WAITING

Patience is not my best virtue.  But in the process of adoption, it is a common occurrence.

Right now we are waiting for our adoption agency to review and approve our home study.  Then we can send off our I800A application which is asking for permission to US Immigration to bring a child into the country.  Once this form is received, US Immigration is taking about 4-6 weeks to process.

We also waiting for final approval on our dossier documents so that we get them authenticated in Madison.  After that, our dossier will be ready to go over to Ryan's country for translation, processing, and hopefully approval.  If approved, we will find out our court date.  It seems most families get a court date within 6 months of the dossier being processed.

Lots of steps to be taken- I just wish they would happen in quick succession instead of so much lag time in between!

However, I am aware of my post from the other day where I talked about appreciating TODAY instead of always focusing on TOMORROW.  So I am trying to savor this moment because we will probably never again have the opportunity to adopt internationally.  This is a once-in-a-lifetime experience for us.  I have to treat this adoption journey like I how I use to feel as a child the weeks before Christmas.  Anticipation of the big day was almost as enjoyable as the big event itself.

I have the privilege of dreaming about this beautiful little boy being part of our family.  What a blessing to be able to dream so big!