FBI Fingerprints

Happy 2010 to us!  We just received our updated FBI clearances so we are all set for another 6 months!  Just waiting for news!  Colombia should pick up in the next couple of weeks.  Happy 2011!

16 weeks!

Well today it has been 16 weeks since our dossier left to Colombia.  Our paperwork has made its way to Putumayo region and now we sit and wait for our referral.  We have tried to research as much as we could about the region and not much as come up.  In fact, we are the first CHI family to be referred to the region.  Thankfully our in country CHI team is familiar with the area, we know we will be well taken care of.

We know our child is born and they are out there waiting for us.  Tonight we can't help but wonder Who is giving them to eat?  Who is giving them a bedtime bath? Who is reading their bedtime stories?  Who is rocking them at night?  Who wakes up in the middle of the night to give them a bottle?  and tomorrow morning who will greet them with a smile and an I LOVE YOU to get them ready for the day?  We can't wait to have our little one home with us.

This second time around we have been more at peace with the waiting process that is synonymous with adoption.  But, we can't help but feel a little sadness knowing our little one is just waiting and will spend this Christmas away from us.  We have a lifetime to make up for this lost time...so for now we take comfort in showering our little Alejandra with an overabundance of hugs and kids.