Well this week we finally got some good news. It wasn't news about our case but an
update on our little girl!!! All I can say is we are so in love with her already.
We got 13 pictures of her at the transition house in Addis Ababa. She is doing okay she lost some weight between our last update on her and this one, so that is something we are praying for. She seems to have handled the transition from Awassa to Addis well (that is an answer to our prayers!). We can't post any pictures of her yet but I can put this up.....
If you want to see the pictures stop me because I'm sure I'll have them on me!!We don't have any court news to share.
I spoke with our social worker this week and expressed our concern about the lack of movement on our case, so we will be speaking with HQ next week to hunt down the answers to that question. It really shouldn't be too much longer. But we still have a LONG road ahead of us. Once we are submitted we have to wait 2-4 weeks to get a date and then anywhere from 6-10 weeks for that date to arrive. So we may not be traveling till April (6 months from the time we got our referral!).
Then we have to work on an embassy date. Right now the US embassy is selecting families out for special field investigations to continue to make sure things are being done very ethically and with the kids best interest at heart. This is good but it can add on months to your wait for a date. I am just praying that by the time we get to that point all the investigations will be cleared up and at least that part will go smoothly for us!
I know when we are finally home holding sweet little A that everything we have had to go through will be worth it. But just like while your in labor you can't see that ever happening! You can't believe that one day the pain you feel right now will be a distant memory, something you would subject yourself to again. That's the pain we're feeling right now. If anyone ever says adoption is an easy way to grow your family, HA, I'm here to tell you they are WRONG!!!! I went overdue by 2 weeks and 3 weeks, had PUPPP for 3 months while I was 8 months pregnant (horrible rash all over...like you rolled in poison ivy)and went through 30 hours of labor only to have a
c-section at the very end! So yea I know what pain is involved in a pregnancy but the pains involved in an adoption are so deep they feel just as real as any pregnancy pain you'll experience. But all I have to do is look at the picture of that sweet faced little girl and I know I can't give up. I will fight for her, advocate for her and finally get her home! We will do what it takes no matter how hard that is!
So for Isaac's 5th birthday we took him to Chucky Cheese. He was SO excited .
