for a referral from Ethiopia. There are no words. Just sadness today. Just frustration and anger and impatience & anxiety, ohhhhh the anxiety. Add the 16 months to the 10 we waited in Zambia and ta-da 26 months!!!!!!! B-r-u-t-a-l!
Trying to keep positive and having a hard time lately.
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Our Timeline So Far.......
Began the Adoption process on December 1, 2007
1st homestudy practitioner (nightmare) Dec. 5, 2007
2nd homestudy practitioner (1st appointment) Dec. 11, 2007
2nd homestudy appointment Dec. 21, 2007
3rd appointment Jan. 7, 2008
Final homestudy appointment Jan 30, 2008
Completed Homestudy sent to the Ministry Feb. 8, 2008
Received Ontario Approval March 28, 2008 (7 weeks - We're ahead of schedule)
Canadian Legalization received and File Sent to Zambia April 15, 2008
Zambian Suspension Lifted May 8th, 2008
Decided to switch to Ethiopia - November 21, 2008
Homestudy Updated with Practitioner - Nov. 23, 2008
Country Switch letter sent to Ministry for approval - Nov. 24, 2008
Received Ontario Approval - December 22, 2008
Canadian Legalization received and File Sent to Ethiopia - Feb. 2, 2009!!!!
Filed landed and signed for in Addis - Feb. 7, 2009!!!
Agency Announces Bankruptcy - July 14, 2009 :(
Agency Resurrects - October 1, 2009!!!!
Referral -
Court date -
Medical -
Visa -
Fly to pick up our baby -
1st homestudy practitioner (nightmare) Dec. 5, 2007
2nd homestudy practitioner (1st appointment) Dec. 11, 2007
2nd homestudy appointment Dec. 21, 2007
3rd appointment Jan. 7, 2008
Final homestudy appointment Jan 30, 2008
Completed Homestudy sent to the Ministry Feb. 8, 2008
Received Ontario Approval March 28, 2008 (7 weeks - We're ahead of schedule)
Canadian Legalization received and File Sent to Zambia April 15, 2008
Zambian Suspension Lifted May 8th, 2008
Decided to switch to Ethiopia - November 21, 2008
Homestudy Updated with Practitioner - Nov. 23, 2008
Country Switch letter sent to Ministry for approval - Nov. 24, 2008
Received Ontario Approval - December 22, 2008
Canadian Legalization received and File Sent to Ethiopia - Feb. 2, 2009!!!!
Filed landed and signed for in Addis - Feb. 7, 2009!!!
Agency Announces Bankruptcy - July 14, 2009 :(
Agency Resurrects - October 1, 2009!!!!
Referral -
Court date -
Medical -
Visa -
Fly to pick up our baby -
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- "Becoming a Family: Promoting Healthy Attachements With Your Child" by Lark Eshleman
- "Cross Cultural Adoption How to Answer Questions" by Amy Coughlin
- "Infidel" by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
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5 comments:
Hi there! I hear ya. Hang in there :)
That is a long wait. Our journey started almost 2 years ago and I feel like it will never happen. I have to daily encourage myself. We are close in the # range with Imagine. I am # 87. I was so excited in Jan when all those referals came in but have had a hard time maintaining that excitement. Hang in there.
It's coming, and it'll be a day you aren't even expecting it to come. It will!
Hi!
Thanks for your comment on our blog and I'd love for you to continue following, but you didn't leave me an email address to send you an invite. If you could zoom on back over there when you have a moment, and do that, that would be great! Thanks!
Andrea, I'm just catching up with you after a while, and I'm just sad and shocked to see that you're still waiting my dear...I can't believe how long you've had to hold on...
I can tell you - waiting is so hard, but so necessary. It makes the salve of holding your daughter so much sweeter. You must believe me on this...we waited almost five years for Keira...
xo
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