Visa!

I called the National Visa Center today and they had good news for me!  Sam's visa has been issued!   He had his visa interview yesterday.  This means the travel call is just around the corner!  Looking at other adopting parent's timelines, the travel call usually comes two weeks after the visa interview.  Although sometimes it happens after only a couple days.

So next week, note to self:  make sure you have your cell phone on you at all times!  and make sure it is charged!

Today we received a new progress report too.  Here's some excerpts from it:

Runs.  Puts both feet on the ground and hops.  Climbs up and down stairs holding on to rail and with one last stair left he gathers both feet and jumps down.  Sits beside the foster mother with book and asks to read it for him.  Likes to look at book with pictures...  Puts both hands on head and imitates hopping like rabbit.  Watches the foster mother's actions attentively and imitates.  Watches children's TV programs attentively and follows dancing and smiles or claps hands depending on different situations.  Gets upset when TV is switched to another channel...  Brings necessary items and garment along when getting ready to go out and when in haste he puts on shoes and raps on the door in order to be taken out quickly.  Urges to enter bakery when passing and carries purchased bread.

Can't wait to experience these things ourselves!  Almost there!