Time keeps on Ticking, Ticking, Ticking... into the future

I did not realize how long it had been since our last post.   As the title of this post states, time just keeps on ticking.  It is time for us to update our fingerprints, get a new home study done, and we will update our I600A before September.   I was hoping we would be at the point of filing our I600 but we are not yet.  We are still in IBESR.  We did communicate with the director of our orphanage and she states that a transition team is working on several of the cases that are stuck and hopefully we can find out where we are and what is taking so long.   With the laws changing we are not sure if we will need dispensation still or if it will go straight to the court system once it exits.   We are one of those families who were in process when the country of Haiti converted to a Hague country, but we are going to be grandfathered in the process.  It is all very confusing.

We skyped with the boys last Sunday and as usual they were very busy during the session.  Davidson has a hard time sitting still and that is surprising sense he is the one not walking very well yet.   Cherdinor will wave, smile and talk with us but you can tell he is shy.   They love to see pictures of themselves, look at their bedroom and see the animals that we have.

I was watching a movie last night and it had this following quote in it from and unknown author.

"Childbirth is an act of nature, adoption is an act of God"  ---- author unknown.

This has deep meaning to my family in so many ways.   Right now it seems that God is going to have to take action just to get them over here. 

The good thing is that we plan to go down to Haiti in May to conduct a week long mobile medical clinic.   After we are finished with the clinic, we plan to spend three days with our boys.   Cherdinor is going have a Birthday during that time and we will have a party with them for their birthday, and it will be our first ever birthday party with them.  We have a hotel reserved that has a swimming pool so we can play and bond with them as much as we can for three days.  I will try to take lots of pictures to post.  Bonding is an important part of this process.


One of the children in our orphanage died last week and we feel for the family that was trying to adopt them.  We send them our prayers.  It brought back memories of when Paul David died when we were trying to adopt him.  There is always fear and sadness in this process.  We are ready to experience some of the joy!!  We keep on praying and the clock keeps on ticking.

I will leave you with recent updated pictures.

 

Cherdinor, March 2014

 

Davidson, March 2014