Much better

We got some reassuring news today about the new requirements for TB testing.

http://ethiopia.usembassy.gov/tb_testing.html

I cried. My despair and angst are gone. I am again filled with hope that we will not be delayed for this reason anyway in getting to our daughter. I looked right at my daughter's face today and cried. I can't wait to hold her in my arms and knowing this info brought my fears to rest.

There is still the issue of Embassy appointments being assigned to agencies every other week. I have been assured that if an agency needs more than 20 appointments per month they can request additional dates as needed in advance.

So now I just need to get on a plane and get back to the US before May 20th. That is the date our CIS fingerprints expire. I am sending in the request to ask for our one time refingerprinting on Monday. Our CIS office won't let you request to be refingerprinted until 60 days prior to the expiration date so hence I have had to wait. I sincerely hope we won't need to use these new prints. That is were a delay could occur. Getting our fingerprints from Milwaukee to the National Visa Center and then to the Embassy in Addis Ababa could be a timely process. We have hope as the Milwaukee office was quick the first time so we are hopeful we won't run into any issues.

On a side note there are some families in the adoption world that are having a tough time right now. I don't know the specifics of all of the issues but just that there are issues and it is causing a lot of heartache and delay. Please keep these families in your prayers. Hearing bits and pieces of stories makes me VERY grateful we chose and stuck with the agency we did.