Fingerprinting is Done!

Today is not only the first day of spring, but today is also the day that John & I went to get our fingerprints taken at U.S. C.I.S. Our appointment was at 2:00 and we actually got there around 1:15. Even though we were WAY early, I didn't think they would be able to fingerprint us so quickly, but they did! Everything went so smoothly, and by 2:00, we were walking out the front door. The fingerprint results will be sent directly to the U.S Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

The U.S. CIS then sends us a letter called a Favorable Determination Letter (FDL) stating that we have been approved to adopt a child from Ethiopia. This means that the U.S. and Ethiopia recognize us and approve us to be adoptive parents.

However, everything has an expiration date and the FDL is no different. It is only good for 15 months. At that point, the letter will expire and we will have to go through the process of getting our fingerprints taken again. This is highly likely as we know already that we will be on the waitlist for about 2 years.

But for now, we're excited. Gorgeous day. Fiingerprints done. We are on our way!