Here we go again....another month, another round of referrals from China...but this time WE ARE IN!!!!
Well....we SHOULD be in - given that our LID is the next day they are processing...but you never know I suppose - what if they decide to do HALF a day (she says sarcastically but with a hint of fear because China will do as they like when they like and we don't really know what they feel like doing yet this month!!).
We. Will. Be. In. Repeat after me!!!!
T xxxx
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Missed it, by that much....
Yep, we found out a few days ago that we will not receive our referral this month as we had expected.
We are gutted
This whole adoption journey is such a rollercoaster - so unpredictable, and so bloody random. Just when you think you know the rules, they go and get changed!
Turns out that China only processed 2 days of Log In Dates this month - and they were 2 days with very few people logged in, so this is by far the smallest month that they have ever done.
Figures right?
We're feeling pretty sad and sorry for ourselves, but as always we will pick ourselves up and get on with it....'cause really, it's not like we have a choice.
So, taking 2 days off work to get ready for Bug wasn't really necessary....'cause it looks like I've got at least 4 or 5 extra weeks now before we hear anything....
Bugger.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Nesting....
I have taken the last 2 days off work as annual leave to begin the process of "nesting". I know that I finish work next week, but I have been feeling so overwhelmed with everything that has been going on (including P's big birthday party with 50 people last weekend - no mean feat to organise I might add!!) that my darling husband suggested that I take a couple of "nesting days".
As recently as Chrismtas Eve, we never would have imagined that we would potentially have our referral in January/Feb - our best guess was that we would get our wonderful news in Feb/March or March/April, so to suddenly have it looking like we will get news at the beginning of February was pretty unexpected, and really jolted us into a state of panic.
After 7 years, we're not prepared!!!
For so long we have been trying to put the whole child thing out of our minds, and concentrate on other aspects of life (not very successfully I might add, but it has worked somewhat) that all of a sudden we find oursleves not having a clue about the latest prams/cots/baby carriers/etc etc etc....
So we are in full-on research mode. 5 years ago I knew which pram I wanted, and had a pretty good idea about baby carriers, brands of formula, nappies etc. As I've discovered, however, a hec of a lot changes in 5 years....and I'm back to square one.
Still....it's fun doing the research!!!
As recently as Chrismtas Eve, we never would have imagined that we would potentially have our referral in January/Feb - our best guess was that we would get our wonderful news in Feb/March or March/April, so to suddenly have it looking like we will get news at the beginning of February was pretty unexpected, and really jolted us into a state of panic.
After 7 years, we're not prepared!!!
For so long we have been trying to put the whole child thing out of our minds, and concentrate on other aspects of life (not very successfully I might add, but it has worked somewhat) that all of a sudden we find oursleves not having a clue about the latest prams/cots/baby carriers/etc etc etc....
So we are in full-on research mode. 5 years ago I knew which pram I wanted, and had a pretty good idea about baby carriers, brands of formula, nappies etc. As I've discovered, however, a hec of a lot changes in 5 years....and I'm back to square one.
Still....it's fun doing the research!!!
Monday, January 19, 2009
Are we being Matched with our Child???
The rumour mill is saying that the Matching room is working hard this week.....are we being matched with our child RIGHT NOW??
It's too much to think about really, how one person's decision half a world away will alter our family forever.
It's too much to think about really, how one person's decision half a world away will alter our family forever.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Getting Closer....
and closer.....
The rumour mill on the internet has started up, and we are becoming more and more hopeful that we will know who our darling child is in the next FEW WEEKS!!!!!!!
Chinese New Year is on the 26th of January, and traditionally the Matchers (in the Matching Room at the China Centre for Adoption Affairs) like to clear their desks before they go on the week-long Chinese New Year holiday (26th-31st January this year). What that means is that we are expecting referrals to be posted from China at the end of THIS WEEK!!!!!!
Referrals will probably arrive in the USA on Monday the 26th (Tuesday 27th our time) and at that stage we should know whether our Log In Date has been included this month (our LID is 3.3.06). We are pretty certain that we will be in this month's allocations, but nothing is certain yet......So keep your fingers crossed that we have made it in this month OK??!!! I don't know if I could stand having to wait another month to find out who Bug is!!!
We are 40% excited, 40% terrified, and 20% numb....does that add up?? It's hard to believe after so many years of waiting and longing that we may find out who our child is within mere weeks!!!!
The rumour mill on the internet has started up, and we are becoming more and more hopeful that we will know who our darling child is in the next FEW WEEKS!!!!!!!
Chinese New Year is on the 26th of January, and traditionally the Matchers (in the Matching Room at the China Centre for Adoption Affairs) like to clear their desks before they go on the week-long Chinese New Year holiday (26th-31st January this year). What that means is that we are expecting referrals to be posted from China at the end of THIS WEEK!!!!!!
Referrals will probably arrive in the USA on Monday the 26th (Tuesday 27th our time) and at that stage we should know whether our Log In Date has been included this month (our LID is 3.3.06). We are pretty certain that we will be in this month's allocations, but nothing is certain yet......So keep your fingers crossed that we have made it in this month OK??!!! I don't know if I could stand having to wait another month to find out who Bug is!!!
We are 40% excited, 40% terrified, and 20% numb....does that add up?? It's hard to believe after so many years of waiting and longing that we may find out who our child is within mere weeks!!!!
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