The Wait Continues

Thanks for all those who keep checking. And thanks so much for the continued support. I told you this wait would be long. Some days it seems eternal. But the reality is: our timeline has been extremely fast. Let's recap:

October 4, 2005: First meeting with our homestudy social worker
November 15, 2005: Referral (our homestudy isn't even complete)
(November 15 - December 28): Lots going on behind the scenes. Homestudy finished, Thanksgiving, Christmas, translations, notary, authenticating notary, teco)
December 30, 2005: All the paperwork heads to Taiwan
(December 31, 2005-February 15, 2006): Wait (lots going on behind the scenes: New Year's in the US, Chinese New Year)
February 16, 2006: Court Date
(February 17, 2006 - ??????): Wait some more

Think about it: This paper pregnancy is going much faster than either of my other 2 pregnancies. If you are familiar with adoptions (either domestic or international), you know that the referral stage alone usually takes 6-24 months. So from that perspective, we're ahead of the game.

Don't get me wrong, we are still antsy and want our little girl home. But we've done all we can do. It's in the hands of the Taiwanese Judicial System. Check back soon. Our March update should be here any day and you can see the new pictures.

Jan and Randy