We've been in contact lately with our adoption agency to find out a few more specifics on our timeline. So, here's a bit of an update...
The Not-so-good News: Getting documents authenticated
What does this actually mean? Thankfully, Mark and I need to do nothing to get a document authenticated. Our agency does this part. It just involves a lot of mailings as I understand it. All documents included in the dossier need to be authenticated at county, state and then national levels before they can be sent to China. Our documents have been in the authentication process for months now. Apparently our criminal clearance documents from Ohio took a long time at county level, are currently at state level and then will be sent to DC. This is a bit disappointing as we were hoping all the documents were ready to go to China already. But this document should be the last one to reach the authentication finish line...so please pray him home quickly!
The Good News: Getting matched
This is the step where we are emailed a child's picture and medical information and we have 24 hours to check with doctors and say yes or no. It's overwhelming to think about, but it's a step we're SO ready for, to know who these little ones are. As we've heard from our agency it is feasible that both of our matches could come within the next month to month and a half. The first one could come any day. Yes, these days I check my email first thing every morning.
That's where we're at! Thanks for supporting us in this journey!
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I'll be checking my e-mail everyday, looking forward to hearing from you all! We think about you a lot!
Thanks, Trisha! I'm sure everyone will know when we have news. We appreciate all your thoughts and prayers!
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