We have ordered all of our documents. We actually just got our first one in the mail. I can't tell you how exciting it was to get that 1 document, but it was good! We also had our physical exam complete with an insane amount of blood work. That was some expensive blood work, too! That's about it for progress though...
We can't begin our home study until we get written permission, either from the German government or from the USCIS, that we can do this adoption. Ugh!! This was why we asked in the first place, but we were assured that everything would be fine. *sigh* I never did get a call back from the city adoption authority. Am I surprised? Not in the least. I should probably call them back and "remind" them that they were supposed to actually call me back, but I'm fairly certain that if I do that, they will simply say "no". So, at least with no phone call, I can safely say that I tried and they didn't say no....I gotta find some humor in this somewhere! My agency has emailed the German authority as well as USCIS. My brain is being all kinds of pessimistic. After all, this has NEVER been authorized before! EVER!! But, I'm trying to hold onto hope. God told us to bring this little girl home. He is capable of so much more than I can fathom, so I know that He can do this too! If we need to rock the boat a bit more, I'm all for that if that's what it takes. :-D
Speaking of rocking the boat, I actually contacted the European Union the other day to see if this was legal since almost every other European country has granted this permission to American expats. They forwarded my message to some other departments, but what I have heard back so far is that every country gets to decide its own rules about adoption. Boo!! They also sent me a link to a page with help obtaining a lawyer in case I felt I needed one. That is actually tempting, but I doubt we'll have a case. This is something bigger than the courts. This is UN big. I wonder if they could help us..... Yes, I really am serious. The more people I talk to, the bigger this issue seems. It's not just for us. There are many families being denied their right to bring another child into their homes and love. This, of course, denies those precious children the right to families and THAT is a crime!! At any rate, I will keep you posted as I hear anything. (Hopefully soon!)
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