Great news in that Theresa and I were able to give ourselves an early Christmas gift by completing all of our paperwork for our dossier and dropped it off at UPS for delivery at CHSFS on Tuesday morning. What does this mean you might ask, well the only thing between us and officially waiting for our child is for our agency to review the paperwork and ensure that everything is in order. We hope to be waiting before the New Year!
We must admit, this was a very big step and we are so excited to be closer to adding to our family. At this point it is very real and we are still holding out hope that we will get our referral this Spring.
There was some new news regarding traveling to pick up our child after receiving our referral. CHSFS has extended this time to 12 weeks from the original 4-8 weeks. I must admit that this is very disheartening as the thought of waiting three months once you have seen pictures and commited to your child will be very tough. I guess the change is being done for two reasons, the first is that this allows the time for the Ethiopian courts to process all the paperwork to make the adoption final in country, and the second is all about expectations. It is much better for CHSFS to come to a family at 6-8 weeks and tell you that you are free to travel, vs. the other direction where you have all your arrangements set and then it is postponed.
Well, I suppose - i should be running.
David
