Thursday, December 11, 2008

66 Days

I make a safe assumption that the referrals for 2008 have come to an end.  As I count up the number of LID days given referrals for the year, I see it is a total of 66 days - just over 2 months.  Ugh.  There are all kinds of ways to look at our progress (or lack of) but this is the most relatable to watch our progress toward the front of the line.  We are still just over 200 referral days out.  66 days in a year... do you see where I'm going with this.  It's hard not to get frustrated.  Another Christmas, another birthday, another day, month, year without Mia.  I continue to have faith in God's plan but it can be trying at times.  I can hear myself telling people when we started about how stable China's adoption program is.  Ha.  I have heard so many rumors, so many theories, so many predictions and no answers.  It's very defeating to know we are looking at a new year and basically zero chance of seeing Mia in 2009, even unsure it will be in 2010.  But I do see beautiful new referral pictures each month, tuck my son in bed every night and know it's the right thing for us to continue this wait.

2 comments:

Unknown said...

Im right there with you..Its hard to watch this but then I love referral times when those who have been waiting see their sweet babies for the first time

Adoption Momma said...

I feel the same way. We're hanging in there and hoping that we get a referral in two years and not three. I too remember talking to people about China's stability, especially to a friend who had been waiting for what seemed like a long time at the time for Russia. If the timeline was as short as predicted when we entered the CCAA program, we might be at the point of pursuing another adoption from China.