I guess Billy the bloginator has been slacking a bit, oh well we forgive him.  Well we have received news that Ethiopia government is changing their laws a bit, involving 2 trips to Ethiopia.  They want both parents to appear at court and bond with your baby for a week, come home without your baby for 3-6 weeks and then travel back to get your baby.  I am not too happy about this since I am 4 1/2 months pregnant and won't be able to travel until after September, if I'm able to go at all with a newborn.  Don't know what the future holds but God does.  He has had His hand on this whole process so I really can't let my FAITH begin to waiver now.  I know He wants these two babies to grow up together and that has been His plan all along.  We are getting ready to send in our dossier as soon as we update our homestudy (due to our pregnancy).  The waiting will be much harder once our dossier is sent because then we will be waiting on a picture and praying she is the right one for us.  Thanks for your prayers! 

Forward movement this week

Good news this past week. We received word that our federal fingerprinting had been approved. Then, we got our letter in the mail and sent the paperwork to Juneau for the state authentication. If all goes well, they should send it back this upcoming week and we can submit our dossier to the agency. We were told that once we send it into the agency, there is a 4-6 month average wait. However, we have learned this is only a number. Only God knows when things will happen. We were told this could happen sooner, or it could take longer. Really??!!!

So, our prayer continues to be that God will open doors and we will find His favor throughout this process. He has done amazing things and we have no doubt it will continue. We figure little Zya is not ready yet. But, when the time is right, we will be ready.