The waiting is the hardest part

I think thats a song...  Anyways, we were told that by our social worker during our home study visits.  Now that we've finished all the paperwork, had all the fingerprints, medical tests, adoption classes, paid the bill, jumped through all the hoops, we are just waiting.  Waiting, waiting, waiting.  The process is now totally out of our hands and there is nothing we can do to speed things up.  The frustrating thing is that it doesn't feel like we are getting any closer to getting our son.  Because of delay after delay in the process we  are always being told it will now be later than we were told the last time.  We were told 4-6 months back in July.  Now in January it's still looking like 4-6 months.  My last entry about the new year bringing some movement to the process, about emigration permits being submitted to families again after a long wait, hasn't come to pass.  Still there is no movement.  We don't know why.  We don't know when things will start moving again.  We just wait...

On a brighter note, we got our monthly medical report from Korea today.  Sam is not only walking now, but he can walk backwards!  He can kick and throw a ball, scribble, and take off his socks.  He can imitate some behavior, point at things he wants, and can drink from a cup with help.