Our Weekend Project: Operation Closet Reno

I designed and ordered a closet unit for the baby's room. Our project over the long weekend was to install it... here are a few pictures!

The Closet Before

The Closet in Boxes

The Prep-Work

In Progress

The Closet After

We are so pleased with the results! Now we just have to start filling it!

A Disappointing Week

The process of adoption is like a roller coaster ride with the ups and downs. Last week was one of those downs. We waited all month for an update from our agency and the news was discouraging. No referrals yet. Our agency re-opened adoptions through Vietnam 6 months ago and still no referrals. One of the people we spoke to at the agency told us they don't know when to start expecting referrals. Our director is over in Vietnam now trying to get our files through faster and making the necessary connections with all the right people.

When we first started this process we were told to expect a 6-9 month wait for a referral. Once we had our dossier complete and ready to send to VN, they told us the wait would be 9-18 month. Now, after talking with our agency last week, they told us it will probably be more like a minimum of 18 months. Apparently there are 25 people ahead of us who are referral ready and 16 ahead of us waiting for IAO approval. After hearing that, there were a lot of "what ifs" going through my mind. It just seems like nothing is easy is in this process. I've been so excited about this adoption since we decided to switch to Vietnam from China - it seemed like the right thing to do after all the disappointments we had with the China route. Now this past week, it felt like the wind was taken from our sails, yet again.

I knew going into this the road wouldn't be a smooth one. I knew that there would be ups and downs. I am prepared to wait the 18+ months it may take to get our baby but I do hope that aren't too many more disappointments, I don't know how much more I can take.