现在离接女儿的日子越来越近了，可在没拿到最后行程之前，还有许多不定因素。中美两国都于去年加入海牙国际领养公约。我们正好是第一批赶上新手续的。现在虽然已拿到中国收养中心的批准，但下一步又增加了新的程序。在申请美国移民局的二次批准同时，还要把一些签证材料寄到美国驻广州领事馆。他们复查然后再通知北京收养中心，最后才能同广州领馆预约安娜面试时间。手续真是繁琐。只希望进展顺利，可以三月份去接女儿。自从去年五月份开始办理领养手续到现在，已有9个月了。这个办理过程把我变成了一个平静而有耐心的人。从刚开始办理时，收集各种材料，繁琐的程序令我感到焦躁郁闷。 到后来看到小安娜材料之后，我体会到了，无论我怎么着急，不管这个过程有多么复杂，如果想得到女儿，都必需得去做。所以现在大多时候，我都能心平气和的对待这些。当领养带办人告诉我这么多新加的程序时，我很平静地告诉她无论需要什么，我们都办，没有一句抱怨。我很为自己能有这么大的忍耐力感到自豪。我深信如果我们能完成这个领养过程，那么今后就没有什么可以难倒我们的了。
The whole Hague paperchasing process has made me a very patient and calm person. At the beginning of the process, when gathering all the materials for the homestudy, I got frustrated and mad quite a bit. I later learned no matter how mad you are and how unreasonable something is, you still have to do it if you want to complete the adoption. Now, most of the time, I can handle such matters with a smile. When my agency told me about an extra consulate step for TA, I was calm and told her that we would do whatever it requires, without complaint. I was very proud of myself for this. The endurance I gained through this adoption process is priceless. If we can do this, nothing else can defeat us.
