It's been a bit surreal, this journey. When we logged in we were told to expect referral in 8-10 months, then that estimate quickly grew to one year and we've been expecting referral "in about a year" for 3 years now...Well that estimate should now start to ever so slowly go down. "Should" being the key word here.
Join us on our journey to adopt a child from China. This is our personal "Road to Hana"
If I had influence with the good fairy who is supposed to preside over the christening of all children, I should ask that her gift to each child in the world be a sense of wonder so indestructible that it would last throughout life.
~Rachel Carson~
Monday, April 20, 2009
36 Months LID...3 years!
Our dossier has been officially logged in with the CCAA for 36 months - that's 3 years of official waiting in the slow line that is China adoption. The wait is far from over, but we're at the point where it's unlikely - we hope - that our wait will continue to consistently stretch further and further with no end in sight as it has since we started this. Our current estimate for referral using forecasting is January 2010. Our agency is hoping we'll see referral this fall - they are hoping to see a slight speed up in referral rates soon. We'll just continue waiting and see.
I will be so glad when I can say it will be less than a year with some certainty.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on surviving the wait thus far.
Hugs to you both!
Getting closer and closer!! Keep the faith!
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