Adoption Language....the world of acronyms

So Troy and my father have been teasing me about how many acronyms and "letters" I've been tossing about since we began this crazy adoption journey. I keep trying to explain to them that it's easier than saying everything the long way ~ but I realize if they don't know what the letters stand for, then perhaps it isn't. :)

Here is a brief run-down on the adoption acronyms and their meanings:

AP: Adoptive Parent
CA: Consulate Appointment
CCAA:China Centre for Adoption Affairs (in China)
CCAI: Chinese Children Adoption International (our Agency!!)
DOA: Date Of Adoption
DOB: Date Of Birth
DOR: Date Of Referral (This is the day you receive your child's picture and are "matched")
DOT: Date Of Travel (The day you're to leave to pick your baby)
DTC: Dossier To China (The day your huge pile of papers -- your dossier) is complete and sent to China.
FCC: Families with Children from China: www.fwcc.org
IA: International Adoption
I-600: Petition to Classify Orphan as an Immediate Relative
I-600A: Application for Advance Processing of Orphan Petition
I-171H: US federal approval to adopt foreign-born child
I-797: The new I-171H
LID: Log In Date (official date recorded in CCAA logs) (This means they've receive and approved your dossier!)
LOI: Letter Of Intent (Used in special needs (SN) adoptions)
NSN: Non-Special Needs
PA: Permission to Adopt (SN adoptions)
SN: Special Needs
SW: Social Worker
TA: Travel Approval
USCIS: US Customs & Immigration Services (Dept. of Homeland Security)
WC: Waiting Child (This a child has a physical handicap or is an older child)