Waiting . . year two . . .

So we had a homestudy update today. Since we moved we knew this was coming. I was looking forward to it just because anything is welcomed if it feels like our adoption is moving forward.

And then our social worker reviewed when she was last meeting with us which was in April 2010. We talked about how West wasn't in kindergarten yet, how Creed still was a toddler.

And then we talked about how much longer we will likely have before referral. It is somewhat unknown given the current increase wait times in Ethiopia and because of the lengthier process that Immigration has made it for adoptive families. But about 8-12 more months based on current wait times.

But then we factor in who we are requesting. 2 children, a girl, etc etc. It narrows our window even more and certainly throws any kind of predictability out the window.

I know that we could make it easier on ourselves and keep it open with a request for one child and without a gender request. But things got very complicated when our 10-12 month timeframe started becoming 3 years. And we are not getting any younger. and to start this process over again and adopt a second time from Ethiopia just seems crazy right now.

So . . . . all this to say. I kind of have the blehs right now. sooooo stinkin long. and so unpredictable. We just don't know what God has in store right now!