It's here, It's here!!!!!

We have our referral and we are over the moon with happiness!

It will take a few days and we will take the blog private and the continue our posts!

Thanks so much for all of your thoughts and wishes!!!!!

We have had many reports that the internal website in China has changed to show that families have been matched through 4/3/06 but unfortunately we do not know for sure that packages are in the air or that our agency is in fact receiving anything today or tomorrow. We are however, hopeful!!! Most of the reason for the silence is due to the holidays and everyone being closed and it could happen today but then again maybe not. So, in the meantime, we continue with restrained excitement and get back to cleaning up from the holidays!

I reviewed the contracts last night from the new agency and I must take the blog private. They are very clear about their expectations and about our sharing photos of our daughter(s) prior to finalizing her adoption. I cannot in good conscience post a picture of her without taking the blog private so in preparation for the arrival of our referral the blog will go private tomorrow December 29th. If you haven't sent me an email or posted a comment you will most likely find yourself locked out. (I'm so sorry! Just send an email when that happens and I will get you added in ASAP!)

I will have blog invitations out today for everyone who has already contacted me! Now let's get those phones ringing and start the news of referrals!!!!!

Our wait is finally coming close to an end! Four years ago we were scrambling to get papers done as fast as we could, packages were rushed to FED/EX at the Philadelphia Airport to keep things moving at the fastest pace possible. We knew then that the process in China was slowing down, we couldn't imagine that it would slow down this much but we knew that every day of delay could mean a month delay in our referral. Our paperwork has now been in China, just shy of 45 months and if the rumors are true.......we are days shy of seeing the face(s) we have waited so long to see!

It is very possible that we could have concrete information about our daughter(s) before we ring in the new year!!!!

What a Chrismtas present, what a New Year's dream come true!!!!! We are trying to contain our joy until it is truly a reality but the news is just too good and must be shared!!!!!

Love you all, thanks for staying with us during this long process......the fun is just about to begin!!!!!

Office Warning.......

Blog temporarily has music......I'm not a real "Music on a blog" type of person and I will delete the music when we get our referral, (if not before) but........ in the mean time it makes me happy and I just thought I would warn you before you listen at work!

I'm a day early but I figured since I skipped month 43 that would be ok!

I'm not a big Miley Cyrus fan but I heard this song on another blog today and it just really touched me. It seemed to say exactly how I have felt for the last 44 months. It has been a long climb and I truly cannot wait to reach the top. There have been so many battles, but I also know how worth it "it" will be when they put that beautiful little girl in our arms and we get to love her for the rest of her life! It may be an uphill battle but we are patient, and in it for the long haul!

Referrals are coming out today for the families in March of 2006.....congratulations that your wait is finally coming to an end. We are next! We are truly next.......no I really mean that .....next!!!!! April 1st and 2nd are weekend days.....April 3rd is the Monday.....they almost have to do our referral in the next batch!!!!!! We have waited so long to say those words. The next batch will most likely not come out until January but I almost don't care.........

We are next!!!!!!!