Just a little progress

Our passports arrived yesterday from the Chinese Embassy in Washington DC with our Visa's stamped in them. Our DS230 is on it's way to the consulate in Guangzhou, China. My packing is moving along, more like nesting really. I'm putting Holly's clothes into zip loc bags, and dividing them among the three suitcases for the trip. I'm trying not to overpack, but, at the same time, since we are traveling in winter, I want to make sure she has a few outfits and pj's in case we get stuck in the hotel due to bad weather and she only has what we bring to wear until we can get out and shop.

I've organized the toys, and the medicines into the three suitcases, and those are also in zip loc bags. The reason for the zip locs is two fold. If there is bad weather at any of the airports, and our suitcases end up out in that weather, which does happen, at least what's inside will have a degree of waterproof protection, especially our clothes and electronics. Also, when traveling, I find it so much nicer to have things seperated into ziplocs to make it easier to find what I'm looking for, and to allow any security searches to not cause a huge mess in our suitcases.

So, now we are waiting for word that our I800 is logged into the NVC (National Visa Center) system. After that, we wait for the I800 approval and then the Article 5 cable. That will mark the end of the US side of the process, and we will have to wait again for TA from China.