Getting closer

There were suddenly quite a few girl referrals with our agency so we are moving much closer. We are still hoping to hear something by our vacation in August and it seems much more possible now!

Happy 4th of July!

And Happy Birthday to Jim!!
We are now on week 7 of waiting. No news. Still 8-10 or so people ahead of us with our agency.
Have a wonderful holiday week!

Week 4

Of a probable 12 week wait for a referral. I find myself moody at times. I know many have not gone thru this experience before and are unsure of how to support us. We are just as excited as if I was in my third trimester of pregnancy. We know our daughter will be arriving soon. We are planning her room, talking about names, buying a few things. I know for many this will not be real until they see her photo or when she is home. But as adoptive moms will say, the child is born in their heart instead of in their belly. We dont know what she looks like yet but we still can not wait to meet her. To us she isnt any less real just because I cant feel her kicking or because we havent seen her on an ultrasound.
There was an interview on the radio recently and a lesbian couple expecting their first child said something that really has stuck with me.
...We will not hide our excitement just because others may not understand or are uncomfortable with what we are doing...
Jim and I very much feel the same way.

Paper Pregnant

Now that all the paperwork is done, we are "paper pregnant". All we have to do now is sit and wait for a referral. Because we know there are quite a few families ahead of us waiting for a girl with our agency, we are expecting to wait a minimum of 8 weeks and even up to 12 weeks.

Paperchase is OVER!

We just got an email from our agency saying that our dossier (paperwork) has been officially approved and will be sent to Guatemala with the next shipment in a day or so. This is a huge relief to know the paperchase is finally over!

Mothers Day

Today is actually Mothers Day in Guatemala. How fitting that our completed paperwork arrived at our agency today. They are doing a critical review of each document. So fingers crossed for no redo's!