We received the email we have been waiting for....Congratulations Ayres' Family, you are officially DTE (dossier to Ethiopia)!!! After four solid months of extensive paperwork we are finally where we need to be in our adoption process...waiting to be matched up with our daughter who is living half way around the world. I cannot describe how happy we are to finally be on the waiting list for our little princess.
As of today, there is a tentative waiting list that was created and continues to be updated by adoptive families within our adoption agency. As I mentioned, this list is very tentative because the only way to get on the list is to first be DTE and to also request to be placed on the list. Our adoption agency does not use this list to determine who is next in line for a child, it is only for the use of adoptive families to have a general idea of where they are in their wait compared to other families who are DTE. So just because we are one number today, doesn't mean that is exactly where we are in line compared to other families. Either way, it is a very neat to see a general idea of where we are in our wait. As of today we are 127th in line to adopt an infant girl, 89th in line to adopt a toddler between 19-47 months and lastly we are 55th in line to adopt a 4 year old little girl. Nic and I wanted to be open to adopting a child any where from newborn to 4+ years old. Our only desire is that Jaxon is the oldest child in the family. Therefore, as our wait continues it is possible that we will extend our age range possibilities. We want to be as open as possible to whatever age God has planned for our family.
Currently the waiting time frame for our adoption agency is anywhere from 30-36 months at the time of DTE. This is the average waiting period for adoptive families...it could be shorter, but it could also be longer. God knows exactly what time and date Amira will be LEGALLY an Ayres...in our hearts she already is even though we have never seen her face. That is another thing I do not think everyone knows or may not understand completely. As of today, October 18, 2013 - we have not seen Amira. We do not know what she looks like or how old she is...all we know is that she is out there somewhere living half way around the world.
At this point, realistically I do not think that we will be adopting a newborn because of the waiting period. Most families want to adopt a child when they are an infant, which explains why we are 127th in line to adopt a newborn compared to 55th in line to adopt a 4 year old. Nic and I have both been blessed to live through two infant stages and while we would be excited to bring Amira home that young, we are perfectly happy if she is not a newborn when she physically arrives in our family. I honestly believe in my heart Amira will be around the age of 4 when she arrives in our family. Based on the average waiting period of 30-36 months, that means today she could be around 1 year old.
Nic and I would like to thank everyone again for your continued support and prayers. We are so grateful to be walking along this journey with such amazing friends and family. Your prayers and words of encouragement mean so much to us.
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