2 years, 5 months & still waiting

and waiting...and waiting. We are officially logged in with our China adoption paperwork March 29, 2006. We have been waiting all this time. Actually, we've waited longer because the entire paperwork process took many months to complete. It included so many forms, taking physicals, home studies, fingerprints (which we've done twice because they expire after so long)

and shuffling paper to and from the Gladney Center and different government agencies for proper approvals and notaries.

We never expected the wait to be this long. At the time of our filing, the process was taking about 10-12 months. We would have looked at other options had we known. Although, waiting has had some benefits. We have been able to save more money for the trip and will have everything ready when we bring our little girl home!

We'll keep you posted...but we're still waiting for now.

Huggles,
Deana

p.s. KittyBitty is now taking some medicine and is meowing and moving around a lot better. I tried to hand-feed a treat to her today, but she just licked it. Later on, I saw her go into the kitchen and eat a few treats from her treat bowl! I was so happy to see her eating on her own.