I am doing this blog entry using my Blogger App for the first time, so I hope it ends up looking ok. Guess we will find out when I hit "post".
I knew I was in much need of an update but just realized I have not updated since May! I guess the end of the school year, Little League season and summer kept me busy ;-) Along with a week long stay in the hospital for Ryan due to an infection. Thankfully he is much better now. It probably did not help that after some big movement March and April referrals have slowed down over summer. Referrals were still happening there was just not many big numbers. That is what comes along with the unpredictable process. Now that I look at my last update, our number from this month looks pretty good in comparison.
Our monthly update number came in today at #17! Within an hour of getting the update someone announced on our agency adoption FB group that they accepted a referral today. So that then puts us starting September as...
Not too shabby! Lets hope this is a start to a great month. We were also informed last month that there are 4 people in front of us on the wait list that are "on hold" for various reasons. I am assuming that is still the case. I guess that unofficially would put us at "12". People can get placed on hold for various reasons. For example, if you get pregnant while on the wait list, that would place you on hold until the birth of your child and that child reaches a certain age. You stay on the list and continue to move but those on the list after you will jump ahead when referrals come along. Hope that makes sense ;-) So this was some pretty cool news.
Now lets get real, the closer we get the more anxious we are starting to feel. The 12th of September will mark 9 months that we have been "officially" on the wait list. If you ever glance over to our "Timeline" to the right and do any math, you will notice it has been 1 year and 5 months since we sent in our official application and 2 years and 1 month since we attending our first informational meeting that starting this exciting journey for us! We have hung tough, kept busy and stayed positive for all this time so far. Now as we sit at #16, butterflies and impatience are starting to set in a bit. We are READY to see our baby girls face, paint and decorate her room, shower her with pink outfits, girly toys and most of all be considered as a "family of 4"! The nightly dreams of "referral day" become more often and seem more real to all of us as we move up on the list. CL will often describes how he will feel the day he comes home from school and finally gets to see a photo of his baby sister. He has the whole thing planned out in his head (he is so stinking sweet).
With that all said, as I look back and realize 9 months has passed since we officially were added to the wait list, time really has flown by. I feel our time will be coming soon :-) Our agency has noted the past couple months that there are close to 25 referrals waiting on documentation. Keep in mind that it takes time for referrals to be ready. So much goes into it. But it is nice to hear that so many children are close to joining their forever family. And one of those babies could be ours! I truly feel that we will be blessed with a referral and know who our baby girl is by Christmas. So please keep the prayers coming. Thank You all for following us on our journey and always taking the time to ask how the process is going.
HUGS...
