Victoria heard from Svetlana today.
The good news is that the judge accepted our dossier and issued Sveta the approval to begin collecting Julianna's paperwork for the adoption! Praise God!
The bad news is that NizhniyNovgorod region has a NEW hoop to jump. We (Kenny and I) will each have to see a panel of 8 Russian doctors before our medical will be cleared for our adoption process. It seems other regions have had this rule for some time...and now Nizhniy has jumped on the band wagon. I have visions of women and men in white coats, dirty needles, and back rooms. I also have advised Kenny that I think he should forgo his pride and take Sveta in with him as his translator! :) Of course this entire doctor visit issue will add cost onto our adoption, too.
Tomorrow we go to the first summer swim meet...it looks like Julianna won't be here for any of them at the rate we are going! As Sister Rita said, "We can storm heaven with prayer" in hopes that our process will allow us to go to Russia in July avoiding the August vacation month. If we miss the July timeframe, we won't be going until September. Let the rain, thunder. lightening, and wind and Hail Marys begin, Sister!
The good news is that the judge accepted our dossier and issued Sveta the approval to begin collecting Julianna's paperwork for the adoption! Praise God!
The bad news is that NizhniyNovgorod region has a NEW hoop to jump. We (Kenny and I) will each have to see a panel of 8 Russian doctors before our medical will be cleared for our adoption process. It seems other regions have had this rule for some time...and now Nizhniy has jumped on the band wagon. I have visions of women and men in white coats, dirty needles, and back rooms. I also have advised Kenny that I think he should forgo his pride and take Sveta in with him as his translator! :) Of course this entire doctor visit issue will add cost onto our adoption, too.
Tomorrow we go to the first summer swim meet...it looks like Julianna won't be here for any of them at the rate we are going! As Sister Rita said, "We can storm heaven with prayer" in hopes that our process will allow us to go to Russia in July avoiding the August vacation month. If we miss the July timeframe, we won't be going until September. Let the rain, thunder. lightening, and wind and Hail Marys begin, Sister!