2 Months...Time Frame Changes...and Education....

Well, it has been two months since DTV (documents to Vietnam)!! ... and, our agency has just adjusted the time frames expected again... (In all fairness they have always told us the time frames are subject to change...but it is still frustrating not knowing what is going on).

From what I understand the overall time frame has not changed, but the timing of the components of the process have. The agency is now saying that it will be 6-12 months from DTV before we get the referral (the picture and medical report identifying the child) and that permission to travel will take only 30 days. So, to apply that to our situation...we could expect referral between the end of August '07 and the end of February '08.

Guess we will just keep waiting, since there does not appear to be anything that we can do to change anything anyway:)

In other process news, I am attending adoption classes from 10-3 this Saturday (Nate has a choir concert this weekend, so he is going to watch a DVD of the training later...can't miss dress rehearsal...even if it does mean watching a VERY long DVD), and we have another day of training on the Vietnam program in particular in May. So, I will keep you posted on any learnings...or timing changes...or whatever.

Meanwhile, I am having a great time with the quilt project. Click here to check out all the beautiful squishes!

Congrats to Jess and Adam!

Nate and I were both in Jess and Adam's wedding this weekend, and it was a beautiful day! The weather was gorgeous, and all of the pieces came together. They had a lot of special touches including 1000 paper cranes that they had made for the occasion! They also included candles for new life in their ceremony and lit one for the child that we will adopt!:) Congrats and all the best to them!

We do not have any news on status of things in Vietnam...just waiting. As you can see from the ticker below, it has been about two months... Meanwhile, I continue to gather baby items. I am currently coveting a Svan high chair in espresso color. Click here to see a picture.

Also, we have been getting so many gorgeous squishes from family, friends, and other adoptive families throughout the US. Click here to see them or go to the link at the right of this page.

Diaper Bag and Other Baby Items...

Last night was ICADV (Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence) inaugural auction event. Since I had served on the event committee with friends, I attended ready to bid on all the fun items in the auction.

I ended up buying quite a few baby related items. Including a cute gender-neutral (so that Nate can wear it too!) diaper bag by ju ju be. Click here to see it. I also got hawkeye colored baby items and other cute baby gear!

The event was a lot of fun!

March Meeting with Agencies Licensed n Vietnam

Although I have not heard any info from our agency, there is an interesting post on AdoptionBuzz that details some Vietnam adoption process changes that were apparently discussed at a meeting of licensed agencies in late March.

It appears from the post on Adoptionbuzz that there may be increased checks that the US embassy will undertake with respect to health of the children and agreements between agencies and orphanages. It also appears that there will be increased requirements on the amount of time that children that are abandoned must stay in orphanages (60 days) and stricter checks around public notification of abandonment.

Not sure whether that will impact us or our time line...

Meanwhile, we continue to get squishes for our quilt project. To see them go to our quilt blog at www.quiltofsquishes.blogspot.com.