Finally!
We have reached the end of our dossier journey. We received word that our papers arrived safe and sound to the WACAP office and everything looks to be in perfect order! Now, they are being shipped to Washington State for authorization (which should take a few days) and then by the end of next week will be shipped off to Washington DC for authorization (that should take 1-2 weeks). Then.....off to THAILAND!!!!!!!! In less than a month our papers will be flying across the ocean and into the hands of the Thai Red Cross. I've been doing a lot of thinking about the timeline of events and the age of the child and all that stuff - and perhaps I'm just getting really excited about the forward movement we are making, but I'm starting think we have a really good chance of not having as long a wait as predicted. Let me explain......
As explained to us, there is a really long wait in the "infant" program (the one we are in) because of a few factors 1)not a large number of children to pull from, 2)girls take longer and many families request girls, and 3)many families request "as young as possible" (meaning as close to 12 months old as possible). Well, see here's the thing - we have not requested a girl or "young" - and that increases our odds of a shorter wait. But - if I analyze this even more (probably over anyalyze and theorize and I still might be completely wrong) it seems like we are will to accept a child that others won't or can't. See, if you are an older couple you are not eligible for "infants" (which means 2 and under) - so I'm thinking there might be a handful of kids that are too old for the "young" requests and too young for the older couples! That's where we come in! We have no problem bringing home a 2 year old - we kinda expected it. The only think we have to wait for is Ian's 3rd birthday (because Thailand requires an 11 month age difference between siblings) and then all the 2 years olds would be available to us. As of next month, he's 2.5 years old and then we are eligiable for any 18 month olds! PERFECT! It seems so confusing in my ramblings, but I really think this is going to work towards our advantage and we will not have to wait nearly as long as we think/thought we would.
I'm just really excited about all this and feel a renewed rush of energy towards the entire process at the moment. Once we know for sure our Dossier has been pre-approved (which will take 2-4 months after they receive it) we will start our education process - learning some Thai, taking some cooking classes, and exploring more of the cultural areas in Chicagoland. It really feels like we are on the road to somewhere!
As explained to us, there is a really long wait in the "infant" program (the one we are in) because of a few factors 1)not a large number of children to pull from, 2)girls take longer and many families request girls, and 3)many families request "as young as possible" (meaning as close to 12 months old as possible). Well, see here's the thing - we have not requested a girl or "young" - and that increases our odds of a shorter wait. But - if I analyze this even more (probably over anyalyze and theorize and I still might be completely wrong) it seems like we are will to accept a child that others won't or can't. See, if you are an older couple you are not eligible for "infants" (which means 2 and under) - so I'm thinking there might be a handful of kids that are too old for the "young" requests and too young for the older couples! That's where we come in! We have no problem bringing home a 2 year old - we kinda expected it. The only think we have to wait for is Ian's 3rd birthday (because Thailand requires an 11 month age difference between siblings) and then all the 2 years olds would be available to us. As of next month, he's 2.5 years old and then we are eligiable for any 18 month olds! PERFECT! It seems so confusing in my ramblings, but I really think this is going to work towards our advantage and we will not have to wait nearly as long as we think/thought we would.
I'm just really excited about all this and feel a renewed rush of energy towards the entire process at the moment. Once we know for sure our Dossier has been pre-approved (which will take 2-4 months after they receive it) we will start our education process - learning some Thai, taking some cooking classes, and exploring more of the cultural areas in Chicagoland. It really feels like we are on the road to somewhere!
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