Just in case you missed the overzealous, hey-look- new-Word-functions announcement I made earlier this evening, it is in fact true. Our dossier was sent to China Tuesday! A dossier is basically your huge file of paperwork condensed into 13 basic documents, which have been notarized, certified, and authenticated. It is what we send to China for processing. There, it will be translated and reviewed, and we will receive a log in date, hopefully in 2-3 weeks. Your log in date (LID) is what makes you official in the central authority's computer system, and we will be matched with our son or daughter based on that date, the medical needs we have indicated, and the agency's consideration of what is in the best interest of each child. Basically, it is all out of our hands now, for a good while! I love this part. Some people hate it because you are not in control anymore, but I love it. I love knowing we've done all we can and once we have LID nothing comes next but seeing our child's face!
Agencies give time estimates for matching, and I could share the current estimates...but you know what the best thing to do with matching estimates is? Toss 'em! They are based on too many variables...how fast files are coming to your agency, how those files coordinate with your age range and the special needs you are open to, how many families have LID's close to yours....it's just too much to say. We are hopeful for everything to work out to be able to travel to bring this precious one home next year, hopefully early next year!
No comments:
Post a Comment