Update

I haven't updated in a long time.  We heard from Sr. M this week.  They did the medical reporting on the girls.  Unfortunately, T. has sickle cell trait.  From my understanding she is a carrier.  She has never been sick and Sr. M was quite shocked to learn of this as she had been tested prior with negative results.  Neither of is very concerned about it for now.  Also, our dossier has arrived. The nuns have been contacted by DSW and due diligence has been started.  As the Sr.s have no paperwork on our girls this could take quite a while.  So, first up is the girls' birth certificates.  They will have to go to court to get them.  It is always so nice to hear from Sr. M.  It makes things a little more real and likely to happen.  When we don't hear for a while,  there is a feeling of detachment from the whole situtation.  Hopefully, the DSW will contact us soon and we will receive a proposal.

A Few Things

First off,  I finished Ray Guarendi's book.  It was great.  He is simple and to the point.  He doesn't make mountains out of molehills.  If you are considering adoption, it is well worth the read .  One thing he says is that the longer you wait to adopt the less likely it will happen. There is definitely something to be said for momentum.  When I look at my Lilypie sticker, I realize that it has been a month since we started and  we don't have much to show for it.  For me, this is a little discouraging.  Before we went on  holidays, I was so excited and motivated and now there is a bit of a lull.  However, we have done some paperwork like criminal record checks, reference letters.  Once we meet with the social worker, I think things will pick up a little, at least psychologically.