Still waiting

fred@fredjean.net (Frederic Jean) — Sat, 10 Feb 2007 12:16:18 +0000

Almost 8 months ago Mollie and I were notified that the CCAA had received our paperwork. We were LID (which stands for Logged In Date). We had our place in line, and all we could do now was wait and attend a few mandatory classes. We weren't too sure how long it would take to get our referral. We sure hopped that it would be well within a year.

But the wait times keeps dragging on. Mollie has been following different boards and discussion forums. I started looking at them too. And it dawned on us that it would take longer than we thought. And it keeps getting longer. Right now, we both believe that it is unlikely that we will get our referral and go to China this year. It's hard to deal with this for both of us. It breaks Mollie's heart to have to wait so long. It's hard on me to see the dates continually slipping. In many ways, getting Sophia is going to be the start for many, many good things for our little family.

One thing that really bugs me is that I always have the same question each time that I talk to one of my family members. "Did you get news about your little girl?" And I always have the same answer. "No. We will not hear anything until early 2008. Probably later." I know that they mean well. This adoption is a big part of our life. It is just a reminder that we do not have any control over the process at this point and that the wait just keeps going on. And I certainly wish that somehow they would remember that we will probably not get anything for a while.

Someday, we'll have a different answer to give. Actually, we'll be calling on both our land line and our cell phones, trying to reach as many people as we can in our great excitement. We'll be posting pictures and getting ready for what will be the biggest adventure of our life. In the mean time, all we can do is wait. So we wait.

Out of my mind...: Still waiting

Still waiting