Keep your head above water

What a month!!  The title of this post is a line from an Alexi Murdoch song that says "keep your head above water but don't forget to breathe" which is how I've felt much of the month.  Adoption is SUCH a crazy, crazy roller coaster.  I knew that in my head before we ever started the process but hadn't yet realized it in my heart.  VERY different animals.  After weeks of waiting, my fingerprints were approved!!  The technician had told me that she didn't think they would be accepted so I was shocked and very relieved to be approved!  There were also some VERY tense weeks in March regarding adoption as a whole from Ethiopia.  They announced that they would be dropping from processing 40 orphans a day to 5 per day!! This was going to likely push our adoption time line from months into the years category.  Luckily, that only lasted about a week before they began averaging 40 again.  Ethiopia has also appointed a new director of adoptions at MOWA (ministry of women's affairs).  Again, time will tell but our agency has reassured us that they feel like this is a positive thing.  The in country staff know her and think things will only change for the better.  After a month of feeling like we took one hit after another, we've had a full week with one blessing after another.  It feels like life is falling back into place.  The best news of all .......today, we were officially placed on the wait list for our baby girl!!!  Our joy is through the roof.