The ups and downs of the adoption paperwork dance...

…well the excitement of yesterday has turned to caution and worry today…the first paperwork glitch..seems that as my home study has already expired, just 10 days ago, there may be a problem with requesting the extension and I may need to do the home study update anyhow!!…While this may not interfere a lot with the timelines (more money spent though), though processing time may be a bit longer, they are still hoping the adoption can still take place before the end of the year.  Of course the extension is the quicker route and the update may take longer processing, though no one knows how long. For now the agency will try to advocate on our behalf for the extension to be sought so that we can move the paperwork process forward a bit quicker.

….needless to say, my heart sunk today when I got the phone call and if it wasn't for the fact that two adoption families were visiting with their recently adopted children, and I could think of something else,  otherwise I might have stewed in sadness for longer…..I've heard it before and I thought  of it today…adoption is not for the faint of heart….and this paperwork dance does not have the best interest of the children at heart at all, just a bureaucracy trying to make sure the "t's" are crossed and "i's" are dotted!….

For now, I'm praying this is only a cautionary setback and not really anything that will amount to a significant delay!!  Malio we're thinking of you and hoping to get to you sooner than later!  Mommy and big brother will be there as soon as we can!