Adoption Status Update

The latest batch of referrals (processed during May and some of June) from the China Center of Adoption Affairs (CCAA) appears to have matched babies with families whose applications were received March 15 through 20, 2006.

Three year anniversary of LID

Tomorrow, June 19, it will be three years since the China Center of Adoption Affairs (CCAA) received and logged in our adoption application. LID=Log In Date. Three years.

I don't really know what to say about this anniversary... sure you all know that when we started the process, we expected to wait about a year and a half to bring our child home... and that we've been quite patient and enjoying our life together in the meanwhile.

Could I say the wait has been tough? You bet. Could I say I've considered whether we should drop out of the China adoption program given that we might be waiting another year and a half, maybe more, maybe less? Yes, I've considered that. Could I say that I've imagined holding our child in our arms and bringing her home? Well, cha, yeah. I am sure I could share a lot more about the wait if I really thought about it. But instead, I'll choose to make an adoption journal entry privately- it has been six months since the last time I wrote in it... maybe my entry will be a short note to our child-to-be.

And I will continue to await rumors on the next batch of referrals...