i just posted on your other thread!
we started 1/07 (literally the first day of the year we had our homestudy!!!). our paperwork was down there in may of 07 (took a while with getting a couple of papers notarized just right. we sent them down and then had to redo them). dna gave us approval on 7/7/07 (any luck there???) and we've been waiting ever since.
we requested a boy or girl ages 2 & under. i'm thinking that the "2 & under" may give us a little problem. we thought about putting "3", but our agency/attorney said the age wouldn't make a big difference.
we were told 12 -- 18 months for a referral. but all of us, agency, attorney included, think it may be a little longer. seems the dna is running slow -- or so i've been told.
we are a pilot family with an agency, but we are using a law firm in panama city, panama. i've worked with our agency before, so i have confidence in them that they will see this through.
i just read your blog. that's really interesting that you are able to adopt a child you met while on a mission trip. how cool. it seems like you and another family just came out of nowhere to say that you were going to panama!. i've been hoping & looking for a family to share in this with for a long time!!!
congratulations on your trip!!!
m.