Update sorely needed! First of all, our dossier has been apostilled and sent off to Ukraine! I'm told it's being translated and reviewed by staff in Ukraine. Picked apart ad nauseam. Then after the first of the year, (Old Christmas is celebrated in Ukraine) it will be submitted with the SDA. That is, if we don't have to redo a portion - which often happens. If it gets submitted early in January, we may be looking at travel by March! That's so exciting to have a clearer picture of the process. Liiiiiiittle by liiiiiiittle we are inching our way towards our child(ren)!!! Carrie and Drew are being updated regularly on all this, too, as they are having to plan their lives around potentially traveling with us. Kian asks every so often, "are we going to get my sister from Mykraine today?" I have to tell him, "No, today isn't the day yet."
I am excited and yet terrified at starting this journey. There are so many unknowns. It's still so vague and impalpable.
The other day we were at Once Upon a Child in Canton, and we went over to the older youth clothes to take a look. It put things in perspective. I bought a size 8 outfit (no clue what size they'll really wear), just because. It wasn't as large as I thought it would be - it still looked like a little kid to me. I also bought two extra pairs of Christmas jammies. Just cuz. Our hearts are more and more ready - and it feels right that our family is just about ready to expand again. Christmas is keeping me busy - after Christmas I'm going to need to find things to do. Until we get our invitation to travel I'll probably be pacing the floor! I'll keep you all updated, but it might still be boring for juuuust a little longer!
Happy Holidays everyone!!!
I am excited and yet terrified at starting this journey. There are so many unknowns. It's still so vague and impalpable.
The other day we were at Once Upon a Child in Canton, and we went over to the older youth clothes to take a look. It put things in perspective. I bought a size 8 outfit (no clue what size they'll really wear), just because. It wasn't as large as I thought it would be - it still looked like a little kid to me. I also bought two extra pairs of Christmas jammies. Just cuz. Our hearts are more and more ready - and it feels right that our family is just about ready to expand again. Christmas is keeping me busy - after Christmas I'm going to need to find things to do. Until we get our invitation to travel I'll probably be pacing the floor! I'll keep you all updated, but it might still be boring for juuuust a little longer!
Happy Holidays everyone!!!
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