Waiting for Updates

Of course we accepted her within the 48 hour timeframe, but we did ask for updates on her heart condition and other pertinent information as well. The CCAA is allowing us to extend the 48 hour window until we have had a chance to review her full medical background and her orphanage's responses to our questions about her. We have already committed to this child in our hearts, but we need to follow the protocols. Until then, Scott has asked me not to officially post our intents about her until we are officially accepted as her parents by the CCAA. You will mostly likely be reading this in a few weeks. It is so hard not to tell the whole world how much I love the idea of this little girl being a part of our family forever.

We feel very blessed to have her become a reality for us, as we did not expect to hear any good news like this until late 2010 at the earliest. We made the decision to adopt in August of 2005. Officially, we started the paperchase in April 2006. Our application was DTC (Date to China) in March of 2007, and our official Log-In-Date (LID) was April 19, 2007. This is the date that it was logged in China. We found out a few weeks ago, in a round-about way that we could switch to the Waiting Child list, and by some miracle, we are now looking at an adorable photo of a beautiful little Chinese girl that is soon to be ours.

However, we do feel the anxiety weighing on us, because our lives are shifting gears quickly. This means tight finances, planning a trip to China, LOTS of paperwork, getting a room ready for her, and getting T.J. prepared. These are all good things of course, just unexpected blessings. T.J. has been hearing us talk about "Little Sister" for most of his life. I think T.J. thought, "She not really coming. They've been talking about this forever." Now he is trying to understand what this really means.
Please keep our little Chinese angel in your hearts and prayers. I pray that China sends her home to us quickly. May God bless her and keep her safe.
Jill :)