January Update

Today was our monthly call with our case worker, Beth. She didn't have much for updates except for the fact that our agency has already matched 12 Colombian children with families... this month! So it's good to hear that things are moving along and it gives me hope that we will hear something soon.

In regards to the travel, Beth told us that the average stay in-country has been right around 4 weeks. We will travel to Medellin on a Saturday, receive our child on Monday and meet with a social worker on Friday. After that, only one parent is required to stay in Colombia with the child for the remainder of the legal process. So while we were initially hoping that all 3 of us could stay in Colombia the whole time, we are now leaning towards Josh and Joey leaving after a week or 10 days. Besides the fact that I will miss my boys (and dog) terribly, I do feel comfortable staying there by myself. The only thing I am a little nervous about is the language barrier so I am going to work on learning as much Spanish as possible before we travel... it's amazing how quickly you forget it when you don't use it.

Until next time...