Almost a US Citizen

Sorry to all our family and friends, but no pictures today. Plus this will be our last post until we reach Indy on 9/30.

It was a rough day for Josh. He hasn't slept much in the last two days, nor have Matt and I, and he isn't eating very well either. He does have 3 1/2 teeth now. His new tooth is half-way out now. He was really cranky and crying a lot today. The only thing that seemed to not make him cry was riding the stroller, so we went for several short walks today. Let's hope that he is better tomorrow.

The big news of day is we had our US Consulate appoint today. All the paperwork was in order so we had to go the swearing ceremony. Basically, all the adopting families in the room stood up and repeated the swearing statement. We swore that we are who we say we are and that all the information provided to the US government was truthful and accurate. It seemed very unceremonious for such a long wait. Plus, in the post 9/11 world no cameras were allowed in the consulate, therefore no pictures. Now that everything is done, once we pass through immigration in LAX Josh will be an American citizen. YEAH!!!

Tomorrow at 9pm, China time, we will leave Guangzhou and begin our trek home. We will arrive in Indy at 9am on 9/30. It will take us about 24 hours to get back home. We are all pretty nervous about how Josh will do traveling for such a long time. We are all praying that things go well.

See everyone back in Indy. It's been an amazing journey, but we are ready to come home.

Love to all, Matt, Jenny and Josh