Our dossier has been logged in at the China Center for Adoption Affairs for 23 months.
So, we've been paper pregnant for 23 months - and have officially surpassed the longest gestation of any land animal, the elephant at 22 months. Take THAT you long nosed pachyderms!
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Petition Change
Hold the baby gifts! It's official! We might not get a referral for a baby from China!
When we started this adoption journey, way back in January 2005 before choosing a country from which to adopt, we talked about wanting an older sibling group of 2. After deciding on China's non-special needs program, which does not have older sibling groups available for international adoption, we opted to request a match with a baby, either gender.
Recently we've been revisiting our desire to adopt an older child and why we migrated away from that. We talked with our agency and social worker about it and they were supportive. As a result of our discussions, we have sent an addendum to our adoption petition asking that we be matched with a child up to 7 years of age. Our agency sent it to CCAA on March 13th.
We're very happy with this change and look forward to the day we are finally matched with our child.
When we started this adoption journey, way back in January 2005 before choosing a country from which to adopt, we talked about wanting an older sibling group of 2. After deciding on China's non-special needs program, which does not have older sibling groups available for international adoption, we opted to request a match with a baby, either gender.
Recently we've been revisiting our desire to adopt an older child and why we migrated away from that. We talked with our agency and social worker about it and they were supportive. As a result of our discussions, we have sent an addendum to our adoption petition asking that we be matched with a child up to 7 years of age. Our agency sent it to CCAA on March 13th.
We're very happy with this change and look forward to the day we are finally matched with our child.
Wednesday, March 05, 2008
March Stork Alert
Yes, I'm aware I skipped February referrals...they just got lost in life's shuffle. The good news is that March referrals are out and families logged in December 28 through January 4 are very happy this week! Congratulations to all!
Only 107 LID dates to be matched until our turn! With an average of 6-7 LID dates referred per month that puts us at about 16 months away from our referral, which would be summer-ish 2009. That means my goal of adding two children to our family before I turn 40 isn't going to happen...and my revised goal of adding our first child to our family before I turn 40 isn't going to happen. It does mean that I'll be coming up with a fabulous way to celebrate entry into my next decade...only a little over a year to plan!
Only 107 LID dates to be matched until our turn! With an average of 6-7 LID dates referred per month that puts us at about 16 months away from our referral, which would be summer-ish 2009. That means my goal of adding two children to our family before I turn 40 isn't going to happen...and my revised goal of adding our first child to our family before I turn 40 isn't going to happen. It does mean that I'll be coming up with a fabulous way to celebrate entry into my next decade...only a little over a year to plan!
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