Still waiting.....

I must admit that the hardest part of this process so far has been waiting.  I called and checked the status of our application today and it STILL has not been assigned to an officer.  Hopefully it will get assigned soon....until then, we shall wait.  XOXO

And we wait.....

Today I called USCIS to check the status of our application and as of today it has not been assigned to an officer.....BUMMER.  So we wait.  I am not sure how long it will take.  I have read on other adoption blogs where it only took 7-10 days.  Although it has only been 8 business days (not including the New Year holiday), it seems like it has been months.  I am hoping that by the end of next week we will receive some good news in the mail, in the form of a golden ticket.  :-)

Until then.....we will wait. 

XOXO

Biometrics DONE

We had our appointment today at 2pm. Now we wait for the golden ticket. To celebrate, we went to a nearby Ethiopian restaurant to get our first taste of Ethiopian food. All I can say is nom, nom, nom! Loved it.

My heart aches.....

Today, innocent children were taken away from their parents, never to return.  I cannot fathom the thought of ever losing a child.  And I can't even begin to imagine what the parents in Connecticut are going through right now.  Today was a very sad day across the U.S., as we watched the senseless tragedy unfold.  My heart aches for the families that lost a loved one today, for the children who's lives will forever be changed as a result of this incident and for the community that has been shaken.  My prayers are with them.  Hug your children a little tighter tonight, tell them that you love them and remember not to sweat the small stuff.  You never know when we will have to say goodbye. 

Biometrics Appointment!

I am a little late in posting this, but we received our notification for our biometrics appointment on 12/8 and we are scheduled to be fingerprinted on 12/27!!! It seems that it happened so fast. Definitely much faster than we anticipated. What a wonderful early Christmas present!
xoxo

USCIS Acceptance Confirmation

Wooohooo!!!  We received the following email today at 5:08 pm.  Great way to start the week.  :-)

Dear Applicant/Petitioner:

Your USCIS application/petition has been received and routed to the National Benefit Center for processing. Within 7 - 10 days by standard mail you will receive your official Receipt Notice (Form I-797) with your Receipt Number XXXXXXXXXXXX.

They just received our application on 11/28/12, so we weren't expecting to receive notification this quick.  Hopefully they will be quick with the fingerprinting appointment as well. 

XOXO

Mailing off I-600a

Our home study was completed last week, but due to the Thanksgiving holiday we were not able to pick it up until today.  But we are excited to be sending the I-600a application off and we hope that we receive USCIS approval soon!  Prayerfully, we are hoping to have our fingerprints completed and have the approval by Christmas. Wouldn't that just be an awesome Christmas gift?  :-)

We are one step closer...