NOC and update!

This morning's e-mail:

"Dear Amy and Shawn,
We heard from Ashraya and they received the NOC for "Sweeti" on Monday July 7. They also send an update for you.
Take care, Suzanne

Update: We are very happy to let you know that "Sweeti" is keeping well and is as mobile as she was before the surgery. She crawls around the room and is curious to play. She hates to be put back into her cot and makes her displeasure known quite loud and clear with her crying spells! Otherswise, she is happy to standup on her cot and also on the floor and walks with support."

Now that we have NOC, we will be awaiting our first (of three) court date. We were not expecting NOC until August sometime...so this was a pleasant surprise to get it so quickly. We pray the rest of the process surprises us likewise! (Although, most likely something else will hang up and then this quick NOC will just even out the timeline.) I know, glass half-empty!

The update Ashraya sent was wonderful. We know that her surgery did not likely affect her mobility, and she seems to be developing well. I must say I don't like the thought of her crying in her "cot", but it does make me laugh that we likely have a curious, strong-willed girl on her way.