Adoption Quiz

A fellow adoptive mom put some of these things on her blog and I thought it would be helpful for those of you who are reading our blog and are not adoptive parents.
What do the following abbrevations stand for?
DTC
LID
DOR
TA
CCAA
CCAI
DH
DD
RQ
What is a dossier?
What is gotcha day?
Why do all Chinese adoptions have to end in Guangzhou?

Before I give the answers, I will let you know that RQ is saying that some TAs have started to arrive for people whose DOR was 7/15/10.  I would think that we should hear something by Monday or Tuesday.

OK, back to the abbrevations.
DTC (4/20/06) = date to China.  This used to be what was used to determine your "number in line"
LID (4/24/06) = log in date.  This is the date our dossier was logged in with the CCAA.  It is our "number in line" and signalled the official beginning of our wait.
DOR (7/15/10) = date of referral.  This is the date that the agency called and told us the info. about the baby we will be adopting.
TA (???) = travel approval.  This is when the CCAA gives us the approval to come to China to bring Megan home.  This is what we are waiting for right now.
CCAA = Chinese Center for Adoption Affairs.  This is the government body in China that takes in all the dossiers and the info. on all the babies.  They match the babies with the families and send that info. to the adoption agencies on a monthly basis (usually).
CCAI = Chinese Children Adoption International.  This is our adoption agency.
DH = Dear husband        DD = Dear daughter
RQ = Rumor Queen.  She is an anonomous blogger who meticulously tracks everything related to Chinese adoptions.  She is a life line for many people and is the easiest way to know when referrals are coming.  She also makes predictions for how many days will be referred based on statistics.  See http://www.chinaadopttalk.com/.
Dossier - This is the large bundle of paperwork that get sent to China.  It includes such things as our home study, birth/marriage certificates, passport copies, immigration paperwork, background checks, and much more.  All of this info. needs to be notorized, certified, and authenicated.  When we sent our dossier to CCAI, we insured it for $1000.
Gotcha Day - This is the day that we will receive Megan and she will be with her forever family.  This is often celebrated yearly.
Guangzhou - Every Chinese adoptive family must go to this city after receiving their child because this is where the US Consulate in located.  This is where all the paperwork for the US must be done so that Megan will be a US citizen when she enters the US.

Hope that it helpful.