Although we've been trying/waiting to start a family for two years, yesterday (3/31), we got news that we are officially on the wait list for our first child. I got an email from Holt International (our agency) saying that our dossier (big stack of papers that represents us to the Ethiopian government) has been reviewed and there are no changes/corrections needed. This was a big relief because there were a lot of documents and very specific instructions for each of them.

We are requesting one child 0-12 months, either gender. Holt says the wait for a "referral" (child match) is 3-4 months. Typically, the wait for a girl is on the longer end of that scale. However, there were a ton of referrals a couple of weeks ago after a log jam of paperwork was released. Even if we get a referral soon, it will be several months before we can travel to Ethiopia, but at least I can shop in the mean time!

In celebration of out first major milestone in the adoption process, please enjoy this happy, inspirational song. The Playing for Change Band is made of musicians from different cultures uniting together for the common purpose of peace through music. They believe music is the universal language of peace. They travel all over the world and record individual musicians' parts and then mix them all together.

You can't watch this without smiling!