I know I keep starting the blog off this way but again I have no news. I have not heard anything from my agency regarding waiting files or anything about potential referral. This is the longest craziest process. It is so unbelievably frustrating knowing that I am ready to get my daughter into my family and Bulgaria is so SLOW!!!

I did however get Maisy's adoption done September 17th. So I have one more done and two more to go. I hope Adrian's is done at the beginning of next year. I never thought that my Bulgarian adoption would be my last adoption to take place. When I started the process they said it would take 18month from start to finish. Well it has been 2.5 years of waiting. Next year I will have to spend money to update my immigration pal artwork and homestudy. That should Be approx $1000. BOOOO!!!

Anyway
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Jessica

Still nothing

well there goes updating the blog every month 😒!!! It's hard to update an adoption blog when nothing is happening. I got Kadins adoption done in Feb and Maisy should be soon. But I have heard nothing on the internation front. My agency had twin girls that were 5 but the state of Illinois would not approve me to have that many children in my house under the age of 6. So it was back to waiting.

Many people in the facebook group have waited years for their referrals so I can't complain when I have only been waiting 18 months. I will try and keep myself busy with the four children I have and trying to find a new house.

I will try and be better about the blog bc I want to look back someday and remember the waiting, remember how hard it was.

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Jessica

January update

HI Jessica!

Just wanted to let you know I heard from our Rep and your new approval has been submitted to the Ministry.

Have a great day

I received this email January 22nd. So I have no more deadlines in the near future just waiting for my referral.

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Jessica

January update

my fingerprints came back and so did my approval from immigration. I also had to send in a yearly declaration to bulgaria that I am still committed to adopt. Well, I said in my last post that I was under a deadline and I have made it with a couple weeks to spare. I got word today that my paperwork was sent to bulgaria. YAY!!!!

The next stage is more WAITING:(

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Jessica