Friday, February 26, 2010

Waiting For Travel Approval/The Finished 100 Wishes Quilt!


Hello everyone! We got our Visas yesterday for China and today we got our renewed fingerprints from January. Things are falling right into place as we prepare to go get our sweet baby. Thanks to everyone for their prayers and kind words of congratulations and sweet prayers! We're not posting as much on this website because we have our own password protected website for when we travel to China. After the negative comments on referral day, we just decided to protect our baby and ourselves a little more. We've printed the HUGE volume of entries that we made on this website so that our child will have a record of the time we waited and prayed for her....and YES, the times we cried out in frustration as our hearts longed for her. She WILL know that she was wanted and loved for many many years before she was matched to us.
Anyhow, life is good, work is busy, preparations for travel to China continue as we await our travel approval and Consulate appointment. Oh, I picked up baby's 100 Wishes Quilt today! It is HUGE!!!!! And so very very beautiful!

Friday, February 12, 2010

Where We Are Going Soon

Tuesday, February 02, 2010

Don't Leave Comments On MY Blog If You're Going To Be A Big Ol Negative Nellie!

I have gotten a couple of comments from people who are too chicken to leave their names saying that they are glad I finally got my referral so I will quit complaining and that I have been horrible during this whole waiting for 4 LONG years. OH POO POO on you Negative Nellie! And YES, I know who you are because our site is encrypted and traces people who log in on it but you know what? I have chosen to take the high ground because that's the kind of person I am. Yes, I complained during the wait and HATED every minute of it because my heart has been longing for this sweet baby. Some people apparently didn't understand that and I'm sorry that they had NO empathy for how I felt and how sad the wait made me. So......I'm sitting here laughing at your silly little immature comments because it truly confirms the kind of person that I knew you were and I find amusing that you now have your baby and continue to lash out at me. This is the most joyful moment of our lives and there is NO WAY I'm going to let you bring me down! Everyone who truly knows me, knows that I am a good Christian woman who is going to love this baby so much and those are the people that count! So, NO your comments did not hurt me....they hurt you and I am going to be the bigger person and not tell the everyone who you are, BUT if you continue to do this, I WILL report it to our yahoo group and let the cat out of the bag......so yes, I forgive you Negative Nellie, now get over yourself!

Monday, February 01, 2010

WE HAVE A MATCH!!!!!!!!

We got "THE CALL" tonight a little after 10:30 pm. We have been matched with a beautiful little baby from Jiangxi Province. Her birthday is June 17, 2009 so she is just a little over 7 months old. Her Chinese name is Xin Ren Du (Du is the last name and all the babies are named that because they are from Duchang County SWI). That's all we know except we are IN LOVE......head over heels in love! We are now going to be posting information on our babyjellybeans site for privacy issues but if you are a good friend and want to follow our journey there, just email me at mommychinaadopt@yahoo.com and I will give you the log-in information. We have a little fuzzy picture of her posted on that website and you can see the cutest little face! Just wanted to let everyone know our joy!!!!! Now the wait begins until we travel to get our little peanut!

STILL WAITING at 9:45 PM!!!!!!!!!!

Well we went out to eat because we hadn't heard from our agency by 6:00 and we were STARVING. Came home and there was a message from our social worker, Carol, who said that Sabrina (out in California) had JUST gotten the referral package from the DHL truck and was busily translating it into English. She is going to then fax it to Carol who will call us TONIGHT and tell us about the baby! WOOHOO!!!!! She just called back about 10 minutes ago and said she is still working on it and it should be within the hour that she calls. She just wanted to make sure that it was ok to call us so late......ARE YOU KIDDING????????? OH MY GOSH! I would stay up all freaking night to get this news! And honestly, HOW CAN I SLEEP NOW??????? So, we have the video camera ready to tape THE CALL and we're still bouncing off the walls here! COME ON STORK!!!!!!!!

5:25 PM And No Referral Yet!

Well I have been GLUED to the computer and the phone all day long! I am so glad that we did not have school today so I could just be "in the zone" about the adoption news. This is what we know right now....
1. People in the U.S. are getting referrals. There have been people in Texas and Colorado that I've seen so far.
2. The CCAA DID match through April 5th so we are IN this batch.
3. Our China Coordinator called our China coordinator in California who said she was expecting a package from China today at noon (which would be 3 PM OUR time here on the east coast.) Now when they do get the referral, they have to translate it into English and so Sabrina (the one in California) will have to do that and then call Carol (the one in VA) who PROMISED me that she will call me as soon as she knows something. Of course we DID ask her not to call until the evening so that Doug would be home too and we could videotape it all while each of us is on a different phone.
4. So........maybe they have translated it and Carol is just waiting for Doug to be home too.
5. I have gotten emails, Facebook letters, etc. from soooooooooooooo many people that it just blows my mind. There are so many people who have been praying for us and are now waiting to here our good news.
6. I have cried so much that I've used 1/2 a box of Kleenex just TODAY!
7. It is possible to get so excited and worked up that you can't remember how to work a video camera, or what your log-in-date is, and give yourself a HUGE headache!
Anyhow....that's where we stand right now. No referral yet, but hopeful that it will happen soon! KEEP PRAYING!

APRIL 5th Is IN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Oh my GOSH! I woke up this morning after a restless night of very little sleep to read the following news on the Rumor Queen:
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R5


We’ve got seven agencies confirming the cut off date as April 5th. I believe that calls for an R5.

Congrats to those families included in this batch!!!
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CAN YOU BELIEVE IT??????????????????????????????????????????????????? WE ARE FINALLY IN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OH MY GOSH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!BREATHE SUSAN BREATHE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Now.........WHEN WILL GET OUR REFERRAL????????????????? OH MY GOSH WE'RE GOING TO SEE OUR BABY'S FACE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FLY STORK FLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GET THOSE WINGS FLAPPING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!