Exciting News!

After weeks of going back and forth on pros and cons of all the different countries we've decided on Ethiopia!! The timeline is 12-16 months from the time we get approved and the baby (probably a boy) will be 8-10 months old when he comes home with us. Do the math... someone in Ethiopia is pregnant with our child right now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Justin was just laughing and shaking his head at me when I told him it took everything in me not to start buying baby room stuff when I was out running errands yesterday. We are both so excited to finally get the ball rolling on this process. Our goal to submit the online application to the agency is by Friday. We will hear within 10 business days whether they have accepted us or not and then we will begin what they call the "paperwork pregnancy." This includes our home study which can be overwhelming. We have to do everything from have physicals to have our home inspected to writing out our beliefs about raising children. We are praying to remember that these requirements are in place for the children's protection. It can be frustrating to feel so "picked over" when we know we are good people and then see some of the people that have children and they way they treat them...

I will do my best to keep updating on everything as we go through this process although being back to work makes it a little trickier :)

Here is the website with the information in case you want to see: http://www.awaa.org/programs/ethiopia/

Thank you all so much for your love and support! We couldn't do this without you!