Adoption

Quick Update.

Not much going on right now. Still waiting, but September is the estimated month that we should get a referral, so I’m praying hard! We got our USCIS approval today, so that’s a big load off. A few weeks after we sent in our form, I got a letter back from them saying our dossier was not complete and needed to be re-done. I...

September 7, 2010
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Possible Timeline.

I emailed our agency today with a few questions, one of which was a possible time line. She promptly wrote back (as she always does…love her!) and said the wait time is about 2 months! Then another couple months to the first travel dates and another 2 to the final/pick up date. Of course, all this is approximate and subject to change…either sooner (if...

July 27, 2010
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Bits of Good News.

Today, our dossier is on its way to D.C. & the Ethiopian Embassy!! In 2 weeks, it should be in Ethiopia!!! YAAAAYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!! This basically means in 2 weeks, the official “wait” will begin. Wow…

July 19, 2010
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Book 2.

I ordered another book, one recommended my our adoption agency. It’s Toddler Adoption: The Weaver’s Craft by Mary Hopkins-Best. This one is a little more up-beat and half as thick as the first one. So I’m sure I’ll get through it faster. So far it’s very good, like the other. It has the same theme of how important it is to establish a connection...

July 14, 2010
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Reading a Book.

I really do read books often. Daily. Just because they’re 10 pages long and 5 of those are pictures, doesn’t mean it’s not a book 😉 But since there’s not much more we can do for the adoption right now, I decided to get a book with actual pages/chapters in it to read. It’s called Parenting the Internationally Adopted Child. This book discusses the...

July 10, 2010
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New Update!

So for awhile now we’ve been waiting on our home study to be complete. Yesterday, we got the completed report back and we passed 🙂 Yay!! So we mailed off our I-600a, which is a petition to adopt an orphan. That goes to USCIS and takes from 5 weeks-3 months to be approved. We also mailed our dossier to our adoption agency, where it...

July 1, 2010
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Two More Things Done…

Sunday was the last of our home study visits. Now we just wait for the report papers so we can send them off to where they need to go. The other thing was the yard sale…we got rained out the first weekend, but now I’m glad we did. We ended up with a couple friends (they get together every year and have a big...

June 1, 2010
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Stalled Out But Still Busy!

We’re at a lull in the adoption process for the moment. We’re waiting on our 2nd (and final) home study visit which will be in a couple weeks. But life still goes on! My husband’s grandma died last week, so he’s going to Wisconsin for the funeral this week. Next week Gab heads out to Utah for her cousin’s wedding. And amidst those things,...

May 3, 2010
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Thanks :)

Just a quick “thank you” for all the support we’ve been getting from friends & family, online & in person. Paul and I feel very blessed that so many of you are willing to help with the yard sale, donating stuff, and words of encouragement!! This is a very exciting, yet stressful, process and knowing we have so many people behind us makes this...

April 29, 2010
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Good Home Study Visit/Interview!!

Paul and I went to our home study office today and met with the social worker. He’s been in adoptions for 23 years (phD in social work I think it was) doing interviews, counseling, and placements. And he also has 2 adopted sons! He said his job today was to “scare you so you run out the door.” He wanted to make sure we’re...

April 28, 2010
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