The First Trimester

Dear Sweet Babe (or Babes) of Ours,

Your dad and I are so excited about soon squeezing you and showering you with kisses.  Your older brothers are so giddy about sharing toys with you, letting you wear their Superman costume, and wrestling with you.  We pray for you each night.  You were made to be part of our family, and we will do our best to make sure you are in our arms as soon as possible.

We have gotten through the paperwork pregnancy and are one day closer to hugging you.  On to the next trimester...the approval of Immigration and referral...

Love you, love you, love you!

Finished with Home Study Report

Woohoooooo!  Our social worker, Hallie, notified us last night that our report was complete and would soon be sent by email to our agency, International Family Services!  This is a major milestone in that it enables us to submit our application to the US Immigration Service.  It will take one to two months to receive an approval letter from them, at which point we will tell Moldova we would like to be matched with a child.  Over the next week, Richard Price, the COO for my agency, will work to fine tune our submission to Immigration to ensure efficiency.  Then George and I will await our assigned time to be fingerprinted.

"Test everything.  Hold on to the good.  Avoid every kind of evil."  I Thessalonians 5:21-22