Driving home from the store today, Aaron and I were discussing the fact that it seems like nothing is happening with our adoption. The whole concept tends to feel etherial some times, like it is still a dream for someday. Those of you who have been down this road can testify that it is a "hurry up and wait" type of journey. There are times when you are cramming to get all the paperwork done, and then you mail it off, and you wait......... But, just when you feel like nothing is happening, you suddenly move forward!
About two hours after our conversation, our mailman delivered into my unexpecting hands our I800a Approval Documents!!!! This paper states that we are approved by the Department of Homeland Security to adopt 2 children from India. This is a big deal for us as our original submission was sidelined as they took a closer look at our finances. We did our best to be honest and yet make ourselves look as good as possible on paper, gathered all of the backup documentation that was requested, had a home study addendum written, and sent off our second package on October 9th with hope and a prayer that it would be enough. I never expected that our answer would arrive so soon!!
We are now at the point where we will be able to receive "referrals". A referral is when the adoption agency sends us the file of a child/children who is available and meets the parameters of our home study (age, medical needs, etc.).
So now the waiting becomes more intense, because some day really soon I am going to open an email and see the faces of my new babies!!!!! I can hardly contain myself!!!!!!
