Every little bit counts.

Well I am happy that we got the smallest of updates yesterday. It isn’t much, but let me tell you I was so relieved to hear ANYTHING. It appears that all of our documents are at the guardianship office waiting for a positive conclusion. According to the email we received, the guardianship office is also working with another local guardianship office regarding bio father's documents (his parental rights were terminated). Once they have all documents - they will sign positive conclusion. And once our agency rep has the positive conclusion - she will be able to submit documents to court.

Do we know how long that usually takes? No. But for now that is ok. At least we know where our precious paperwork is. It is funny how those documents represent everything about you and hold the key to so many important pieces of your life.

Last night I finally got a little bit of a timeline put on the right hand side of the blog. I know that is the first thing I look at when I visit other adopting families’ blogs. I wanted to do the same for our readers that want to compare timelines. Really I have to admit that in the grand scheme of things we have been so fortunate with how our process has moved along. I just pray that now isn’t the time that it stalls out on us. For those that are reading our blog and are contemplating adoption (thank you for emailing me by the way – I love to hear how our blog is helping others – makes it all worthwhile) please know upfront that the waits are just getting longer and longer for international adoption. That has nothing to do with there being fewer orphans – cause there are just as many children needing homes. It has everything to do with governments, politics, and policies that negatively impact the process. Don’t let this discourage you, but know that you will want to be prepared from the beginning and start right away to get the ball rolling at least. It will be soooo worth it in the end!