Sad

I am sad today. I just received an email from our agency indicating the judge who will hear our case is on vacation until July 28. After he returns, IF he hears our case the week he returns, the earliest we will be able to return to pick up Ellie is September 8 (by my calculations -- not by anything anyone has told me). She will be almost 6 months old before we can bring her home. After having seen her at two months old, this is really, really hard to deal with. Granted, we can do nothing to change it and have to accept it (I feel like repeating the Serenity Prayer right now). Please keep us, Ellie, and all the families caught up in this judge drama in your prayers. I keep reminding myself she won't remember any of this and we are very lucky to be getting her as young as 5.5 - 6 months. I'm trying hard to look for the positives, but it's hard.

Even more sad are the families whose babies/children are in Bishkek. Many visited back as long ago as January and still have not had court to pick up their babies. At least we have somewhat of an end in sight. I SO hope they get the court issue in Bishkek resolved very soon for these babies and families.

I am also sad for the four families who were supposed to leave today to go pick up their babies. Now, their return will not be until after the judge returns to work.

It's hard all around, I suppose. I just want to go pick up our baby.