Setback

I haven't updated in a long while, and I have two reasons for that: a) no developments and b) frustration.

On February 4, I received desperate Facebook messages from my adoption friend Carly asking if I had seen the latest news on the Facebook Congo Adoption Families group. No, I hadn't, it was the middle of the school day, but I checked right them and learned some bad news: effective immediately, the US Embassy would be adding a 3-6-month-long investigation period on to the end of each DRC adoption by Americans. Carly found out later that her adoption had been grandfathered in. Her husband was able to pick up their sweet baby boy a week ago, and I am so excited for them! He is thriving in his new home in Montana!

The Boltons, on the other hand, were not so lucky. We missed the cut off for being grandfathered in by one week. We thought we would be traveling to pick up our kiddos in March, and now we have no idea when it will be. Anywhere from May to August of 2013. As you can imagine, this was quite depressing news. We were very upset at first and so frustrated, but upon realizing there was nothing we could do, we just decided to stop buying things for the babies, to stop thinking about it so much, and, in true Bolton fashion, to take a trip. My mom, dad, and I are headed to the Bahamas tomorrow, and we could only be happier about it if we were being joined by our two kiddos. Next year...