I am just so excited this morning! And also a bit nervous! Our new agency is really working hard in helping us get everything expedited so we can get our son home! The paperwork is so overwhelming, to say the least. You would think I would be used to it by now, since we have completed two adoptions and already completed all the paperwork for our previous agency for Nick’s adoption. But a lot of things have expired since it was all submitted to Russia. So, we have to redo most of it. And also the region where Nick is has to have certain things that other regions do not require. It is a major undertaking! But Nick makes it ALL worthwhile.

Susan, our social worker, will be here this coming Tuesday to do another home study as ours expired in January! We always look forward to seeing her though. She has become a part of our family since we have had so much contact with her over these past five years. She has done all our home studies, updates, and all our post placement reports on Elijah. She probably knows as much and maybe more about us than our own families! The interviews are pretty detailed and intimate! Susan is very easy to talk to so that helps so much. We consider her a dear friend.

I could write for hours today but this isn’t getting the paperwork done! I will try and write each day now. Until yesterday I had not posted in several months. I just did not have the heart to do so. Each time I would try to write a post I would cry. I was discouraged, to say the least because it just seemed we were not getting anything accomplished toward bringing Nick home. But now I am feeling very confident that he will be here soon. Please keep us and Nick in your prayers. Also, please pray for our agency workers and for the Russian officials so that all goes smoothly.

God bless you all!

Wendi

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