Look what we got in the mail today! This is so exciting and a huge relief for us. A month ago we received a Request for Evidence form from them, which listed a number of items that were missing from our home study. We had to then contact our social worker and have her update our home study to include all the missing items. This ended up delaying us by a couple weeks and we have been praying ever since that the changes made would be enough to get it approved and not delay us any more. Thankfully they have accepted the changes and we are now approved by the USCIS to adopt a child with special needs from a Hague Country. Now there is nothing else in our way of getting our official match with Annabelle.
Just a couple weeks after mailing in our Dossier we received an email from the adoption board in the Philippines (ICAB) asking a few questions and also stating that our I-800a was missing. We haven't heard anything since, but now that our I-800a is approved we hope to be hearing something really soon. Our Dossier has been at ICAB since Feb. 2nd, so we have almost hit two months of waiting. Since we were told that it would be a 2-5 month wait, that means we could hear any day now or it could still be a couple months away. I am really hoping that once we get our match we will be able to receive an update on Annabelle and maybe some recent pictures of her. I already feel like she is my baby, so it is very hard being so far away from her and not knowing how she is doing. I feel like a piece of me is missing. I do feel some peace knowing she is in the Lord's hands and He is watching over her. It also helps to know that she is in one of the best orphanages in the Philippines for kids with disabilities. I know they are loving her and taking care of her the best they can. At the same time, though, my heart will not be whole until I have her in my arms. Hopefully time will go by quickly and that day will be here sooner than we expect.
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