Waiting is the Devil

We got our I800 approval from Homeland Security on August 27th. Basically, that says that we have approval to adopt Collins. From there, they send our approval to the National Visa Center where they issue Collins her Visa to come to the US. This takes about a week. Then we wait for our Article 5 letter from China which I think just says that yes, Collins is still alive and adoptable....let's hope this is true. That takes about 2 weeks to get. Then you take that piece of paper to the Center for Chinese Adoption Affairs and they approve you for travel. That takes 3 weeks. Then you apply for an appointment at the Consulate in China. Usually you travel abotu 2 weeks after you get your travel approval. Soooooo, lets so some math. 1+2+3+2=8 weeks. Wow. Could we really be leaving in 8 weeks. That puts us at October 27th. Crud. I need to pack.