Yesterday we received news from our agency, Adoption Ark, that although our paper work was received in Aqtobe, that region now may have a wait of a few months. So this was obviously a bit of a downer.
But we really do feel AA and Alla are doing their best on all of this for us and the situation will resolve itself. We are adjusting our expectations on travel times to be a bit farther out now (May or June?), although honestly we wouldn't be shocked, given the uncertainty of the entire process, to get a surprise call in April saying for us to come right away. Seems you just never know what to expect with this process.
Good news though is that Alla, our coordinator, is traveling to Kaz on 3/31 and will be there for a week or two. At that time she will meet with regional adminstrators from both Aqtobe and Ust-Kamenogorsk, a different region in the far East of Kaz. There is a chance that we may be able to switch to that region, where Alla feels that the timeframe might be shorter. So - we therefore look forward to getting more clarity in early to mid April when Alla makes here trip to Kaz.
We are still pushing ahead with paperwork so we're ready to go, just in case we go sooner rather than later.
Until next time,
-Dan, Allison & the boys
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This is so frustrating for you! I do hope that you hear word soon. Cool that Alla will be there on 3/31!
We're also with AA and getting ready to travel. If you shoot me an email I'll send you an invite to our blog. Ruley@tampabay.rr.com
Hey,
We were with AA and Alla was great to work with.
Any delays are always frustrating, however you seem to have a handle on it that you are preparing for the possibility of the phone call saying you need to go and go now. Very smart!!
Kristan
Hi guys,
So sorry to hear that things are in limbo. Your news is very interesting to me in that we were assigned to Aqtobe shortly after you. We are with LMI, but I wonder if we should expect delays or a region change too.
D&A,
Thanks for keeping the blog. Laurie and I are keeping you in our thoughts and prayers - sanity and safety throughout for all of you. It is nice to know there is some fabric of a network out there for those going through similar things. It's got to be comforting.
We're hoping to get out your way in the coming months. We'll keep an eye here and if you have enough advance notice on any upcoming travel, we'll try and make sure we don't miss seeing you.
In the meantime, the best advice a wise old uncle can give is not to focus on any date, but just know you'll eventually prevail. It helps keep perspective and reduces stress! :-) (But you two are already amazing at that)
Love ya.
Pete, Laurie & gang
There are so many ups and downs in the adoption world. glad you have a great coordinator that will be working to get you a new region!! We traveled to the Almaty region last year a brought home a beautiful baby girl. If you want an invite to our blog email me at
bssegebarth@aol.com
Stacy
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