I have not posted in a while for a few reasons. The first is the family I work for opened a new restaurant. It has been crazy and exciting. It also takes a lot of time. The second reason is we are waiting.
Somedays waiting is easy. I am busy. I am distracted. It isn't as hard. However, lets be honest. Most days...most days, waiting sucks. There are two sweet little ones hundreds of miles away. Their little fingers are wrapped around my heart. I want to be there. To hold them. To care for them.
The good news is we are getting closer. Our dossier was approved! That means Colombia has approved us to adopt children from their country. Our next step will be receiving our full official referral. This will include pretty much all information we are expected to get on the twins, their background, their birth family, etc. I am also hoping for more pictures and more videos!
This is expected to arrive by the end of the month. It will then be translated. After that we will officially accept our referral and begin preparing for travel.
Preparing for travel includes, you guessed it...more paperwork. Most of the paperwork at this point will be on the US side. That isn't always faster, but it is a little more structured and predictable. So for now, I'm off to fill out more papers and jump through a few more hoops.
But don't worry...it won't be too much longer and we will be able to share the names and faces of our sweet little S & J!
Pray with us that the process goes quickly and smoothly and that mommy and daddy don't go too crazy. Thanks for walking this journey with us!
