3 more days....we'll take 'em

So it looks like this month the CCAA has filled thru January 12, 2006.  A very small batch, but these three days were fairly large, so we weren't surprised.  We continue to count down and now have 54 days left to fill.  

We are still celebrating the national championship of our Kansas Jayhawks!  It was a very fun and exciting game and we, of course, went out and immediately purchased up some T-shirts.  We each got a couple and found one for Michael and Emma.  I'm sure we will be taking it with us to China, as Daddy can't hardly wait to see her in it!

Still hoping for a fall referral - come on CCAA, we want to meet our baby girl!!

1 more month, 5 more days

Referred thru: Jan. 9th, 2006

57 Days Left to Refer

Here we are, April 2008! This month it appears the CCAA has referred through Jan. 9th, 2006. This is only 5 days referred this month. Not very good....but we will take them none the less. It seems this is a rather small batch, but according to some, this batch tends to be smaller as it follows Chinese New Year, when many workers are on holiday. While we always wish for more days, we will take the five they have done and hope for more next month.

There seems to be more discussion lately regarding the upcoming Olympics and how it will impact the adoption process. Everything we have read is speculation and nothing seems to be for sure, but they are predicting a slow down in the coming months. We are still hoping for a referral this fall and continue to look towards October as the magic month. I guess only time will tell!

Until then, we ask that you please pray for the many families involved in this process and especially our agencies next group of families logged in on Jan. 23rd, 2006. This is the last group of families before us, so we are looking forward to their referral date and know that ours will not be far behind!

Is 2008 the year???

CCAA Status - Placed through: January 4, 2006

62 DTF (days to fill)

This friday marks our 2 year anniversary since our log-in date of March 7th, 2006. We are excited to finally report that the CCAA has started filling referrals for 2006. We now have 62 days left to fill. While we know it may take several months to do this, we are thrilled to see our year being filled and are looking forward to a referral this fall. Of course, nothing is for certain but we are trying to be positive and see a glimmer of light at the end of this very, very, very long tunnel.

Our agency has a group of families logged-in on January 23rd, 2006 and then our group is next! You might say we are "on deck"! Again, very exciting!

As I've said before, I will be blogging more often, as we are getting closer. I know I haven't been very good at this thus far, but honestly, there hasn't been much to report. I have a feeling that is all getting ready to change!

Nov. 7th makes 20 months of waiting

88 LID's to Fill.....

So here we are.....Nov. 3rd 2007.

It looks like November referrals are through Dec. 8th 2005. We were hoping they would get a little further, but that does not seem to be the case. November 05 was a huge month for dossiers and it took about 6 months to fill referrals for Nov. 05. That is a lot of babies meeting their forever families! We were hoping things might speed up after such a huge month, but alas they only filled 8 days and we were hoping for more.

So where does that leave us? STILL WAITING!!!! But we have much to be thankful for:

1) Our friends are in China as we speak meeting their little girl! We have been following along on their journey and that has given us renewed hope that it will be our turn, the question is when?

2) Rumor has it that the next huge month for dossiers is March 06 (yes, that's us 03/07/06). They are projecting that it will take many months to fill referrals for March and so for us to be at the beginning of the month is a blessing. I can't imagine finally making it to March and having to wait another 5 - 6 months for them to get to my date!

3) The holidays are fast approaching and while it is a difficult time for Rusty and I, we are so blessed to have wonderful family and friends to spend the holidays with. We truly could not go through this experience without their support!

So that's the in's and out's of what's happening with us. A few months ago, I bought a pair of silver earrings with the Chinese symbol for "believe" on them. Every morning I put them on and remind myself of the wonderful reward at the end of this very long journey. It is the love for a little girl that gives us hope and keeps us optimistic about our future!

18 months and counting....

101 LID's TO FILL

Here we are....18 months! Currently, the wait time is 18-24 months. It seems we have finally reached a point where our referral is definately on the way. So far the CCAA has filled referrals through November 25th, 2005. Our LID is March 7, 2006, so....that leaves 101 LID's to fill. We were really hoping we would get a referral this year, but now realize that probably will not happen and so we are looking towards early spring. Of course, if we have learned anything during this journey it is that there are no guarantees. It is still very much "wait and see".

In the meantime, we are just waiting and working. We were gone to the lake for a few days during Labor Day weekend. It was great to get away and relax and the weather couldn't have been better! Miss Emma even got a present - a new ladybug blankie that is so cute her mommy wants one too.

My new job is going great and we are really enjoying have my parents around. We are busy checking things off our adoption list including shots, classes, and reading up on how to be excellent parents (is that something you learn from books??) Actually, I think you learn by example and we have some excellent role models including Rusty's grandparents who celebrated their 69th wedding anniversary this past week. Pretty Amazing!! We are so blessed to have such wonderful family and friends to support us through this journey. We could not do it without them!
I will try to update the blog each month and we move a little closer to our LID. Come on CCAA, we are ready to meet our Emma!!!!