- Mon, Sep 24, 2007 /
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Well - we got the ICPC straightened out, and then they decided that our 6 month old homestudy had to be updated - remember that the homestudy is supposedly valid for 12 months - unless you move or change jobs - which we haven't.
So we had to contact Adopt. Int. and ask them to do an update to the HS - which they did - basically a short paragraph and new signatures, plus a $200 check. They sent it overnight Fed-Ex to the USCIS Orphan Unit. It's now been almost 3 weeks since that happened - the contact as USCIS said they didnt receive the first one sent - even though the HS agency has a verification of signature from Fed-Ex, so she overnighted a second copy to them and this time I also received a verification of delivery with signature. So, now we are waiting - yet again - for the Orphan Petition - they claim they will expedite it, they even have her picture - to let them put a face with our beautiful waiting baby.
But - I am so frustrated right now. It seems like every time we take a step forward, or feel like we are getting close to bringing Kaelynn home, something happens and we end up taking 5 steps back - that's a deficit of 4 steps - in case you're counting!
The last few weeks have been one issue after another, all having to do with our orphan petition. We have to get approval on our orphan petition so that the gov't. in Korea can issue her exit visa and our travel approval.
Meanwhile she is in Korea, getting bigger and bigger everyday - she is already crawling, and pulling up on furniture - that was a couple of months ago - she might be walking by now - we are missing so very much, and it is breaking my heart.
My baby is growing up without me. We are missing it all.
I know that we will have her for the rest of her life once she is home, but that doesn't stop the pain of missing so many of her "firsts"
I know it will happen, that she will eventually be here with us - but that day seems so, so far away at the point.
Please keep the good thought that our Orphan Petition is approved and arrives in the next couple of days, and that we get our travel approval in the next week or so!!
Thanks for reading my rant!!!