Despite my lack of updates, Alexis' adoption IS progressing! After arriving home with Lily and Alayna we had to meet with our social worker to update our homestudy (to include the girls and to state that, after meeting with us, the social worker still recommended us for an additional child) so that we could file our Supplement 3 (having added members to our family) and our I800. Initially this set us back about 3 weeks, but fortunately things have progressed at a steady pace since then.
We made it through the I800 approval process without a hitch and, although several families within our agency had recently experienced difficulties with the US Embassy in Sofia issuing their Article 5 letters, we were blessed to make it through that stage of the process, no questions asked (well, they did ask one question when they discovered that Alexis would be #8. . ."Are they done?" but I'll address that question in another post!) thanks to the prayers of many mighty prayer warriors!
Our paperwork is now at the Ministry of Justice where we are waiting to receive the two signatures needed to release our paperwork to the court. Once our case is in the court system it will be registered and assigned a judge and a court date. Once we have our court date we will have a much better idea of when I will be able to return to bring Alexis home. At this point there is still a chance that we will have her home before Christmas, but until we have a court date there is no way to know for sure (okay, let's face it, until Alexis and I are walking out of the terminal at the Dayton Airport, there is no way to know for sure, but you'd better believe that I am praying for it with all of the energy of my soul!).
Please pray with us that the MOJ will release our paperwork soon and that we will be assigned an adoption-friendly judge who will issue a quick court date that is followed by a judgment in our favor! We are so anxious for the day when this beautiful, fiesty girl is ours forever!
7 comments:
You make me tired! What an amazing adventure your family is on. I will be praying for you and Alexis, she needs to be with her family for Christmas.
I came across your blog from a friend of a friend of a friend... you know how it goes! I am amazed by your family's story! How wonderful to see those little ones blossom and get the help they need. We live in Bulgaria, my husband works at the embassy, and we're LDS, too :) In fact, the Elder Jones you met on the street back in Aug. is in our branch! unless there's another new-ish Elder Jones...I'm also friends with the two families you met at the park. Small world! I will definitely keep your family in my prayers, especially for little Alexis to make it home to that big fun-loving family soon! Your children are beautiful!
It is wonderful to hear updates on your precious children! You are all in our thoughts and prayers! I know how difficult it is to blog on top of everything else, but love hearing about your beautiful family when you do have a second to write!
(((Hugs))) from Kansas from the whole Hays family
We are praying that she will be home for Christmas. It can still happen!!
Praying with you on all accounts. :-) Look forward to more updates. :-)
thinking of you. missed you in philly. can hardley wait to meet Alexis. she is a darling dark haired beauty, like your other dark haired beauties! funny all your kids have dark hair and all mine are blonde!
Can't wait until you bring her home!! :D
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