After two months of frustration and heartache, we have an agency on our side. Most people adopting from Ethiopia have referrals by now, but our process has taken much longer due to problems with our home study agency. We switched from China program in February. Still, our dossier should have traveled in March. Now we are fully in capable hands with our placement agency and I no longer feel like I'll go insane.
On the up side, I received my shipment of hair stuff from another mom online selling her daughter's things, as she no longer wants beads & snaps in her hair. I think I got a great deal. Maybe during all the waiting I'll get a mannequin head & practice! I found some great teaching videos on YouTube on doing all kinds of braids and hair styles. Let me tell you, I was really afraid that I would ruin our daughter's hair or not be able to do anything with it. After watching some of those videos, I feel empowered. I can do it!
