Well, my optimism that we were due for some good news quickly backfired on me yesterday. Haha, I should've known not to jinx myself! (Not that I believe in that anyway, but you all know what I mean, hehe.)
Unfortunately, I have some bad news. It's taken me a couple of days to process it all, but we are delayed, pretty significantly. I will spare you all the details because they are confusing, but we are still waiting on the court to get us a document, and our agency wants us to brace ourselves that we likely will not travel until the end of March because of it. They have no concerns about being able to obtain this paperwork, but it just takes time. The courts have also been operating in very limited capacity this month, which is cause for even more slow downs.
It's been a hard pill to swallow when we were initially told we would be home from our SECOND trip sometime in February. February will come and go without even a first trip under our belt. It's just so hard to watch the days pass without her here.
But as my other adoptive mom friends told me at our monthly meeting last night, I must keep in mind that God's plans are not my own, He knows better than we do and Zoe, in all reality, doesn't know anything different than her current situation. Where she is right now is the only home she knows and she is safe there. She is being well taken care of by this beautiful woman, who also took care of my Eli:
Unfortunately, I have some bad news. It's taken me a couple of days to process it all, but we are delayed, pretty significantly. I will spare you all the details because they are confusing, but we are still waiting on the court to get us a document, and our agency wants us to brace ourselves that we likely will not travel until the end of March because of it. They have no concerns about being able to obtain this paperwork, but it just takes time. The courts have also been operating in very limited capacity this month, which is cause for even more slow downs.
It's been a hard pill to swallow when we were initially told we would be home from our SECOND trip sometime in February. February will come and go without even a first trip under our belt. It's just so hard to watch the days pass without her here.
But as my other adoptive mom friends told me at our monthly meeting last night, I must keep in mind that God's plans are not my own, He knows better than we do and Zoe, in all reality, doesn't know anything different than her current situation. Where she is right now is the only home she knows and she is safe there. She is being well taken care of by this beautiful woman, who also took care of my Eli:
(Yes, both of my kids, who are from 2 COMPLETELY different places, and are in completely different care centers, have the same wonderful nanny. It's crazy. I CANNOT wait to hug her again.)
Thankfully, due to the work of this fine woman and others at Zoe's care home, she is now on the charts for growth! She's in just the 5th percentile on American growth charts, but she's doing well. Her most recent pictures show her really "filling out" which is such a relief since we are unable to get her better medical care right now.
So, that's where we are at right now. The bright side is I have been told that this is the absolute LAST item we will need in order to be submitted for an adoptive parent court date. (Although I thought the last approval we had was the last thing, so you never really know I suppose.)
As always, I will keep you all updated with what happens.
Until next time...
