Well, we just got word that our home study for adoption #2 is completed! We were also very happy to hear that referrals are coming again from Colombia. For those of you that didn't know, there was a slow down this summer. From what I can gather with a resurgence of Colombian pride, preservation of heritage and adoption becoming more widely accepted, ICBF (Instituto Colombiano de Bienestar Familiar, the overseeing body of adoption in Colombia) was checking to make sure that private foundations (where Lucy is from) were giving Colombian families first priority to adopt Colombian children. I think ICBF is making a concerted effort to find homes for their older children as well. So needless to say we are breathing a collective sigh of relief with the recent movement!
Now we have to fill out our I600A, (application for advanced processing of Orphan petition) have that notarized and send it off to USCIS (U S Citizenship and Immigration Services). Can I just say that I HATE the word orphan! Lucy is not/was not an orphan. She was not abandoned. Her birth mom made a plan to place her for adoption because she loved her enough to want a better life for her. OK, I'm off my soap box now:)
Anyway... we continue to plug away at the adoption paperwork and hope to have a sibling for Lucy by the time she is 2. We'll see. It is in God's hands.
Lucy now has 8 teeth. She can stand by herself and has taken a few steps on her own, promptly falling on her butt of course!
She continues to be the light of our lives.
PK
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Thanks for coming by our blog, Phyllis! Tracey B. and I were just chatting about how it would be great to have an "after adoption" support group!
Lucy is adorable!! And wow - congrats on starting the paperwork for #2! That is very exciting :)
Oh - and I totally agree with your soapbox rant!
Tracy
That's so great. Congratulations on starting again. I am so excited for you.
Lucy is such a doll. She will be a great big sister.
Jean
Congratulations on another step toward 'Kernal' #2!
Kudos also for speaking about adoption language! For the record, though we will never know our daughter's birth history, we choose to believe that she was not abandoned. There is nothing haphazard about the way children are united with their families. Hope was born to be our daugher. Her mother and family made deliberate decisions about her future as well and we are all so blessed because of their love and courage.
Good soapbox topic. :)
B, R, & H
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