I feel like I need to at least tell you all that we are still adopting, and obviously, still waiting. It's been 2 years since our family decided to adopt (so hard to believe), and 16 months since we sent our Dossier (a bunch of paperwork that took us 9 months to put together) to Ethiopia. We've updated our home study once (because IL makes you update it yearly), and I'm guessing we'll start that process again in March (for the 3rd time). Life has been extremely busy, so our minds have been busy, too. I check lists and blogs and waiting children's lists daily. We're still #5 on the unofficial list, approved for siblings, ages birth to 9 years. I suppose we'll have to talk and pray about whether or not we're going to increase our age range again.
Things are really slow in Ethiopia right now, but it's for good reason. I know that the ET govt is working hard to make sure that every adoption is ethical, and we appreciate that so much. (It's still hard to think about the fact that there are kids living in orphanages when there are families ready to welcome them into their homes.) We just have to keep believing that everyone is acting in their best interest.
If you have questions, don't feel bad asking. It's hard to wait, but it's so not about us. We've been blessed with three boys who keep us very busy, and we're excited to welcome two more kiddos into our family, but we're waiting patiently for the right time!
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