A little bird . . .

I have a little bird from whom I occasionally get a bit of news.  Here is what the bird wrote.

“We were told last week that six families have received referrals (all for boys) and that another four referrals (2 boys and 2 girls) are in process. We were told that none of the referrals were for us (presumably we are third on the list for girls). For the six families that have received referrals, we were told that they just filed their USCIS forms in the past couple of weeks, which means it can be 60 days from there that they get approval. It looks like at best those families will be traveling in july, but that is just our guess.”

Presumably we are second on the list for girls.  But there is no need to get excited yet.  Earlier in the year, from a different bird, I found out that a child meant for us was hospitalized and later classified as unsuitable for international adoption due to the seriousness of the illness.  Part of me wishes that I had been consulted on what was “suitable”, but that is not part of the process.  

In the best of scenarios, the earliest we would travel is now August.  The good part is that we can go ahead and make plans and enjoy summer.  The bad part, if we don’t complete travel prior to the start of classes this Fall I may have to give up teaching for another semester.