Sorry I didn't post sooner. Things have been a whirlwind around here. Yesterday at 11 am, we found out from our agency that our consulate appointment in Guanzhou had been set and that our travel dates to China were finalized...5/1-5/14. Within an hour of this notification, we received another email that our flights had already been booked and our travel itinerary was available for viewing online(talk about fast!) As you can imagine, we are sooooooo excited. In a little over 4 weeks, we will have our Abigail in our arms!!! :) Of course, once we received word of our travel dates, the insomnia officially set in. I was up almost all night last night thinking about the checklist of things that need to be taken care of before we go. Mike and I (and even Emily) have been walking around in a constant daze, as it has become very difficult to concentrate on anything else but Abigail and our upcoming meeting....and all the things we need to do before we go to China. Emily and I have spent the last two nights taking turns sitting and standing on bags full of clothing while using our food vacuum packer sealer thingy to suck every last bit of air out of the bags, resulting in a hard, brick-like mass (to make the most out of our available suitcase space). It has been an adventure! Emily thinks the vacuum pack machine is the coolest thing EVER! She loves pushing the button! Well, looks like she'll have lots of fun times ahead, as our packing is FAR from over!!!! LOL! :)