Quick Adoption Update
As you’ve probably noticed, we haven’t had a lot of time for blogging lately. The warmer weather beckons us outside. And even though I’ve been known to take my laptop outside for some fresh air from time to time, I usually end up getting too distracted by truck action in the sandbox to accomplish any real writing.
Since I have a moment this afternoon (read: I should be working on freelance work, but just can’t get in gear!) I thought I’d share a little adoption news.
First, we made a little change to our paperwork last week. For a couple months now, we’ve been thinking about/praying over whether to change our age requirement. We initially requested a 0-12 month baby. But as Noah continues to grow, we’re feeling more open to a little older child, too. So we decided to take the plunge and change our paperwork to say 0-24 months. Of course, we may still end up with a young infant. Or we could be blessed with a mobile toddler to keep us on our toes… (Incidentally, I think Grandma Tol would be in seventh heaven if we end up with a little 24-month lady, as this would mean she can start buying Bitty Baby items sooner!) Basically, we just decided to make the change because we’re open to either option. And now we’ll just wait to see what God has in store.
Second, we’ve continued to hear good news about referrals over the last couple of months. Slowly, our name moves up the list. Right now, the people at the top of the list are those who sent paperwork last July.
So here’s a quiz: Do you remember when we sent our dossier off to Ethiopia? It was last August 11. Which means we’re getting close to the top of the list! I think both Brian and I are starting to get a little impatient with the wait. We’re just feeling more and more anxious to find out who this little person is and bring her home. But as always, we are trying to trust in God’s timing instead of our own.
Thankfully, we have a few “events” coming up to help us through the wait. I leave for a youth group trip to Seattle next week. And Brian will be headed south with Noah for a week’s stay with his parents while I’m gone.
Then, my parents have generously offered to take our family (along with my sibs/nieces/nephew) on a trip in August. Brian will be working, as he wants to save vacation time for our immediate family. But still, it will be a welcome break from our everyday routine.
And somewhat on a whim, we’ve decided to sneak in a little trip for just our little family in mid-September. Brian’s been saving vacation time for the last year and a half because we were never sure when we’d be making the Ethiopia trip. Now, he has enough saved for Ethiopia, and then some. So we though it’d be good to take Noah on a trip and make some family memories before all the adoption adjustments. I’m really quite excited, as we haven’t done any overnight trips with just the three of us since Noah was born.
Hopefully the next trip after that will be Ethiopia! We’ll continue to keep you all updated on adoption news.