A, our ET caseworker, informed us today that we have officially been placed on waitlist. What does this mean? Elementary, my dear Watson...our dossier is now complete and has been submitted to DC for authentication. From there, our dossier will be sent to ET, translated into Amharic (the native language of ET...yay, more new words to learn), and held by the agency's in-country reps.
So now, the fun begins. Currently, families have waited for approximately four to six months on average to receive a referral. But, as we are well aware with int'l adoption, this is only an estimate. Our wait could be shorter, or longer. If all goes well, hopefully E (aka Ba - yes, since C already calls E "Ba", our DD from ET will learn that name as well) will receive a wonderful birthday present in March 2009 (but, we are open to that wonderful call coming earlier, ya' know...).
Unlike our last adoption journey, we now have C to keep us preoccupied and entertained. There is nothing better than the giggles of a three year old to brighten your life after a long day of teaching. We look forward to growing our family to four and know our DD will be united with us, when the time is right!
