LID!

Those in the Chinese adoption community will recognize the acronym in the title of this post. Yes, we have a log-in date (LID). For the rest of you, the final real hurdle, other than being matched with a child, is to have your dossier logged-in by the China Center of Adoption Affairs - - - or CCAA. And we received word today that we were logged-in on 9/28/09.

Since we will be adopting a child with special needs, we won't be waiting the almost 4 years that those waiting for a completely healthy child will wait. But there's no telling when we'll find this child. We knew immediately when we saw Isabelle's picture that she was meant for us. And we have faith that we'll be similarly guided this time.