It has been hard to sit back and ...'wait'. I really DO hate that word! We have inquired about a little one and we have had to be quite patient. We were told by a worker in that county that the process may take quite a long time. We got a phone call yesterday by the adoption worker in our county. She proceeded to tell me that the caseworker will have narrowed down home studies to 3 by the end of this week. WE are one of the home studies that were submitted. I am not sure how long the process will take after that...but I will wait. Because that is what I was told to do. I am not sure how many other home studies were submitted along with ours but I know that when the caseworker narrows it down to 3 ...those 3 will be submitted to a committee to choose what family will best suit this little one. I have totally had to leave it in God's hands fully trusting that HE knows what's best for our family. I really hope to find out either way...if we are chosen or not. Till then...I'll wait.