Well, we've begun the process of adopting a child from Ethiopia! The registration has been sent and the application is just about ready to go. We've started this blog so that you can all experience the ride with us and, ultimately, celebrate with us as we go to meet our future children!
After sending in our application, we first need to do our homestudy, which will probably take several months. Then we collect the rather substantial paperwork for the dossier, which is then sent to the Ethiopian government. After our paperwork is approved, we begin the wait, which we're told will be anywhere from 12 to 24 months. (Judging by what we've seen and heard, it will probably lean closer to 24 months.)
Once we get our referral (a match to a child) we will then be waiting about 3-5 more months for the paperwork to go through the Ethiopian courts. Then off we scamper on a plane for Ethiopia to get our baby or babies, should we be lucky enough to get twins!
We're quite excited about our agency, Wide Horizons for Children, based in Waltham, Massachusetts! The information session we went to in late spring was excellent and they have a very good reputation. Check them out at http://www.whfc.org/
Glad to have you all experience the journey with us!
Love,
Trina and Ryan
