Waiting 4 Baby Rock: September 2010

Saturday, September 25, 2010

Reminiscing

Five years ago, today, we decided to pursue adoption. While the decision felt right immediately, we could not have imagined the profound impact this choice--this child--would have on our lives. We are humbled by the gift of parenthood and are grateful for the constant reminder of this truth with every discovery, every touch, every giggle. Here are a few glimpses from yesterday, playing in Door County, and today, exploring at Octoberfest.

A blustery day, Pooh! Still, a terrific day together... and a chance for Emmaxia to discover slides!

If only Kelty made these packs in adult sizes! : )

Saturday, September 18, 2010

A New Fan

Go Badgers!! (Thank you for the super cool cheerleader outfit, Uncle Don and Aunt Colleen! Sorry about the Gophers, Auntie RJ, but Mommy said I'm going to be a Vikings fan. Shh...don't tell Daddy.)

Quite the nail-biter but the Badgers won 20-19...whew!

Sunday, September 5, 2010

Celebrating the Autumn Chill

We were so excited to feel autumn in the air (especially because it promised an end to this summer's wicked mosquitoes)! The cool air caught us a bit off guard, though, so we were scrambling to find something suitable for Emmaxia. Here are a few pictures from our quest for cool weather garb. Option One: Clearly, I was overreacting to the chill in the air when I went for this tundra-ready "bundler". Todd assured me that she'd be just fine in something suited for 45F or higher. I know...many of you are thinking of poor Ralphie unable to get himself up after falling in the snow. (No idea what I'm referencing? Watch A Christmas Story!)

Option Two: I was so excited to try this hand-me-d0wn from cousins Rylee and Delaney. Unfortunately, as the picture reveals, our little peanut is even too tall for this adorable fleece suit.

Option Three: We finally settled on this little number. Again, thanks to cousins Rylee and Delaney, Emmaxia will be stylin' and toasty!

Enjoy the joys of autumn, everyone. (We're off to search for Honey Crisps!)

Greetings, Guests!

We will use this blog to share news as we move one step closer to Baby Rock each day.

For those who need a bit of background...
We decided to adopt a baby from China in September/October of 2005. After completing mountains of paperwork, background checks, fingerprinting, etc. (collectively called the dossier), we were officially on China's waiting list on April 14th, 2006. This moment of acceptance is called the log-in date (LID). This date is quite significant because families are matched with children according to LID. If you follow referral dates (the date a waiting child is matched with a waiting family), you will be able to see how close we are to being matched--at least in theory. When we started the process three and a half years ago, China was matching month for month, meaning one month of LIDs were taking one month to match. Now, unfortunately, one month of LIDs is taking about four months or more. So...we wait...we vent...we cry...we breathe...we hope...we believe.

*To our family and friends-
A huge hug and thank you for sharing our frustration and our joy as we practice patience and faith, knowing Baby Rock is just over the horizon.

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