Yesterday a new dossier for our family was mailed to COLOMBIA! We are hopeful for the first time in many months.
In March, 8 months after we had excitedly mailed our dossier to Honduras believing we would meet our 3rd child in the next year, we decided to switch countries. This was a very difficult decision, particularly given that the waitlist in Honduras is finally starting to move again and we feel very attached to the people we have met in the process. And essentially the last year of paperwork and waiting were for naught. But after we weighed a million variables, our heart is back to Colombia where it started its journey.
Now we wait while our dossier is translated and sent to one of three private orphanages (called casas), where we humbly hope we will be chosen to be matched with a child. We are open to a healthy boy or girl, 0-59 months old. The excitement surrounding our referral and who this child will be is unbearable. We should be matched in the next 6-15 months; likely in the 9-12 month range. While the circumstances that lead to adoption are usually not happy ones, we are grateful that this child will become a part of our lives.
We hope our next post will be soon regarding an acceptance by the casa who will partner with us!
