Hi all,
It's been a week full of baby updates, though not all have been great. Yesterday we heard that the lawyer was very impressed w/ our paperwork and that we had completed everything we needed to for her. (sigh of relief) She had taken it to the first of 3 agencies and will be picking it up from there next Wednesday so that she can then take it to the next agency. This second agency is apparently the one that takes the longest. It was wonderful to have an update of progress and to know that things are moving along.
When asked how much longer, the lawyer said that she doesn't want to tell us a short time and then have us get mad if it takes longer. So, she said that the longest it should take is 4 months from now. That wasn't what we wanted to hear, but are trying to remind ourselves that that's the LONGEST. We're trying to pep each other up by saying, "She'll be here by Thanksgiving! By Sean's birthday! By Christmas!" It still could happen much faster than 4 mos, but not longer...we hope.
Adam got his fingerprint notice in the mail yesterday and as we'd feared it's not until July 20. Nothing we can do about that. We hate that it's so far from now but are relieved that it's scheduled.
Today we found out that the baby has been sick. She's had a fever, hasn't been eating, and has been crying a lot. She went to the hospital for 3 days and they were unable to find the problem. She got a prescription yesterday and got to leave the hospital then. Today she's doing much better, fever's down, crying less. She's still going to have X-rays tomorrow and there's another prescription that they're getting for her. It's very hard to hear that she's sick, but it sounds like she's getting good care. She's been tested for HIV, TB, and Sickle cell anemia, so it's a relief to know that those aren't the causes.
Needless to say it's been a roller coaster of a week taking in this information. Please pray for the baby's health, for the agencies to move with lightning speed, and for our patience. Thank you!
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Allison - This wait is the longest time no matter how long or short it is in "real time". We love our story of "getting the call". We had just finished VBS (July 1) and Charles was cleaning up his desk. We, too, thought it might even be Sept. before we got back. Several months seemed unbearable. Olya's picture came up on his screen saver and he prayed, "Lord, please don't let it take too long for us to bring this little one home." After the amen the phone rang and our social worker told us we would be leaving in a week for Trip 2. We were excited that some people from the church were still helping clean up and we were able to share our news with others.
I think it is a comfort that you know she is being well cared for and you have information about her. The Lord will bring her home in the right time and He truly does hear the prayers of all of us on Bedeline's behalf. God bless you as you continue to wait! (Too bad we don't live closer. We would have loved to come to the party and meet you in person. Who knows? Perhaps Bedeline will be the guest of honor!!!).
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