Jason left for Uganda this past
Monday (Aug. 10th) to get the adoption process moving. We texted back and forth the first part of
the week, and I finally got to talk to him today. Even though we still have to submit our
I-600A approval notice from U.S. Immigration, he is meeting with the attorney
there and getting some of the steps knocked out. He is working on getting Shakirah’s birth
certificate, passport, medical exam, and VISA application submitted. He has been getting to spend a lot of time
with Shakirah, but the WiFi is not working for him to post any pictures on
Facebook or text me any! L He was telling Shakirah about her room and
how she and Maylee would have bunk beds.
She got very excited and said “Oh!
Do you sleep on beds??!!” Oh how
we take things for granted here!
Another exciting thing that Jason
told me to share on the blog…a Texas driver’s license is valid in Uganda! He has been getting to drive…not sure if that
is “exciting”, or “SCARY” after the stories I’ve heard and videos I have
seen! LOL!
We still are not sure on a
timeline…it will all depend on how soon we get our approval from immigration
and can get the paperwork filed in the Ugandan court. But I do know we are a whole lot closer than
before Jason went over there; thank you Lord and thank you everyone for praying
for this trip! And he verified her birthdate...it is 11/4/2004...one day before mine! How cool is that?? I kept saying she is 9...I was wrong...she is 10!
