Making Progress

Sorry for the lack of posts lately. We have been extremely busy (volleyball season, work, preparations, etc.). However, we have made some progress recently...which is exciting!

First and foremost, we finally got the documents that we were waiting on! We expected them about a week after we got home. However, it was more like a month after we got home! The documents were the official documents that indicate that we would like to adopt Mischa. They included his medicals and we also had to indicate what we would like to officially name him. We completed everything, had them notarized, got them apostilled in downtown Chicago and mailed them off! Originally, we were told that we could plan on our 2nd trip being about 4 months after our first trip. However, with the delay in the documents, we have been told that it might be longer. We are still praying that it will be sometime around late November or early December....but we have no control on when this might actually happen. We really don't want to wait until after the New Year! We want to bring Mischa home so badly! Plus, in Russia, their holidays are mostly in January...so judges take nearly the whole month off. Therefore, if we don't get him December, it will likely be February....... We really hope that we get him before then......

In the meantime, we have set up his bedroom and got a few more items for the little guy. It's so much fun to look at things for him. His bedroom has a baseball theme. He has MLB sheets and comforter.

It is starting to get harder lately with the waiting. At first, it wasn't too bad because we had just been in Russia. However, now, we find ourselves watching his video more often and missing him more and more.

We know that everything will happen with God's perfect timing...so we have confidence in this. Look at how far God has guided us! There's no reason to doubt His perfect will and His always perfect timing.

Thanks again for keeping up with our journey. It's been a whirlwind, that's for sure! We'll post again when we have some more news! Take Care and God Bless.