Okay, so after a couple weeks of emails, phone calls, and re-writes, we are now approved for MORE! For a while now, Aaron and I had been seriously considering siblings and expanding our age range into the late toddler stage. We also changed (expanded) what we would accept for medical conditions.
And, now it's done...
Because we're so far up on the boys infant list, it may not matter, but we both felt strongly that we needed to make possible. I know that we'd be in for a lot, but honestly, we're not going to know the difference!
Why? Why not? We can. We've got a super-strong, solid marriage. Support of wisdom-filled family and friends. Space. I have to say, one of the coolest things is how much our perspectives have changed -- how much God has stepped in and worked on us from the very beginning of this journey. My brain and heart have come so far...trusting and depending fully on Him, but consciously choosing to grab on, fully aware.
It's highly doubtful that we'll get a referral of siblings, but I love how mysterious that list is. Numbers, for the most part, don't mean a thing! Adds a little spice to my life...mostly because of my huge distaste for phones. It scares me that we'll get the call and I won't get the message until it's about thirteen days old...or someone decides to email me. At least with our boys list, we'll have some warning. :)
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Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Thursday, March 11, 2010
NEWS and NUMBERS
The new number this week: 10. We're in the top ten! And really, for SURE, we're actually in single digits right now.
There have been some changes regarding our adoption...one needs to stay a secret for a bit longer (super excited about that one!). The Ethiopian government has implemented a new policy on adoptions. Truly, hot off the press...we'll be traveling to Ethiopia TWICE! So, this is good...just unexpected. Any person who knows me, knows that I LOVE to travel to new places -- it's food for my soul. I'm ecstatic that I HAVE to fly to Ethiopia one more time. I don't even have justify the money we're spending - just gotta do it!
Here's the deal. Many countries already require two trips; Ethiopia is adopting that policy. So, 2-3 weeks after acccepting a referral, both of us are required to fly out to hang with our little one for a week before we sign the paperwork acknowledging our intention to adopt. We'll come back home for about 8 weeks and then, if all goes well (we pass court), we'll fly back for our US embassy appointment and bring our little guy home.
Honestly, as much as I knew we'd feel overjoyed to be spending our week in Ethiopia bonding with our child, I was sooooo sad about not having the opportunity to just bum around. I can't imagine going to a place I would love to visit (even if we weren't adopting) and not have the opportunity to take it all in. Torture! Now, I'm hoping that we will have more time to experience our son's country, language, people, food, etc. Obviously, we weren't planning on spending that extra few thousand, but I would have spent it making Aaron go visit random places around the world anyway! Besides, on one of those trips, we might as well stop somewhere interesting along the way, right?
It will not be fun to meet our guy and then have to leave him...I choose not to think about that. It will hurt, but no sense in hurtin' now. See, after almost eight years of marriage, Aaron's finally rubbing off on me. :)
There have been some changes regarding our adoption...one needs to stay a secret for a bit longer (super excited about that one!). The Ethiopian government has implemented a new policy on adoptions. Truly, hot off the press...we'll be traveling to Ethiopia TWICE! So, this is good...just unexpected. Any person who knows me, knows that I LOVE to travel to new places -- it's food for my soul. I'm ecstatic that I HAVE to fly to Ethiopia one more time. I don't even have justify the money we're spending - just gotta do it!
Here's the deal. Many countries already require two trips; Ethiopia is adopting that policy. So, 2-3 weeks after acccepting a referral, both of us are required to fly out to hang with our little one for a week before we sign the paperwork acknowledging our intention to adopt. We'll come back home for about 8 weeks and then, if all goes well (we pass court), we'll fly back for our US embassy appointment and bring our little guy home.
Honestly, as much as I knew we'd feel overjoyed to be spending our week in Ethiopia bonding with our child, I was sooooo sad about not having the opportunity to just bum around. I can't imagine going to a place I would love to visit (even if we weren't adopting) and not have the opportunity to take it all in. Torture! Now, I'm hoping that we will have more time to experience our son's country, language, people, food, etc. Obviously, we weren't planning on spending that extra few thousand, but I would have spent it making Aaron go visit random places around the world anyway! Besides, on one of those trips, we might as well stop somewhere interesting along the way, right?
It will not be fun to meet our guy and then have to leave him...I choose not to think about that. It will hurt, but no sense in hurtin' now. See, after almost eight years of marriage, Aaron's finally rubbing off on me. :)
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