Wow... okay so I know it's been quite a while since my last post. Soooo- since then we finished up on all the beginning stage paperwork and for the first time since March 22 our brains were able to TAKE A BREAK! The ball was completely out of our court and totally in our agencies. We had no more appointments to make or paper work to work on or copy or mail or fax, and no more official documents to obtain! We had done everything we could so far, and were simply waiting to hear from our caseworker to let us know we were approved for our home study!
It took about two weeks, but I GOT THE CALL FRIDAY. If any of you have ever adopted, or fostered, or planning to adopt.... then you know just how monumental it feels to know you are ready for your home study. The voicemail started out with her saying how excited she was for us which was quickly followed by a, "unfortunately I'm much busier than normal for this summer and am actually booked for the next two months." (insert dagger in my heart now)--but then she quickly went in to how she has one opening left THIS WEEK that she wanted to offer us ( insert incredible excitement here)!
All this said... our home study is scheduled for this Thursday morning at 9am!!!! Then starts the crazy paperwork trail again to finalize all of our international and immigration paperwork, that way when we get the call that we have a referral for a CHILD, we can get the ball going as quickly as possible to travel. The home study is how the orphanage officials in Colombia will choose which child they think will fit best into our family. Super important in case I haven't emphasized that enough!!
So I'm sure every one is wondering time line now..... once we get the home study done, and the case worker finalizes everything- we go on to wait list and wait to get a referral.... on average right now our agency is saying 6-15 months to get a referral, then an additional 5-8 weeks to get us all ready to travel to Colombia. Once we arrive in Colombia, we'll have a day or so to get settled... then we get to go to the orphanage to meet our child!!! That same day we will be able to take our child back to the hotel/house/apartment/idontknowwhereoneatherwewillstay and he/she will be with us the entire time in Columbia while we finish up the legal adoption in country. Our stay in country varies big time depending on which city the orphanage is in. It could be as little as 2 weeks- or as long as 6 WEEKS!
Now all we can do is continue to wait and pray for our child, for God's favor, and for God's provision...
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