Normally the wait is 9 months. But an adoptive family often waits for years. And that without knowing what the outcome will be.

Christian has been matched to a family in Australia. His family is friends with the family who adopted Mary from us earlier this year. They found out about Christian a couple of weeks ago, and are just waiting for the phone call saying they can come get him.

Today we received a package from them containing a photo album of Christian's new family and their home. This footage is literally Christian's first encounter with his new Mummy and Daddy, sister and other relatives.