paperwork

So I want to share something really quick with everyone.  Friends and family keep asking "why does it take so long to adopt"?  Well there is A LOT of paperwork that needs to be obtained.  Some of this paperwork can't be done until other paperwork is in.  Some of the information has to be ordered.  Then it has to be notarized.  Well here is a picture (hopefully I can download it) of the paperwork that i had to obtain.  Like I said in my last post I sent it all in to my Dossier specialist who is reviewing it.  She states that it is all good, which is amazing.  My next step is getting paperwork ready for USCIS (United States homeland Security), which is another approval process.  I should be able to send this off next week and it take 4-6 weeks to get back the approval form for international adoption.  I need the approval form to take to Ethiopia in order for my child to be able to enter the United States. 

more later
jessica