Questions & Answers

Some answers to questions we have received from our blog readers:

Why are there no girls names to vote on?
Two reasons:
1) We have requested either a boy or a girl, but have been told that 90% of the people who adopt only request a girl, so we should expect a boy. There are always more boys available for adoption.
2) We have a girl's name picked out already. The captial of Bulgaria is Sofia, so that is what we would use for a girl's name.

What will use you for a middle name?
We most likely will use Jacob's middle name of Samuel.

Why is it taking so long?
Wish we knew the answer to this one! There are alot of reasons - as Bulgaria has started to move forward with adoptions again with their new MOJ representatives, they are prioritizing certain children first. These are primarily children over the age of 7 and children with special needs.
Before the new MOJ was in place last year, very few adoptions were processed through Bulgaria each year. There are a number of dossiers that were registered before ours that need referrals. Some countries have a policy of lifetime dossiers so people do not have to keep updating paperwork. Some of these families have moved on to other countries or no longer want to adopt, but their paperwork is still on file. The last referral meeting we saw from the MOJ in January, people who had their dossiers registered in the middle of 2006 were receiving referrals. We have been told there are very few (less than 30 dossiers) registered in 2007. Don't know the numbers for 2008, but have heard anything from 100 to 800. We are #78 for 2009 (we believe, based on our registration number).