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My apologies for not having posted in some time...there is not much to report. As you remember, we submitted our dossier for translation and approval from the ICBF on 3/23/12 which should have arrived in country on 3/30/2012... In the mean time, a Colombian native wrote an article about the ICBF being a child trafficking ring and a big thanks to the lovely Secret Service agents who decided to enjoy themselves in some extracurricular activities... Needless to say no bueno for those trying to adopt from there... For those that do not know, the ICBF is similar to DCYF in that it is a government agency that determines if the parents are not suitable or if the children are legally abandoned. In response to this article the ICBF is reviewing all cases to ensure the children are definitely abandoned and that there is no next of kin who wants to parent them. We are not sure how long this is going to take... Our social worker informed us that our translation to approval should be 3-5 months, she was hoping for the sooner but with these challenges arising it seems that we may be waiting until the end of August. Once this happens then we go onto the wait list for a sibling pair newborn to 7. We are still hoping for our December wish but we will see what happens! Matthew and I are focusing on controlling what we can and leave the rest up to those we have trusted to bring these babies to us! On another note, through one of our adoption conferences we heard of a language book and CD created by an adoptive mom. Check it out, there are multiple languages and you can buy it on Amazon. "Simple Spanish for Adoptive Families" by Amy Kendall...we want our children to retain their native language and yes they will learn English as well but what a great way to relate to them and make them feel accepted then by learning some key phrases yourself. This might by part of the Yankee swap this year, of course with a bottle of wine! :) Cheers!