The Big Question - How's the adoption going

We seem to be getting asked a lot of questions about the adoption lately...I suppose that's because there's been a lack of news to report or blog about. Right now, we are just waiting. Our paperwork has been in Ethiopia since July, so we are paper pregnant. Our pregnancy is more than likely going to be the typical 9 month pregnancy, so we aren't "due" until around the end of March. Now, don't get me wrong, we would love an early delivery, however we are being realistic. Also, it is possible that we will wait even longer than that but we hope not!

If we receive a referral in late March and there are no problems in court, then we could feasibly travel by May or early June - this would be awesome! Right now, there seems to be problems with the proper paperwork being ready for the court hearing and some families are having to go to court multiple times. On Dec. 5, America World's current Ethiopian coordinator is actually moving to Ethiopia to help on that end of the adoption world, so we are hoping that her presence in-country will make the process flow more smoothly. We'll let you know all about the court process when that time comes, but for right now, let's just all pray for the referrals so that our family can move-up on the rather lengthy list of waiting families!