USCIS backlog for getting our I800A approved is backlogged. According to a woman in the know whose timeline for adopting her daughter is similar to ours, we probably won’t get an officer until sometime in March. They got our paperwork in late December. I know that God’s plans are not frustrated. This wait is not wasted. Trying to convince my impatient heart of that!
(By the way, that woman in the know, Shelley, is fund-raising to be able to bring home their daughter! Her husband sews (well) and is making all kinds of cool stuff.)
Hi Rachel,
I just found your blog through the RR yahoo group and realized once I got here that I’ve been here before – I recognize your little guy through my agency’s waiting children portal! Did you find him through RR or through the agency? We are adopting through the agency and are just now trying to set up with RR to fundraise through them – our little guy was listed as Kody there. He doesn’t have DS, but a different syndrome. We are waiting on I800A and working on the dossier – just a couple weeks behind Shelley – I’ve been following them avidly too!
Anyway, if you have time to answer a couple questions, I’d be thankful. I see that you are adopting from the same country as us but are not naming that country. We were not aware of any requirement not to say where we’re adopting from – is there one?! I see that other people use “EE” on their blogs but I thought they were all Ukrainian adoptions and that was a restriction specific to that country. Our dossier notes only said to be careful not to talk negatively about the country (I thought). If the country we’re adopting has the same restriction, I’ve got some blog-editing to do! :/
Also, I see that you do post pictures of your sweet boy, which we’ve been told not to yet. Maybe that’s an agency restriction and not a country restriction? This privacy thing is so tricky to navigate!
Anyway, congratulations, and all the best with your adoption journey!
God bless,
Jodi
Hi Jodi!
My understanding is that we’re “allowed” to mention the country we’re adopting from, but that it can draw unwanted criticism from certain groups/trolls that are out there. Definitely it’s not a good idea to post negative comments about the country we’re adopting from, so I thought I’d just leave it anonymous so that I don’t have to stress about it.
About posting pictures… I never asked! So I don’t know! Maybe I’m not supposed to? It’s a bit too late for that, now! Perhaps I can get away with it since I have the country anonymous. I’ll have to look into that.
I saw your little guy on RR and read the post on your site about seeing “your” guy waiting on RR. So glad he is matched with you and all is well!