Soon...very soon!

The word on the street is a cut-off date of April 17th (which means the next referral group is expected to match families with a LID of at least April 17th, 2006). Today's news basically confirms that we will, indeed, be in the next group of referrals! Lately, the trend has been to see referrals in the mail one-three days after the rumors started. Is it possible? Could we really see BabyRock's face this week?! Crazy!

Still waiting...and planning and waiting and planning...

We owe you an apology. We suggested you stalk us; we said we'd post often; then, we give you nothing for nearly two weeks! We are here. We are here. WE ARE HERE! (Had to throw in a little "Horton Hears a Who") We have not heard even a whisper of a rumor, but that happened last month too--nothing and then, without warning, we hear referrals are in the mail! We are hoping to hear by the end of next week although our agency is suggesting the week after. (Our prediction is Friday, April 2nd--Tara's dad's birthday. How cool would that be?!) We are so close now. Actually, it doesn't seem real. We've been waiting for so long, not knowing how much longer and constantly being disappointed by the reality of the wait. We may just have to wait to see Baby Rock's face before we believe this is finally happening. Wow--we are going to see our baby's face in the very near future...okay, maybe it's sinking in a little bit now. Thanks for your continued support and the heal clicking! We will post again soon...promise. : )

No News Yet

Our main source is killing time just as we are--so we continue the nesting process. We've nearly finished BabyRock's room now and finally organized the stacks of paperwork from this entire process. So, we're on schedule with our pre-referral checklist (according to Todd). Not bad for a few days, even with a nasty stomach flu interruption and the distraction of 60 degree weather! We are still anticipating news by the end of March or early April. Thank you, all, for your continued support! We hope you realize how much it means to us! (Please continue to follow the blog for updates. We look forward to posting the first pictures we receive of our little one and will continue to use this blog to share text and pictures once in China!)

Officially nesting!

Today is all about baby prepping! Yes, after four+ years of waiting, we still have a lot to do. After devoting two hours to creating our three master lists--until the referral, after receiving the referral, and after receiving our travel arrangements--we are good to go! Today is all about "making room for baby"; Good Will is going to have to clear a few shelves for us! We've also decided to update this blog more often since so many of our wonderful family and friends are stalking now (thanks!). Well, we've just accomplished one list item with this post; clearly, this is going to be a very productive day!

Congratulations to the new forever families!

Families are receiving referrals through April 11th! We are so excited for the many friends we've made through Chinaadopttalk.com and continue to keep those who have not yet received "the call" in our thoughts. What does this mean for us? Well...are you sitting down? We believe we'll be next! (April 12th's numbers are a bit large, but the 13th and 14th are small; the three days combined are about 2/3 of this group's numbers.) Thank you for all of the clicking heels, everyone! It seems to be working!