Right now we are currently waiting for our documents to be prepared and sent to court to get in line for our court appointment. After everything has been submitted to court it takes about 2 weeks to just find out when our court date will be. It is frustrating to say the least that we have had our referrals for almost 2 months and our documents haven't even been submitted yet. At this point we are really really hoping for a court date by the end of Feb., but it realistically will be March. After court it is another 10 weeks before we will have an Embassy appointment and that is when we can take them home and they will be in our arms forever! Everything is this journey is taking longer than expected, and longer than 'average'. At some point we have to catch a break, right? Our agency is well aware that we are waiting, and waiting impatiently, but it seems to be out of their hands and control at this point as well. Hayley just turned 5 months old and Jack will be 5 months in a little over a week. We really really really hope that they will be home by May, April would be the best case scenario, but unlikely at this point.
On a brighter note, here are some pics from Christmas!
Stella hanging with Sam and Bella .
Stella opening up her Christmas gift from us.
Just admiring our Christmas tree.
Us and Stella with her new Christmas gift, Violet the talking dog.
Alivia in her pretty blue dress.
Can you tell she is getting tired of pics yet?
Laura and Livi opening up their matching camping flashlights!
I think my dad was actually jealous that he didn't get one too!
Laura's fingers were burning from chopping the jalepenos for a
Christmas app so she soaked them in milk for some relief!
Livi, Jack and Hayley got matching pj's for next year!
Who said that 3 year olds can't appreciate the delicacy of mussels?
Laura and I with Gramps. Wish grandma was here.
Christmas just isn't the same without her buns and lefsa...
and just her being her.
Nice pics from Christmas.
ReplyDeleteWe'll keep praying your court date is really soon. Love, Mom
Thinking of you guys! I've wanted to email and ask about court, but I know when I was waiting, it got frustrating at times when people would always ask me if I'd heard anything yet. You guys NEED to catch a break. I hate that everything seems to be taking longer than average, and I know first hand how difficult it is once you've seen the photos and fell in love with specific children, and then you have to wait. It's awful!
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cute pics! this long wait sounds frustrating indeed. I will be thinking of you and Sam as you wait for your little ones to join you both!
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