Embassy...oh Embassy.....

Not much has been going on around here as far as our adoption is concerned. To bring you up to speed....

• We took our first trip to Ethiopia in July for a court date of JULY 31st!! (She is officially ours!)
• We came home and waited for paperwork to be completed in order to get submitted to Embassy. (paperwork took 5 weeks to be completed...one week added for passport mistake)
• We were "Submitted to Embassy" on September 4th (the U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia has our file and after they review it, we will "clear" Embassy and be allowed to bring Jordyn home.
• The U.S. Embassy is pretty backed up right now with files as well as training a new staff, so we have been waiting for almost 4 weeks at this point for them to review our case. (In the past, this process took 1 week. UGH!!! Embassy.)   :(  

We are REALLY missing our little girl!!! This past 9 weeks has been longer than we expected, but I am thankful to have received a few pictures of our daughter along the way. She is in such good hands at the transition house, but it is time for her to come HOME.

There are several families that are in the "post court" waiting period. Pray with me that God would open doors for ALL of these kids to all come home quickly!!! We are HOPING and expecting for our file to be opened THIS week. Please pray that happens and that the last steps taken by the U.S. Embassy are uneventful. We would hope to bring her home in the next couple of weeks!!!

Also, please keep Jordyn in your prayers as coming home with us will be a very new and possibly fearful experience for her. She is close to 11 months old now and has only seen us a handful of times. I am praying that she feels our love and just knows that we are Mom, Dad, and big brothers right away. :)