Hiccups

Good news first- US Immigration finally assigned someone to our case! Also, we were able to complete all of the necessary corrections for our dossier and everything is either at our agency or it's proper location to get authenticated and eventually sent to China!

Bad news- there was something missing from our home study that is necessary to get our immigration paperwork completed. It is extremely basic (just not noted in our home study where it should have been), but still requires some work to get fixed. We're working on it, and it shouldn't require too much extra time, but it definitely feels two steps forward, one step back.

I can't say that we aren't frustrated and finding it difficult to be patient. It feels like any complications at this point are just delaying us that much more. But, we are confident that it is in God's hands and He has the perfect timing for us to bring our little girl home. An adoption book I was reading recently said that it is a lot like pregnancy, in that these complications will be a fleeting memory once our child is home with us.

So keep praying! It will obviously be a huge weight off once all of this paperwork is completed and our dossier is submitted to China. I look forward to giving you all some more good news soon!