I've been asked the following question a lot lately: "So, how much longer before you bring K home?" I only wish I had the answer.
I sent a message to our Agency on Wednesday wishing them a "Happy Thanksgiving, and oh, btw...what's new with our dossier?" I learned that it arrived safely in region about 2 weeks ago and our rep there reviewed it thoroughly. All looked in order. (whew...) The dossier (all 4 lbs. of paper or so) is still in the translation stage. As soon as the translation is complete, our rep will review the translation to ensure it truly represents what is stated in the dossier. The next step will be that our rep will make an appointment with the Judge to present the dossier. We're hoping this will be within the next 2 weeks.
Then??? We wait. Will the judge glance at it, put it on the bottom under all the other Ekat dossiers that have been sitting there for awhile? Who knows. Some families have had "short" waits in Ekat (i.e. 14 weeks between trips #1 & #2) but most have long waits. We were so thorough in our p/w that we can only pray that the judge doesn't find lots of reasons to reject and ask for do-overs over and over again.
In the meantime, we have already had to request for updated certifications of our 2 Social Workers, get another round of 8-doctor medicals ready to send to our agency so it's ready to go when we get the request from the judge (they expire in December...already been 3 months since we saw the multitude of specialists!), and re-do our fingerprints and FBI clearance this weekend since they expire in 4 weeks.
It's a lot of work but we know it will all be worth it in the end...without stretch marks and morning sickness to boot!
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i am glad that your dossier made it to ekat. successfully! hopefully, your court date will arrive soon. i can't wait to see pictures of K. :)
Don't you just love paperwork. Mike and I have almost completed the list of 24 docs to update. We are waiting on the FBI and our accountant. Yuck! I hope to have the account on Monday. Our agency asked to have the paperwork done ASAP. They want it by 12/12. Now I need to sort out apostilles. YUCK!
Melissa
Having gone through labor with a biological child and gone to China for a non-bio kid, I can tell you that the latter is a lot more fun!!
Soon the paperwork will be a thing of the past and you'll have K in your arms! I can't wait to meet her!
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