I know that it has been awhile since I last posted anything, and I have received a few emails asking if everything was OK. Everything is great! A matter of fact, our dossier arrived in Ethiopia this week! What next? We wait! :-) At this point, we will wait for a referral to be sent our way! It can be as quick as a few weeks or as long as 6 months. However based on our desire to adopt a child between the age of 2-5 and being open to either gender, it should not take 6 months. When most people adopt, they are seeking to adopt infants and that process can take a long time. Our adoption agency currently works with 4 orphanages in Ethiopia and we have been told that they have kids that are currently waiting that fall within the age range that we requested. We will have to wait to be matched with a child. Once matched, they will provide us with a photo of the child, their medical exam/history and they will give us as much information as possible about how the child became an orphan. But for now, we will wait for that day to arrive! XOXO
