Where are we in the process?

Hello faithful followers. Just checked out stats and since we started the 2-26-13 we've had 16K hits on our blog! Isn't that incredible? Things are going really well. We received our LID (Logged in date) and am now waiting on out LOA (letter of acceptance) from that we could travel in 2- 2 1/2 months! Our LID was 9-16-2013 and from then begins the wait. China was shut down for a Holiday last week but will resume this week as normal. We were OOT ( out of translation) before they shut down so hopefully soon, very soon we'll be LOA. Once we receive LOA we'll submit our 800 paperwork to immigration to bring Molly into the country then a few other steps like PDF and Article 5 pick up and drop off, TA ( Travel approval) and CA ( Consulate appointment). There is a slim chance we could have her by Christmas but not likely now. We don't have a peace about being away from the boys for Christmas and in China. Gotcha days are normally on Mondays so the only days to have her and be home by Christmas are December 2 or December 9th. If those don't work out hopefully we can leave right after Christmas or once the boys get back to school. As much as we'd love to have her here by Christmas, it's also not ideal for her to transition in at that time. Christmas, although I try to be as prepared as possible, it's still a busy, stressful time.. Ultimately we believe in God's perfect timing and know that she will come home in HIS perfect time, not ours... It does help to know she is being loved and well taken care of.  2 big prayer request are outlined below;
 It is a common practice in China to take the children back to the orphanage before their adoptive parents travel. As you can imagine this is very traumatic for the little ones who have come to know and love their adoptive parents. There is a small chance she "might" be able to stay where she is until we come and that is our big prayer right now..
 Secondly we do still have a ways to go with fundraising.. We have three big grants, possibly 4 out there that we hope and pray will work out for us. One did just deny us but said we could apply again, which we have. The information they had was not as up to date as it should have been and they wanted us to have 50% raised before they would help us, we have and so hopefully now they will help us. They will review on November 6th...

 Thank you for your prayers and your support, we'll also get another update with pics/videos/questions and measurements once we have an idea of travel time!! Woohoo!!!!