scoop him right up and comfort him with the love of a mommy. The kind of mommy nurturing he has never known.

Our hearts all said "He's the one!" The kids pleaded "Lets get him!!" We couldn't stop gazing at his photo. Trying to imagine the story of his little life.
That night I could hardly sleep. Rain pounded on the window.... all I could think about was poor tiny babies, abandoned and alone. What did he feel as an infant when he was found all alone? Who rocked this sweet treasure when he was teething, comforted him through his cleft lip surgeries. Did he have a caring nanny or was he alone and afraid.
Suddenly having a face to the one we had been praying and waiting for made the pain of his losses and hurts so much more real.

How we wished we could rush and bring him home!

Only a few days after we accepted his file, we were delighted to receive a few updated photos, along with weight and measurements.

We have decided to name him.......

Javonn Tyler 

Sweet Treasure! You dont know it yet, but you have a family coming for you! You are CHOSEN!!
You are WANTED!! You have a daddy and a mommy who cant wait to protect you, fight for you and shower you with love!
You have a big brother who is beyond excited to have a brother to play with. He is already saving up treasures he is sure you will want to play with.
You have two sisters who will love you.

God destined you to be part of our family. And we are so excited to get to know you! 

(Love the little PINK shoes!!!)
It looks like his orphanage is a colorful cheerful place. But no matter how nice the facility, every child needs, and deserves to be part of a family!

We are praising God that the the RA arrived sooner than we had been told to expect it. We are praying for God's continued favor on the immigration paperwork that we send off tomorrow. The day we send it off is when the ticker starts till when we can expect to get travel approval. They say to expect 10 wks for the I800 but I'm praying for a shorter process.

It feels unreal that we are being sent travel information. It really hit me today that this is FOR REAL!!! We are going to China!!!
Still not 100% decided whether to take the entire family or not. We need to get the kids passports expedited   because they need to start the process of getting visas for all who will be flying.

Our agency is AMAZING!! They take care of every little detail. And walk us through every single process we are unsure about. We have nothing but Good to say about them for the 2 yrs we have been working with them!! 

I found this note written by Karilee . As you can tell, even they are dreaming about our big upcoming trip!

So much to start preparing for! 

We pray daily that God will tenderly prepare "Javonn" for the drastic events that are about to rock his little world. I am praying that God even gives him dreams of us so that when he see's us we wont be terrifying strangers but instead he will have a subconscious (supernatural) feeling of "I've seen these people before.. I know them!!" God is so tender... I know he will tenderly carry him and us, through this process.