It is finished….our dossier that it is! All of the
documentation is signed, notarized, sealed, stamped with the approval of the
U.S. Government, and is currently on its 7200 mile truck across the world to
China. From there, we will be entered into the database. Our adoption agency is
hopeful that we will be matched before years end! There are several children
waiting for their paperwork to be completed at the Chinese national level, and
once that is complete, they will be available for placement into their family.
Hard to imagine an actual end to all this craziness! I called an international
pediatrician recently out of Nationwide Children’s Hospital and now know our
next move when we finally do see their precious little face. Jay and I have a
rough draft “plan” for return to work and how we will cocoon our little one
upon their arrival. Its becoming real, people! There is only one thing that
could stand in our way…our dang marriage license! Because we were married out
of the country, our marriage license continues to be a thorn in this process.
Typically, the license would be county, state, and then nationally certified,
but ours is different. It cannot be certified at the county level and thus any
other level. Not to mention getting our hands on a certified copy requires
working with the Bahamian Government. To give you an idea, their government works
about as slow as ours does, plus we have the language barrier which makes
things a bit complicated. I'm
really quite sick of government regulations and paperwork. However, we have
hope that China will accept our license as is and we should hear word on that
within the next couple of weeks.
Anyways, we are moving forward and we could not be
happier. The summer is coming to an end, and while I normally dread the coming cold,
winter months, I have reason to be excited this year.
Ok so a little update. Jayden had
a pretty amazing summer. He has participated in swim and soccer lessons, and got
his first golf set, just like daddy.
He went on his first airplane trip to
Tampa Florida and was able to hang out with some of my most favorite people,
the girls I grew up with, and their little bambino's.
We also went again to the lake house with the
Reichert family and had a relaxing break from everyday work life.
It was great,
and now we are back into the grind. Jayden will officially start pre-school in
about a week, which is a relatively easy process due to the fact that his
current pre-preschool class is right next door. That’s our current update. Hopeful to be sharing some exciting news soon.
