Dossier almost complete!

We received our I-171 H document in the mail yesterday! This is the final document that we needed to complete our dossier! We have already gotten it notarized, and will be getting it county certified and apostilled on Monday. That along with our first payment to have our dossier translated....and that's it! We have been hoping to get the finances together to send that 1st payment by August 1st...and it looks like we will!

I spoke to our agency rep today from St. Louis, and they will be sending the dossier over to Moscow on August 3rd. It will be translated over there. So, as of Monday when I send out these final two documents our dossier will be complete! Woohoo! Not only that, but after August 3rd, it will be in Russia getting translated. It's hard to believe, but I guess now the waiting really will begin.

We have requested our desire to adopt a sibling group of two girls under the age of 4 years old, or twins. Because of this our dossier will stay in Moscow until a sibling group is identified in a region, and then it will be forwarded onto that region. Our estimated wait time will most likely be over a year. So, be prepared with us for a long wait. I know though, that this is in God's hands, and His timing is perfect. We'll keep you posted on how we are preparing, what we are learning and lots more throughout this process.... Thanks for praying with us and walking with us along this journey.

Chris and Jackie