Approved!

We got word last week that our homestudy has been approved by the state! That same day it was sent back out for a "second filing," which means it goes to the US Immigration Dept. for approval. That will generate our I171-H form, which should be the last piece of paper we need to receive for our dossier to go to China! Our agency expects that to come in about 4-6 weeks.

On a discouraging note, I'm hearing rumors on the China adoption boards that the time from DTC (dossier going to China) and referral (when we're given the information on who our little girl will be) could be extended to 12-18 months. We originally were thinking we'd be traveling to get her around March of next year. If this new time frame is true, we wouldn't be traveling until possibly fall of next year. Very disheartening. Please pray with us that the process in China will speed up and we won't have to wait longer than we were already preparing to wait to bring our little girl home.