it's a girl :)

we received a surprise phone call today... we passed court :)
more words later... for now, our daughter.

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ditto.

didn't pass again.
same reason.

there is a chance we could pass on monday,
with a faxed copy of the needed document.
but i'm not holding my breath.

next court date:
June 8th.

i am so done with this.

didn't pass.

we didn't pass court today.

i really wasn't surprised...
but still incredibly disappointed.

we have a new court date scheduled for
May 21st.

all of our paperwork looked good, MOWA gave their letter of recommendation, her birth mother was in court, and gave her testimony...

but
her circumstances have changed since she relinquished our daughter,
so the judge is requiring an update of her file.

this means that the paperwork needs to be changed, and sealed on the local level, and then delivered to Addis, to the courts for approval.

our agency was fairly certain that 11 days was plenty of time to get these things done... so we are hopeful for the 21st.

the judge is NOT requiring a new letter from MOWA... which is super nice :)
only the update, and we are good to go.

so
a new countdown begins

the sweetest sound

i heard it.

her voice

we were blessed by a woman who traveled to Ethiopia on a missions trip,
she contacted me, and offered to take our sweet girl a package.

when she returned home,
she told me that she had a little video clip too...

we have received a few videos from those delivering packages for us before,
it is always so fun to see her moving, living.

but this time,
they asked her to say a few words...
and she did.

"thank you, mommy, daddy."

and i played it, and played it, and played it,
until i knew the sound deep in my heart.

seven.

the number of days until our court date in Ethiopia.

i am trying not to get my hopes up,
as 50 percent of families don't pass on the first try.

but it's not working very well.

they are high.
i want to pass.

the end.