WC

We applied for another baby from the waiting children that our agency received yesterday. So we have applied for 2. We will know on Monday if we can view the 2-year-old's file and Tuesday if we can view this baby's file.

Waiting Child (again)

Today Children's Hope received 3 batches of waiting children. 2 of the batches were posted on their website today and 1 more batch will be posted tomorrow. There are many beautiful little girls that would be perfect for our family. We applied for a darling 2-year-old. We will know on Monday if we get to review her file. Keep Hoping!!

Another Adoption Poem

In My Heart
Not flesh of my flesh,
Nor bone of my bone,
But still, miraculously my own.
Never forget for a single minute,
You didn't grow under my heart,
But in it.
Author Unknown

Holidays, waiting, hoping....

We have now been waiting for Lila longer than I was pregnant with Grace. This fact, along with the holidays, has made me very melancholy. I want my little girl home. I worry that she's somewhere alone, longing for a family, waiting, just like we are for her.

Before Christmas, Gracie asked me what I wanted Santa to bring me. I said pajamas, candy, but most of all I wish he could bring me Lila. In her wonderful 3-year-old logic she told me that Santa has a sleigh so he can just go to China & pick her up on the way here. I laughed and said I wished it was that easy but that we have to keep waiting until just the right time. She amazes me every day!

We did have a great Christmas. We celebrated for over a week. We started on the 17th because Gerry's brother & family were here from Florida. Our Great-Niece Miah is only 2 months younger than Grace so they were inseparable. NOISY but inseparable. We spent the 17th (Monday) at Gerry's parents with the whole family then Wednesday, Jim, Sue, Matt, Luke, Rachael, Mark & Miah came over so Grace & Miah could play. The little girls had every toy in Grace's room spread out all over the floor. It was wonderful to get to see them while they were here. Sue & I are thinking a trip to Disney is a MUST with the 2 of them. Hopefully there will be 3 little girls if Lila is home by then. I totally fell in love with little Miss Miah while they were here, she is adorable!

Santa was very good to Miss Grace. She got the baby she has been asking for. She told Santa she wanted the baby with a binky. She also got books, games, clothes, monkeys, ladybugs, legos, etc. Gerry was off all week so we have been playing with all the new toys!

I hope everyone had a great Christmas. We realize we are truly blessed and will keep waiting to be blessed even more with our Lila.

No news

Our agency has just said that they have notified all of the parents who were chosen to review the waiting children files. We didn't make it this time. We are very excited for those who did find their little ones today!

It's WC List time again!!

Our agency received a new list of waiting children. They were available for us to view on Monday. We just applied to review 2 files. Like last time all the applicants for each child will be put into a hat and one family will be randomly drawn to get to view the file. Both little girls are adorable and will be a cherished addition to our family if we are chosen for either one. We will know on Monday the 22nd if we get either file.

Keep your fingers crossed & say a couple prayers for us!!

Poem

God plans adoptions from Heaven, and he searches the world you see,
for people who long to be parents, people like Daddy and me.
Then, in his own time, he answers the prayer they've been praying so long,
and he finds a child who is waiting, to fill their lives with a song.
You are the child we prayed for, so special, so precious, so sweet!
The one who we'll cherish forever, the one who makes our life complete.

I can't wait to share this poem with Lila.

The most recent adoption news is that we will have a new waiting children list in October. They are sent every few months to the agencies. We will look to see if any of the children might be our little one.