Moving Along...

It's a new week...a week of change and excitement for our family! First off, we heard word from our Caseworker that our Immigration processor is willing to expedite us through!!! So, as soon as it hits her desk, she will approve us same day (assuming there are no errors in the documents of course)! So, hopefully we'll receive approval by next week. Then there's an Article 5 that needs to go off to Colombia, and that should take 3-14 days to process...then we go to Chicago to get our visas and travel! We remain very hopeful to be in Colombia by Thanksgiving!!

We learned a few more things about Caroline and Marta... Los Pisingos has begun the process to prepare the girls to meet us. Obviously, Marta has no concept of this yet, but, Caroline does. We are told she is proud to show off the photo album we sent to her of her new familia! Every day she has a short session with a psychologist talking about us, going through the gifts we sent, etc. For being an institution Los Pisingos does a great job caring for their kids, even in tough financial times. Caroline also goes to a government run preschool called "Safe Haven" everyday. The institution runs a very structured day. Caroline's schedule begins at 6 am and ending at 7 pm, with a 3 hour nap/rest time each day. Marta is still not walking or crawling, but, we learned she has begun to scoot around on her bottom. She is a fussy little eater, preferring to just have milk...which will make for great bonding time for us, feeding her bottles (all " age appropriate rules" you throw out when you are building trust with your new little ones- she may have bottles for a long time)! They are very forward letting us know that she has definite "institutional delay" but feel she is going to thrive in a family! It has been a gift to be able to learn a few more things about our girls as we wait for them!

It is also MOVE WEEK! Here we come 28 E Central! Our condo lease is up the end of the month, so, we are going to begin to move this weekend! Our home (addition) is not finished yet, but, the rest of the space is very livable...carpet going in today. It is going to be wonderful to settle in the next week or two. I honestly can't believe that the time is here. It has been a labor of love (ok labor for John, love for me)...it is going to be such an amazing street to live on and raise our family. This last year has been quite the ride...and the journey keeps movin' along...