I seemed to face this all the time with Nepal...Checking my email 18 times a day to see if there was anything from my agency with an update. I haven’t had that really at all with China since we began our process on March 28 of this year. Until now. Our part of the paperwork has been done since the end of September. Then we received our USCIS approval on Oct. 21, and my agency said they thought our paperwork would go to China in about three weeks pending receipt of state authentication of all of our documents. And now, I’m wanting to check my email 18 times a day to see if my agency says, “OK – everything is off to China!” After that, I’ll be checking my email to receive the “Log-In Date” which is the date that China logged our paperwork as received and in process for review. And after that, I’ll be checking my mailbox to receive the “brown envelope” which comes from the U.S. Consulate in China containing paperwork we’ll need for our U.S. Consulate appointment when we’re in country.
And after that...I’ll be checking my PHONE for the referral call from our agency saying we’ve been matched with a baby.
And most of all, after that, once we receive our referral...I’ll be waiting for the day when we meet our precious son or daughter! Oh, that will certainly be the hardest wait of all. If only adoption pregnancies had due dates like biological pregnancies!!
“Wait on the LORD; Be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the LORD!” —Psalm 27:14
“Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but when the desire comes, it is a tree of life.” —Proverbs 13:12
“Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.” —Romans 5:5
Here’s to His hope, and to our destined baby!
And after that...I’ll be checking my PHONE for the referral call from our agency saying we’ve been matched with a baby.
And most of all, after that, once we receive our referral...I’ll be waiting for the day when we meet our precious son or daughter! Oh, that will certainly be the hardest wait of all. If only adoption pregnancies had due dates like biological pregnancies!!
“Wait on the LORD; Be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the LORD!” —Psalm 27:14
“Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but when the desire comes, it is a tree of life.” —Proverbs 13:12
“Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.” —Romans 5:5
Here’s to His hope, and to our destined baby!
I can so relate to this post. I was doing the same type of thing once we were officially in the "pool". Checking the website several times a day - had we moved closer to page 1 of pictures. Jumping every time the phone rang. It is so so hard to not have control. And you totally made me laugh with your comment about wishing adoption pregnancies had due dates. I always joke about how I had a seven hour pregnancy (the time it took us to drive to where Ryan was born). It's so amazing and utterly overwhelming when that day arrives and I pray that the day will come soon for you. I know it is hard to even imagine right now, but all that "waiting" will just melt away they day you hold your baby for the first time! Love to you and Andrew! -Crystal S.
ReplyDeleteHeather! Thank you so much for your support in this journey! It's comforting to know that you know EXACTLY what I'm going through! I'm praying for you, Andrew and Baby Robinson! - Kristen :)
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