3 days to go

Well, we are really close now!! After all this wait it is unbelievable that we are finally going to get our little girl. We are basically packed and just doing last minute stuff. Tami let me know today that we have ICPC clearance which is good, means we can definitely come back to the US with her. They believe that Anela's passport will be issued tomorrow and received at the orphanage on Monday. Either way we will have her on Wed!!!

Mon- leave from Chicago around 8pm
Wed- arrive in Kolkata at 5am and go to hotel to call orphanage
Wed- pm- go and pick up Anela!!!!!
Thur and Fri- bond with our little angel
Sat- at 5:30pm leave for Delhi
Easter Sun- rest in hotel
Mon- Embassy Day
Tues and Wed- finish up Embassy and sightsee
Thur (12 am)- leave for home to see our little boy!

Will keep you updated!

The rest of Anela's family

Laney and Henry are also anxiously awaiting Anela's arrival.

Anela's Family

This is from Mayon's fifth bday!

Names

Just wanted to let everyone know what Anela means and how we came to it. Anela means angel, I found it in a baby name book when we were looking for a name for Mayon. Of course he turned out to be a boy, so no Anela, but I always knew I would have my Anela one day. So, that was her name from the very beginning. Her middle name is Marie which was my mothers middle name just like Mayons middle name is Roy which is my Dad's. In India they are calling her Purnima, which means moon. We will tell her one day about that name and what it meant but to us she is Anela. The funny thing is we received her referral on July 17th, we had just gone to India in June and stayed at the Hotel Poornima, coincidence, I think not.

legals on the way!!

Tami (our dillon social worker) called today to let us know that she has our legals in her hands and has fedexed our copy which we will have Monday morning. This was the main thing we had to have in order to travel so it is a great relief to have them in the US even though we knew they were on the way. Today I received Anela's airline ticket. It made me want to cry seeing her little name there (it actually says Purnima). It kind of sunk in that this is actually going to happen after two years of waiting. I feel like time is sort of crawling now but at the same time I am going to be so sad to leave Mayon, so I am looking forward to this next week with him, he is on spring break. Tonight we went to one of our favorite mexican restaurants and Krishna told him that Anela will be sitting there with us the next time we go there. He laughed of course and said we better get her a highchair. We are going to start doing some packing this weekend, will send another update next week.
Melissa

Here It Is!

Well I have finally decided to do a blog! As most of you know we have been on this journey for awhile now, with a few bumps in the road. We are finally getting our baby girl home. Currently we are waiting for her passport which was applied for on Monday the 19th. Krishna and I are leaving Monday April 2nd. We will be picking Anela up April 4th and returning home on April 12th. I will post our itinerary later. As most of you know, our son Mayon who is five is excited about becoming a big brother, but he opted out of going to India to stay at Grandma and Grandpas instead (hmm wonder why). Please keep us in your prayers as we continue to get ready to travel.