We got NOC! Finally, an update! After four months, we have an update to share. This morning, as I was heading into work, I got an email from our agency saying we had received our No Objection Certificate (NOC) from CARA (India's national government adoption authority). We needed this document from CARA in order to be registered for court. We applied on June 23, so we had been waiting for this one approval for four months.  Honestly, I think this last month has been the hardest of the whole three year adoption process for us. We celebrated our daughter's 3rd birthday 9,000 miles away from her. Ruthanne was sick and we couldn't be there to comfort her or even know if she was ok. Plus, we were still waiting on this approval with no end in sight. We prayed fervently. Our friends and family prayed, but it felt like we were going nowhere. A couple of weeks ago, CARA had asked for an updated document from Ruthanne's orphanage in order to issue the NOC and after that request, w