We got a couple of emails from our adoption agency in the past two days with some potentially good news and some not so good news.  First, the good news is that a baby girl has just arrived in the orphanage that our agency works with.  Since we’re first in line with our agency for a girl, this new arrival could potentially be Alyssa, if everything works out.  Obviously, a series of checks need to be done before we will know anything for sure, the most important being medical tests.  The provincial authorities in Vietnam will also have to “match” our dossier to this baby in order for a referral to be made.  From what our adoption agency tells us, that means the authorities will check to see if the baby meets the criteria specified in our home study, which is a healthy baby girl as young as possible.  Our agency was in Vietnam last week, met with the provincial authorities, talked to them about the waiting families and their desires.  So, we are in a good position, assuming this little girl meets the criteria.

The not so good news is that the timing of when we may be able to get Alyssa is still very uncertain.  We had hoped that after their Vietnam visit our adoption agency could provide more specific info on when we might be able to travel to Vietnam and get Alyssa.  About all they could say, however, is that the process will take around four months, once a baby is identified.  Everytime we think about waiting another four months, we get pretty down, but that is the way international adoptions are - one great big roller coaster ride full of ups and downs.  Hopefully, the next update will be the one that says Alyssa has been found!!

Tim - finally having a chance to check out the blog. I’ll put it in my favorites and check on a regular basis, as I’m assuming Alyssa could arrive any day now. Can’t wait to hear more.

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