Waiting for Authentication.......

Well we are waiting to hear that our dossier has been authenticated. It has been 5 business days since they have had it and we were advised it would be 7-10. I just can't wait until we are officially waiting. Although, we are waiting, it's just a different kind, right? Well I started shopping for birthdays and Christmas today and that was fun! Zach and Sabrina will turn 10 on December 9th! I cannot believe my little peanuts are going to be 10! Boy does time fly. The way their life started out as premies in the NICU.....I am so blessed they are happy, healthy kiddos today!!!

Dossier.........

Well after all the collecting of documents, notarized, witnessed or otherwise, our Dossier is now in the hands of FED EX!!!!! I can't beleive how hard it was to hand over the package to the man behind the counter. Now I was be tracking it like a maniac until it's delivered!!!! Will keep you posted.....

USCIS APPROVAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's here, it's here!!!!!!!! I still can't believe it! We received our approval to adopt one child! I am so excited. My throat hurts from running around the house screaming!!!!! Today has been one of those weird days....I was checking all the stuff to be sure our dossier was complete, wearing my "Excepting from Ethiopia" t-shirt around the house and my girlfriend sent me some pics of her friend's daughter she adopted last year from Ethiopia, Aida is 2 and adorable!!!! My son walked in the living room and said "only bills in the mail Mom". So I took the mail and low and behold I saw the return address from USCIS in Pittsburgh, PA and threw everything else on the floor! I could not wait to call my Mom and a few friends to share the good news!