Thursday, February 19, 2009

The Countdown Begins!

We got a call yesterday afternoon that we were not expecting to receive so soon! Our case manager from AGCI called to say that our dossier paperwork was perfect and that we have been placed on the waiting list for our baby boy! We are #21! She said to expect anywhere from 4 to 6 months for our referral and then after that, another 3 to 5 months to finish up the adoption. This means that once we have accepted the referral of our son, we will have to wait for more paperwork and court dates, etc. before we can travel to Ethiopia to bring him home! We are a little overwhelmed! We are humbled that God has led us on this journey! We are overjoyed to think that we get to add another child to our family! We are also full of many other emotions that we haven't really identified yet! But we know beyond a shadow of a doubt that we are blessed!

We will update our waiting list numbers whenever we are notified. She said to expect a call next month with any progress down the list! Thanks for keeping us in your prayers!

4 comments:

Jill said...

How exciting!! We can not wait either.

Olivia said...

Unbelievable...God is so good. We are so excited for your family! So so so excited!

The blog looks awesome...perfect for the new addition to your family.

Thanks for keeping us posted-wow-not too much longer!

{Thank you for the pimento cheese-it's been perfect}

You are so thoughtful of people.

Love-Olivia

Kathy said...

How exciting!! I can't wait, I thought you all would be in the thirties not 21!!

cubsfan said...

thanks for the hello! cade had a 24-hour fever and is fine now. it broke his little heart not to go on saturday especially since he was looking forward to "helping" in the kitchen this week.

great news about your adoption progress! thanks for sharing. see you later!

ruth ann