Long Awaited Update...

Hi all! Sorry we seem to have been swallowed up in cyberland somewhere. Our journeytome blog expired, I lost the password to this blog, and I just haven't made the time to get my blogging act together. :)

Adelina continues to progress everyday. She is truly a different child than she was in China. She smiles atleast 80% of the day, and seems to laugh out loud most of that. :) She has started the evaluation process for her therapy, and actually started a speech and language group this week.
She is crawling ALL over the place, cruising the furniture (and stairs!) any chance she gets, and standing on her own for 10 seconds or so. No steps yet, but I think they will be coming soon!

Kyra and Isaac are adjusting wonderfully to her. Better than we could have ever imagined. Kyra started second grade, and loves her teacher and classmates. Isaac started 3 day preschool, and is loving making new friends.

Other than that, I guess pictures speak better than words. :) Enjoy. :)

Adelina is Home

This is Amy's friend Cristin. She is having internet access issues in China, especially with this blog so she is updating on an alternative blog site located at this link:

If that link doesn't work for some reason then go here
and search for Adelina Rose

Cristin

We're Here!!!!

After 27 hours of airplanes and airports, we can FINALLY say we are in CHINA!!!!
I am LITERALLY about to pass out into a rather hard bed, but I just wanted to let everyone know that we made it safe and sound. It's 1:00 a.m. here, and we just got into our room. Hotel is beautiful, our guide is GREAT....and we get to hold Adelina in a day and a half!!! :):):):)
June 2 at 2:30 p.m. (2:30 a.m. Tennessee time)
Love
Amy and the Corrigan Crew

OUR ITINERARY!!!!!

We are over the moon to announce that our travel plans are final!!!

6/29 Leave TRI for GUANGZHOU (via Detroit/Tokyo) on Northwest Airlines
6/30 Arrive in GUANGZHOU 10:35 p.m. (China time)
7/1 Free time (Meet with guide to to prepare paperwork, fees, gifts, etc.)
7/2 Go to the Civil Affairs Office to RECEIVE YOUR CHILD at 2:30p.m!!!!
7/3 Adoption Registration and Notorization at 9:00
Optional Shopping trip to the local department store for supplies
7/4 Happy 4th of July!!! Free time. Rest, shop tour, etc.
7/5 Free time
7/6 Receive your child's adoption registration certificate today. Apply for your child's passport
7/7-8 Free time. Optional city tours are available.
7/9 Receive your child's passport today.
7/10 Child's physical exam visa photo are today. You will be walking to the clinic. Bring baby supplies.
7/11 Today is your Consulate Appointment.
7/12 Go to the U.S Consulate to take the oath in the afternoon. Receive your child's visa packet at the COnsulate.
7/13 Free time
7/14 Leave Guangzhou for the U.S.
Arrive TRI 9:21 p.m.
WELCOME HOME!!!

TA TA TA TA TA TA TA TA TA TA TA!!!!!!!!!

Our agency just called...and we HAVE TA FOR OUR DAUGHTER!!!!!!!
Words can not explain the relief, excitement, and THANKS I'm feeling today!
One last thing, our Consulate Appointment verification, which our agency seems to think will be Monday or Tuesday, and we'll be ready to book our flights to CHINA!!!!!

Wish I had exact dates of travel to post, but our best prediction is June 30ish.
Sounds good to me!!!!
Praising God and dreaming of our sweet girl!
Amy

The "other" Kiddos ;-)

This is for all of you out in cyberland, or for those who haven't seen us for awhile. :)
Just a few, fun candid shots of Kyra and Isaac.
Kyra is 7 1/2, full of spunk and life. Isaac is almost 4, and 100% boy, while at the same time being a serious Mama's boy. He'll make some woman very happy one day (or insane...not sure which. ;)

Nursery Pics

It was hard to get good pics, and it's not completely finished, but you get the idea.
Her bedding has little pagodas and Chinese women on the sheets, and her walls are light pink. The picture hanging above her bed was made especially for her by her sweet big sister, Kyra. The closeup is of that picture.
We can't wait to see her smiling face and her little arms reaching up to us from her new bed!