Stamp of Approval

We got our CIS approval in the mail on Friday!!! It was 4:45pm, I get the the mail box and it has finally arrived! At that moment I realized that we only had 15 minutes to make it to FedEx before the notary leaves. Then we would have to wait until Monday...ugh. So, we drive as quickly as possible, get the form notarized, and get it all mailed to KBS Dossier. Whew! We are so excited because now we will get to be put on the waiting list. One more step closer to our next baby. We should be officially on the waiting list this week! I will post baby name as soon as we get to that point.

Collette is so ready for a new baby. She prays for "Our new baby" every night before she goes to bed. What a great big sister she is. Dakota, on the other hand, still has no idea what is to come. Hopefully he will be a great big brother, as well.

Family Pics

Here are some family pics that we had done recently! These are a few of my favorites. I am so excited about how they turned out. The problem I have now is deciding which ones to order.

Sorry It's been so long since I have updated this. We got our fingerprints done and now we are waiting on CIS approval. We are so close to the waiting list!

Update

All of our documents have been authenticated without any glitches! All we are waiting on right now is the CIS approval. We are so close to the waiting list...I can feel it! Check back the first part of June because that is when I am estimating us being on the list.

I Did It!!!

Dakota is not my talkative child by any means. He can say Dada, Mama, dog, ball, but mostly he points and says "da". So I was shocked today when he looked at me and said "I did it!" I thought maybe I was hearing things, but a few seconds later he said it again. This time my friend, Carie, heard him and confirmed that she heard the same thing. Later this evening I was telling Troy the story and not 10 minutes later Dakota says it again! So, I had to try and get it on film. This video is him saying "I did it!" Fair warning though, it is toward the end of the almost 2 minute video. So please wait for it...you will know when you hear it. The boy has been holding out on us. I am so proud that he can talk!

Fingerprinting...at last

We have a date set for our fingerprinting. It is May 20th! Does anyone remember how long it takes to get CIS approval after the fingerprinting? I would like an idea of how much longer, roughly, until we are on the waiting list. I can see the light at the end of the paper tunnel!!! We are so ready to be on the waiting list. As soon as we are on the list I will post and let you know what we are going to name the baby. Yes, we already have a mane because I need to be able to all this kid something before we know what it is. We did this when we were pregnant with Dakota. We had decided that we were not going to find out what we were having until he was born. So instead we picked out a name that we liked and could use for either a boy or a girl. It made the not finding out a whole lot easier because we had a name that the baby could go by. We are kind of using the same thought process for this one. If we have a name then the transition and wait will be a lot easier for us and the kiddos. So, stay tuned to for us to announce waitlist and our little one's name!

Easter Fun

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The Long and Winding Road...of Adoption

We have been Gladney approved! All of our paperwork for Glsdney is done. Our homestudy should be in the hands of the state. All of our dossier paperwork is in the mail and should be to KBS Dossier early next week. Now we have to wait on state, CIS, approval and finger printing for CIS. Then we are on to the wait list!!!! Troy and I are so excited to be mostly done with the paperwork. There were several documents that were such a pain to get completed. Oh well, we are just happy to be where we are in the process. We will keep you updated as to when we get CIS approval.