Yay! The man from the ministry who rips off the bits of ribbon is back from holiday...

[suejonez]

For those few of you who have been following my snail-paced adoption. The man from the Ministry of Foreigh Affairs has found my file stuck behind the back of a radiator, dusted it off and passed it on to the next bureaucrat in line. So its progressed to the Ministry of Education. Hurrah!

Now I wait for a travel date and confirmation of where in Kazakhstan I'll be travelling to - most likely Ust-Kamengorsk in October 2006.

This is the first good news I've had since my file disappered in early June!

Hurrah! (Have I said that already? - what the heck I'm going to say it again...) Hurrah!

[Molesworth]

Hurrah sue! Really pleased to hear your news ... you'll get there in the end

[JackieNo]

Wow - that's fabulous news. At long, long last. That's made my day, that has. About time you had some good news.

[suejonez]

Two years and 4 months pregnant and at last I have a due date!

Hurrah!

[JackieNo]

That really is quite some pregnancy.

[suejonez]

Apparently more than an elephant but less than an alpine black Salamander (38 months)

[JackieNo]

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[Chandra]

Congratulations!

[off to google what an alpine black salamander is)

[TambaTheDragonSlayer]

Wow Sue!

Do you know anything about your new baby? Boy or girl that type of thing?

Congratulations

[suejonez]

Haven't asked for boy or girl (so mosty likely to get a boy as they are less requested ) Under 2 years but most likely to be between 9-18 months.

Oh shit, haven't learnt enough Russian.

[fullmoonfiend]

oh what fab news Sue! Best of luck for a speedy delivery

[Uwila]

Yippee. Congratulations. You must let the Ealing/Richmond/Sunbury crown know the age gender so we can get planning that baby shower / welcome home do. Ooooooh he/she could come home for Christmas, huh? What a lovely pressie. Jeez, I'm getting all emotional and I'm not the "pregnant" one.

[Uwila]

ooops, got so excited I forgot to say..... HURRAH

[Gem13]

Fantastic news! Norwegian friends of mine adopted a girl from India. She is the same age as DS but it took them 3 long years to get her. I thought the 9 months of waiting were bad enough.

I shall be checking back for updates in October.

[serenity]

How exciting

Get going with that Russian!

[alittlebitshy]

excellent news! you must be as smily as anything.

get that russian chatting going girl (you know there's always that church )

[pussycatmomma]

wow suejonez, just got the link from my sisters ivf thread, im wonderfully happy for you sweetie. Wishing you the best of luck x x x

[quokka]

congrats! I'm really pleased for you and can't wait to hear more about it,

[MrsJohnCusack]

yay! fantastic news sue

and get going on the Russian

Хорошее везение и надеется вы имеет хорошую весточку для рождества

wonder if that will come out??????

[MrsJohnCusack]

ha that'll be a Njet then

didn't think it would work but worth a go

[BigKat]

Congratulations- that is such good news for you- it shouldn' t have got too cold in Kazakhstan by October
(I worked there for a couple of years!!)

[proudofmyboobs]

Huge congrats!! My sil is waiting her first course of IVF and of she doesn't get good results from that her and her Dh are considering adopting a child from china. Our neighbours have a child from China also and feel so blessed. Hurrah for you

[schneebly]

Oh sue! I am sooo delighted to have seen this! I am really happy and excited for you - I really am! Great to finally get some news! I wish I could give you a big hug!

[suejonez]

was it your prayers that did it Scheebly? You can tell me, I won't tell anyone else

[suejonez]

pussycatmomma - hope you didn't mind me posting it on your sisters IVF thread, it seemed sort of relevant after my post.

you can tell her I'm every bit as ecstatic as if I were pregnant .

And yes Kaz shouldn't be too bad in October BigKat, though I will be there through November as well.