We have no love for the phrase "wait time". Throughout our adoption journey, we have experienced an incredible amount of "wait time". Agencies use this phrase to describe how many months are between the submission of certain paperwork and the acceptance of a referral. Or, how many months are between all the paperwork and being able to travel to the the children.
Initially, we were hoping to travel to meet the girls in May or June. With the Haitian government deciding to reorganize their adoption processes, they are not accepting dossiers until August 1st. This means that our first trip to the girls will not be until at least the range of August-September-October.
The positive aspect of this is that Haitian government officials want the best for their children. They want to increase the efficiency of their processes, and ensure that children are safe by enhancing the sets they have in place. We are in full support of these efforts.
What we've learned over the years is not to count on any particular timeframe until official word/travel details are in hand. We've also learned to use the time in ways that make sense for us. Continuing to read, learn, plan, stay firm in our faith.
Thank you all for the thoughts and prayers as we all engage in this "wait time" together.
Saturday, June 16, 2012
Saturday, June 2, 2012
What a week!
Amidst the ordinary hustle and bustle of a week, we experienced two moments of unexpected joy.
With another visit to the Index department downtown, our final documents for the dossier were approved by our government and officially authenticated. We quickly hand-delivered those documents to our agency in Oak Park.
On the heels of feeling the relief of one completed task, we were given our referral for the girls. In adoption lingo, this means that we are officially matched with the girls! We wrote our letter of acceptance, and signed on the dotted line.
While this may seem like just another paper task, this step is our formal commitment to the girls and to becoming a family. Adoptive families wait for months, and even years, to finally receive word of a child or children who have been referred to them for adoption.
In all honesty, we are stunned by the fact that we've actually come this far after so many years. We exist in a world of emotions - relieved happiness, cautious optimism, tempered anxiousness. As always, our faith, family, and friends are a tremendous support.
With another visit to the Index department downtown, our final documents for the dossier were approved by our government and officially authenticated. We quickly hand-delivered those documents to our agency in Oak Park.
On the heels of feeling the relief of one completed task, we were given our referral for the girls. In adoption lingo, this means that we are officially matched with the girls! We wrote our letter of acceptance, and signed on the dotted line.
While this may seem like just another paper task, this step is our formal commitment to the girls and to becoming a family. Adoptive families wait for months, and even years, to finally receive word of a child or children who have been referred to them for adoption.
In all honesty, we are stunned by the fact that we've actually come this far after so many years. We exist in a world of emotions - relieved happiness, cautious optimism, tempered anxiousness. As always, our faith, family, and friends are a tremendous support.
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