Waiting is the HARDEST part...we KNOW it is...

Speaking for Aaron and myself, words do not even express how much it means to us that you would take a moment out of your day to pray for our court hearing to be this year so we can bring granny rose her grand daughter and bring our baby girl home. She might be two years old, but to us, she is our baby girl and ALWAYS will be....even though she's more of a toddler. We just want to get her home ASAP so we can bond with her, show her what individual LOVE is about and show her God's love. These are things we American children take for granted every day: being rocked to sleep, having mommy or daddy kiss your bobos, story time, bath time, time at the park, reading time at the library...all these things we can't WAIT to experience and teach her. We are getting an excellent age and for the most part she is in good health. But I am going to say that it took EVERY ounce of strength I had to leave her in Russia, come back and work on that 2nd dossier....which is on its way to Russia as we speak.

We just need specific prayer that we don't get caught up in the Russian and American Christmas holidays and that we have submitted early enough.....and U.S. embassies in Russia shut down for the holidays. They should have our packet of the 2nd dossier in the region of Russia where we are adopting by next Thursday or Friday. Our Russian coordinator then must translate about 15 or so documents, with their notaries, court certifications and apostilles into Russian. Also they have this regulation that they can only file a dossier for a court date with a judge on Tuesdays, so since it should be in our coordinator in Russia's hands by next Thursday or Friday, I am PRAYING she translates it over the weekend and submits it to the court on Tuesday, November 9th. The judge then has 60 days from submission to set a court date, which puts us RIGHT ON THE BORDER OF GETTING HUNG UP AND HAVING TO WAIT THROUGH THE RUSSIAN CHRISTMAS, WHICH IS JANUARY 7TH. I am praying...and please pray with Aaron, Granny Rose, Gee Gee, Grammy Deb and I that we don't get bottle necked with all those cases and have to wait until Feb or March. Each day, I feel like we are missing out on this little one's life!!! We also pray that you will be with her while we are a part. I never knew I could bond with a child as her mother in five days and that leaving her behind would make me this emotional. I've had days of crying, laughter, and joy as I register at Target and Toys R' Us/ Babies R' Us for her things. Her room is ready, her ENTIRE family is ready and all we need is our Baby Katie Allison to fulfill our lives and make our cup runneth over! God Bless all and thank YOU for the prayers!!!

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