The wait gets longer...

I cannot tell you how hard it is to hear rumor after rumor about a slow down in the referral timeline. My agency confirmed this week that the projected wait time between LID (Log in Date) and Referral (Match day!) has been increased to 8-10 months. My LID is 7/20/05. Up until just last month, I was anticipating 6 months from LID to Referral. That would have made referral in January. Just 2 months away! Now...best case scenario is March. I'm not really counting on March, either.

I seem to be entering self-preservation mode. I am trying hard to NOT attach any expectations to when I will receive my referral. I am pretty certain that I can hope for a 2006 referral. I know..that's a long span..but if I don't attach a particular month..then I'm much better off emotionally!

Today I met the Moshers...

I took a road trip today...to Champaign, IL (about 3 hours Northeast of St. Louis). I was invited by a new friend and her family to spend the weekend with them. Diana and I have become friends online through a mail list for adoptive parents who all have similar LIDs (Log-in-Dates). Since Diana and I are both using CCAI, there is a great chance that we will be in China together..perhaps even in the same travel group.

We had a great time!

Welcome to my blog!

Practice makes perfect, right? I think that keeping a somewhat current journal of the happenings of this little family (family-to-be right now) will be a great way to preserve for Maya a snapshot of her life. Many people journal...some just write a phrase or two, while others really enjoy writing long narratives. I can't really promise either one right now (as I've been told that my life will change drastically with the addition of a infant/toddler!)...but this is an attempt. For now..you'll just see my thoughts, dreams, wishes for my daughter and perhaps even a bit of babbling about the daily nonsense of my life. The point is to get into a habit of recording life's happenings.

I have gone "back in time" a bit to show the timeline of a China adoption for anyone interested in that stuff.