Bop Bop.... Chikachikahhhhhhh...Do Bop Bop.....Chikachikah!

The title comes from the sounds in a song from "Ferris Bueler's Day Off" (okay, so I'm spelling that wrong).... anyway - the song always make me smile and there is definitely reason to smile today................... drum roll...............................



WE ARE DTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yes, ladies and gentlemen - our paperwork has been authenticated and it is on the FedEx bus, train, plane, boat... whatever - it's headed ETHIOPIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Duni Zenaye (director of AWAA's Ethiopia program) sent an email this afternoon stating,

"Your authenticated dossier has been mailed to Ethiopia today!....As you track your dossier, please keep a couple of things in mind. First of all, do not be worried if the package makes stops in European or other countries for long periods of time. This is normal, and I've seen this happen often..."

Hoping our dossier doesn't stop for too long during it's travels.

Billy and I are headed out for a date night of celebration. 6 months of paperwork are headed over the ocean to determine who our little Aria is! I think that justifies some fattening cheesecake!

At this time - the wait for an infant girl (from DTE to referral) is 7-9 months. It is possible that this wait will increase because so many people turned in their dossiers in the months of February, March and April... but hopefully it will not lengthen. Once we have a referral (the pic of our baby girl and her health info) we will travel 8-12 weeks later to received her in ET!

Time of possible referral (subject to change): Jan - March.
Time of possible travel (also subject to change): March - May

We could be less than a year away from embracing our sweet little girl!

I'll keep you posted on our dossier's international travels!
Cindy