We're up to July 13, 2006.
I'm now less than one month from the current referral date.
Am I freaked out? Yes, yes I am!
M
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Nesting?
I've gotten my big suitcase out and moved it to the nursery as a staging area of sorts.
In true project management style I have a packing list working in Excel - with the idea of slowly accumulating (and tracking) travel supplies. Oh how I love my lists!
Tonight I'm washing baby clothes. Some will go into the packing staging area.
I've been acquiring baby stuffs for so long (5 years!) it's interesting to see it all together. Do I have enough sizes? I hadn't planned (okay I hoped) on travel in the colder months; I need more warm outfits for BB.
M
In true project management style I have a packing list working in Excel - with the idea of slowly accumulating (and tracking) travel supplies. Oh how I love my lists!
Tonight I'm washing baby clothes. Some will go into the packing staging area.
I've been acquiring baby stuffs for so long (5 years!) it's interesting to see it all together. Do I have enough sizes? I hadn't planned (okay I hoped) on travel in the colder months; I need more warm outfits for BB.
M
Friday, July 1, 2011
Not the birthday news I was hoping for but . . .
Latest referral batch began arriving this afternoon - matches to LIDs through July 6, 2006.
My stats now read:
34 days
24 possible LIDs
4 GW LIDs
Each new batch, no matter how small, brings me closer to BB.
M
My stats now read:
34 days
24 possible LIDs
4 GW LIDs
Each new batch, no matter how small, brings me closer to BB.
M
Sunday, June 5, 2011
Biggest batch of referrals in ages!
Another batch came through early last week. Referrals through June 30, 2006! 10 days worth.
I was surprised to see how few referrals there where for my agency - only five. It implies there was a lot of attrition (families dropping out of the adoption process). Not many willing to wait over five years, which I understand.
What does this mean for BB and her still-waiting mom? 40 days left to my LID, 28 days of possible LIDs before mine, and 5 LIDs before mine from my agency.
Latest predictions: referral in late August or September.
Wow, that isn't that far off . . .no reason to panic, right!?
m
I was surprised to see how few referrals there where for my agency - only five. It implies there was a lot of attrition (families dropping out of the adoption process). Not many willing to wait over five years, which I understand.
What does this mean for BB and her still-waiting mom? 40 days left to my LID, 28 days of possible LIDs before mine, and 5 LIDs before mine from my agency.
Latest predictions: referral in late August or September.
Wow, that isn't that far off . . .no reason to panic, right!?
m
Sunday, May 1, 2011
More referrals -slow, slower, slowest
Referrals late Friday, through June 20, 2006.
For those keeping score (me), that's 36 possible LID days or 6 possible Great Wall LID days still in front of me.
M
For those keeping score (me), that's 36 possible LID days or 6 possible Great Wall LID days still in front of me.
M
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Feelings
Well we had another round of referrals in April - we're up to June 15, 2006. Another set is due in a few weeks.
This is the first time in a long, long while that I feel like I'm really close. (Wait, have I written that before?) The tension is beginning to rise a bit. I want to tell people - to share my excitement. But. I also feel like it's such old news to my close friends and family that they are tired of it already!
So much of the situation has changed. Friends waiting with me became parents a few years ago - they have toddlers now. Everyone is older; two of my nephews have children themselves and another is getting married. Even the plans I'd tentatively made, for house sitters and daycare, have changed! I have a different job, so does my traveling companion. What if I have to travel by myself? What if I can't get the daycare I want?
Everything has to be rethought. Excitement tinged with confusion. Ah, pending parenthood!
M
This is the first time in a long, long while that I feel like I'm really close. (Wait, have I written that before?) The tension is beginning to rise a bit. I want to tell people - to share my excitement. But. I also feel like it's such old news to my close friends and family that they are tired of it already!
So much of the situation has changed. Friends waiting with me became parents a few years ago - they have toddlers now. Everyone is older; two of my nephews have children themselves and another is getting married. Even the plans I'd tentatively made, for house sitters and daycare, have changed! I have a different job, so does my traveling companion. What if I have to travel by myself? What if I can't get the daycare I want?
Everything has to be rethought. Excitement tinged with confusion. Ah, pending parenthood!
M
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Wow
A very pleasant surprise-another batch of referrals just came through. Weeks ahead of schedule!
Don't know why - don't care! It's a good thing!
Latest referral date appears to be June 9, 2006.
That leaves 43 possible LIDs before me, or 7 possible Great Wall LID dates.
Who wants to start a betting pool on my referral date?
Wahoo! Progress!
m
Don't know why - don't care! It's a good thing!
Latest referral date appears to be June 9, 2006.
That leaves 43 possible LIDs before me, or 7 possible Great Wall LID dates.
Who wants to start a betting pool on my referral date?
Wahoo! Progress!
m
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