Here we are again, another DTEversary! Today marks 8 months our paperwork has been in Ethiopia. The past month has also included another increase to the expected wait time for referral (3rd increase since we started). The wait is now 18-24 months after DTE...could this be the last increase? Maybe...but I'm not holding my breath.
It is a bit like chasing a finish line that moves a lot faster than you do. Of course every race I have ever ran I have felt like someone moved the finish line, why does it always seem so far away? I knew I was in trouble during my first 5k when I checked my watch and was only at minute 2...are you kidding me?! For that very reason I would never make it through a marathon, every passing mile I would think I was being punk'd and someone had moved the finish line.
One thing is for sure, we will be so ready for that little girl to come home by the time it finally happens. She will now have 2 (most likely very protective) big brothers waiting on her. Between them and her daddy it will take one brave boy to ever ask her out on a date one day (which I am perfectly fine with).
It is a bit like chasing a finish line that moves a lot faster than you do. Of course every race I have ever ran I have felt like someone moved the finish line, why does it always seem so far away? I knew I was in trouble during my first 5k when I checked my watch and was only at minute 2...are you kidding me?! For that very reason I would never make it through a marathon, every passing mile I would think I was being punk'd and someone had moved the finish line.
One thing is for sure, we will be so ready for that little girl to come home by the time it finally happens. She will now have 2 (most likely very protective) big brothers waiting on her. Between them and her daddy it will take one brave boy to ever ask her out on a date one day (which I am perfectly fine with).