And Waiting.....

We were notified that our dossier had been sent to the region of Taraz, Kazakhstan on October 30, 2008. In fact, that was the eve of our move to Minneapolis! I was so excited, but I couldn't even look up Taraz on the internet because we had already cancelled our phone and internet service=) The next month was taken up with the move and getting settled in, not to mention locating a new homestudy agency so that we could get an update and finding a new physician to do our updates for our medicals. We learned that we would most likely be traveling at the end of January or early February! We made plans for Quentin's sister to come and stay with the girls while we travelled to Kazakhstan. Christmas came and we had a wonderful time in our new home with family who came to visit.

January moved kind of slow=) Then towards the end of January we were told our travel would be delayed till end of March or early April. This really messed up our plans for the girls! Quentin's sister was due to have her second baby towards the end of April. We really didn't want her to be away from her own home so close to her due date. So we decided to send our youngest (almost 2) to her and send our 2 oldest to my sister and mom in Idaho. They would go to school there. Well, then came another delay, so now we are told it will most likely be mid-April before we travel. So now all 3 girls will head to Idaho. When we return from Kazakhstan I will join the girls there and wait for our 2nd trip to Taraz. We figured the girls can then finish the school year in Idaho. They are thrilled with the plan as they get to stay at their Aunt and Uncle's house and be totally spoiled by Grandma=) Our youngest is going to have her first experience with daycare=) Thank goodness she isn't so glued to me as she used to be.

We are hoping for no more delays, even though travelling this summer would be a lot easier for us=) We just really, really want to get over there and find our little girl! It is going to be incredibly difficult leaving her there when we return. I am finding the thought of leaving my 3 girls here difficult enough. I imagine I will feel pulled in two directions=) It will be so nice when we are ALL together!