The Waiting Process

Yesterday was officially 3 weeks since we accepted Jiliang's file. We are still waiting to hear back from China. It feels like forever. We asked for updated pictures, clarification on her medical condition, and her complete medical file for a chosen Cardiatric Peds Surgeon to review it. It is a lot to have translated, so it may take a little longer, but we are hoping to hear something soon, so that we may officially call her our daughter. It will also be nice to finally plan for the trip to China. Currently, I have no idea when I might travel to China. That alone is a huge stressor for me and us as a family, financially, emotionally. We are working on getting her room completed. It is all a very positive thing for us, but a stressful change in our lives as far as planning and preparing for her arrival sooner than we had expected.
All in all, her homecoming will be a huge blessing and closure in our lives, bringing much peace to her very long, anticipated arrival. It is hard to fathom that in October we were on the brink of giving up hope of having her become a reality for our family. We were beginning to think that our adoption wait would be endless.
Fortunately, in spite of all of the anticipation, unforeseeable events, stressful paperwork chase, financial race and unanswered questions, the adoption is moving forward and it is a huge blessing in our lives. I thank God for this opportunity and impatiently await news on Jiliang Gao.