Another Step on the Path to Sasha
This week has been another step in our seemingly never ending scavenger hunt for items for Sasha's adoption.
We found out from adoption boards last week that the requirement for proof of a doctor's ability to make assessments of general health has been in effect for at least a year in Kaluga. Unfortunately, we didn't know that. The letter from our agency requesting our court date and stating that we'd do our medicals in Moscow was not given to the judge last week as we had been told. Friday we asked that the letter be updated stating that we'd like our court date, that the needed documents were forthcoming and that, if the judge wasn't satisfied with the additional documents that we'll be supplying, we'd do our medicals in Moscow. We have been told that this letter would be delivered to the judge today. I haven't received confirmation that this occured yet.
Due to the heroic efforts of one of my oldest friends (no, not that he's OLD but that I've been good friends with him since 6th grade), Bryan was able to identify a friend of his in Springfield to gather these last (or at least I hope these are the last!) documents for us. Through the amazing efforts of Elizabeth, Melissa and Mike I received these documents this morning and Nathan will drop them off tomorrow at our adoption agency.
We're just worn out from all the waiting. At times I think that the bald baby will never come to live with us. It's sad to think of him eating that horrible gruel and being one of 16 kids in a class when he has so much love waiting here for him.
I know it shouldn't seem stressful, after all, we're just waiting but each time I go to the computer I find myself holding my breath, hoping that an email will be waiting with news of our adoption. And, each time, there's nothing. It's been 11 weeks of waiting. It's excruitiating. At times I just can't help but wonder if this is actually going to happen.
I know y'all have us in your prayers. I just know that God is thinking, "I don't understand their issue, I am making their adoption happen soon." But my thought is that it's all in the definition of 'soon'. It's obvious to me that God's definition of 'soon' is definitely not the same as 'soon' in Tamara time! Let's all hope that my definition and God's definition of 'soon' become closer together. Let's bring the bald baby home in 'Tamara soon'!
We found out from adoption boards last week that the requirement for proof of a doctor's ability to make assessments of general health has been in effect for at least a year in Kaluga. Unfortunately, we didn't know that. The letter from our agency requesting our court date and stating that we'd do our medicals in Moscow was not given to the judge last week as we had been told. Friday we asked that the letter be updated stating that we'd like our court date, that the needed documents were forthcoming and that, if the judge wasn't satisfied with the additional documents that we'll be supplying, we'd do our medicals in Moscow. We have been told that this letter would be delivered to the judge today. I haven't received confirmation that this occured yet.
Due to the heroic efforts of one of my oldest friends (no, not that he's OLD but that I've been good friends with him since 6th grade), Bryan was able to identify a friend of his in Springfield to gather these last (or at least I hope these are the last!) documents for us. Through the amazing efforts of Elizabeth, Melissa and Mike I received these documents this morning and Nathan will drop them off tomorrow at our adoption agency.
We're just worn out from all the waiting. At times I think that the bald baby will never come to live with us. It's sad to think of him eating that horrible gruel and being one of 16 kids in a class when he has so much love waiting here for him.
I know it shouldn't seem stressful, after all, we're just waiting but each time I go to the computer I find myself holding my breath, hoping that an email will be waiting with news of our adoption. And, each time, there's nothing. It's been 11 weeks of waiting. It's excruitiating. At times I just can't help but wonder if this is actually going to happen.
I know y'all have us in your prayers. I just know that God is thinking, "I don't understand their issue, I am making their adoption happen soon." But my thought is that it's all in the definition of 'soon'. It's obvious to me that God's definition of 'soon' is definitely not the same as 'soon' in Tamara time! Let's all hope that my definition and God's definition of 'soon' become closer together. Let's bring the bald baby home in 'Tamara soon'!
posted by Tamara at 3:24 PM
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