well...for me it's actually 2 steps forward, one step back.
last month at our check-in we were told that we were number 6 on the list.
2 referrals went out in the past 2 weeks, so, by simple subtraction we should be number 4 now.
WELL, just recently someone with a february DTE decided to change their preference from a girl to a boy, so that bumps us back. they will now get the next boy referral. apparently they have been waiting on the girl list for 10 months (and the average wait is 10-12 months), but now say that they are "tired of waiting for a girl and are now okay with a boy."
well, that touches your heart doesn't it? it's like saying "10 months is all i'll wait for a girl, and then, we want a boy.
it's just weird. tim and i thought very long and hard about what would be best for our family, and didn't choose the gender based solely on the waiting list.
oh well! God knew this would happen, and He is factoring this in to the perfect child for us. soon enough.
meanwhile, i've met another mom who is adopting a waiting child from china, and i must say, i don't know if ALL adoptive moms are like this, but i just feel so DRAWN to others who are adopting. she's really close to bringing her baby home, and that is AWESOME! i think i'd really like to adopt from china when i turn 30.
i STILL can't believe you have to be 30. what's with that qualification? are we better parents at 30 (or 33-34? because it takes 3-4 years!).
only time will tell what we will do for our next adoption. until then, i will keep researching and praying for all of our future kids!
2 comments:
Hey Katie! I found your blog. How fun! :) Hopefully you'll move up the list quickly and get your referral really soon. I'll update our blog when we have travel dates.
It was so great to meet you guys this weekend, and I hope things work out that we'll see you again soon. =)
~Erin
Waiting is SOOOO stinkin' hard!! Praying that your referral will happen even sooner than they think!!
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