This morning we woke up early so we could be the first ones at the bank... The last time we were there the lady informed us that we would get in right away if we were there right when they opened. We were the first ones in line and had the last of our documents for our dossier notarized.
That may lead to many of our friends and family to ask...What's the next step. Well, we are waiting for our FBI clearance to come back. Rumor has it that can take up to 4 months and we have been waiting officially 3 weeks. We are also waiting for the approval of our home study so we can get our USCIS (immigration) fingerprints and approval. Traci is supposed to have our home study to Saint Mary's sometime this week. I am trying really hard not to "check" on it. I really want to let the process roll on it's own, but I am close to calling...
That means this is now out of our hands. We have all of our documents, education and pictures ready. Time flew by when we had things to do, but I am worried now that we don't have anything to do the time is going to drag. Hopefully the trip to Punta Cana will help :).
There may not be any more posts for a while... It seems like the next steps for us wont be for several more weeks! Good luck to all of friends who are still waiting. We are praying that you receive your referrals soon! And for those who received their referrals and are waiting for their trips, we pray for safe travels!
Hi! Just wanted to wish you luck and speedy referrals! We adopted our beautiful daughter from Czestochowa, Poland in May 2008. We also used St. Marys. She is an absolute joy and blessing! She is now 4 years old and smart as a whip, not to mention adorable and hilarious! If you ever have any questions feel free to ask, it is a rough journey, but sooo worth it. Its the best thing we ever decided to do! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you!This process is definitely teaching me patience! We are extremely blessed to be on this journey and can't wait for the day we receive our referral.
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