For another update. Unfortunately we have no news. The current wait hasn't changed. It is still 8 months and we are 6.5 months in. However, I think it will be closer to 9 months and we will hit the 9-month mark the day after Christmas. So I think there is a good chance that it will be January before we receive our referral.
At this point, there is a very good chance that our daughter is born and is in the care of an orphanage. Once we receive and accept our referral she will be transferred to one of Gladney's foster care home in Addis.
Please pray for patience for us as we get closer and closer to seeing a picture of our sweet baby girl. The wait has actually been much easier than I had anticipated, which has been a huge blessing. I was definitely thinking that I would be a complete and total basket case for our entire time on the waitlist. :)
Thank you for going through this journey with us. We appreciate all of the support.
Alex
The Buddy
The 'Rents
Seeing us for the first time. We sent this album with Carmen and Jim. It had pics of me, Doug and Vaughn.
With our friend Carmen who got to meet Banke when she and her husband traveled to bring their daughter home.
Banke with a caregiver.
Banke with a caregiver.