OK, this waiting is so hard. Overall the paperwork hasn't been that bad. I was actually thinking it would be a lot worse. Maybe it didn't seem as bad because I'm pretty organized and have the flexibility to get together whatever is needed. It's hurry up and wait. I did our end of the paperwork and then send it off the the government and wait. And the waiting is by far the worst. And it's probably going to be even harder for me once we know who she is and have to wait to go get her.
Hopefully our dossier will be back from Washington within the next week. Then I will send it to CAS, our adoption agency in North Carolina. Then we wait again, this time for our referral. Then there's more paperwork. Yesterday I emailed our program coordinator at CAS to let her know we should be getting our dossier back soon and then I'll send it off to her. She said referrals are still coming in fairly quickly, whatever that means. It varies depending on the child you are requesting. We may only have a weeks notice before we travel or maybe a months notice. So I'm ready to start packing!
My friend from Janesville who I met through the adoption agency is in Vietnam now with her new daughter. I can't wait to hear from her when she gets home. Her husband, who stayed home with their son, did email me to say that they officially have a daughter and they can't wait to come home. She thinks we will have our referral within a month and will probably be going to Vietnam in August. I hope she's right! She'll be able to give me lots of advice for the trip.
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