Well, our homestudy didn't get sent to the State after all last week--some final edits were needed by the agency. It was supposed to be mailed today and I somehow resisted the urge to email and ask..."So, did it get mailed??" (I actually wrote the email but deleted it) :)
I'm sure all will work out as it is supposed to, but right now I'm a little deflated. In late March, we thought we would be on the wait list by early April, and now it's almost the middle of May, and we're still not on the list... And the list is growing longer and longer. When we first signed on with the agency, there were 20-something families on the infant girl list....now it's in the 50s. It's just hard because I remember this frustration from our first adoption...the waiting, the not knowing...it's the hardest.
But, I also know that the first time around it was all worth it. Every excruciating second, because our son is so amazing and we are the luckiest family in the world to have him. And there are now 3 times as many orphanages that our agency is working with compared to when we signed on, which will no doubt speed up referrals. It's just hard knowing your child is out there (or soon will be) and you can't be with her....
So, here's to patience. During our first adoption, a dear friend told me that maybe patience is the lesson I was supposed to be learn through it all. Of course, my brother-in-law says patience (patients) are people in hospitals! Ha!
Fingers crossed that we'll be on the wait list next week :)
Kirsta
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I remember that all too well. It took me 5 months to get papers, homestudy completed, homestudy approved...etc...
ReplyDeleteNow I am about to have my 8 month anniversary of joining the Wait List this week and am wondering where on earth the time has gone to??!!!
I am praying that the new orphanages really open up doors for more children to have families.
Awaiting to hear you are on the wait list!
~Heather D
still #2 baby girl list...71 days and counting!
This whole process seems to be "hurry up and wait," doesn't it? You're right....it's truly a test of patience! Hang in there :)
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#34 baby girl list
#21 baby boy list
Hang in there Kirsta...I totally remember that feeling (it was only a month or so ago!) and I actually would have sent that email - believe me, I've sent a few...and called too! I'll be watching for your wait list announcement!
ReplyDeleteugh, excruciating and frustrating! Nothing worse than watching the list grow as you anxiously try to get on it. I hope your number isn't much above 50, and I think we would all be happy with lots of movement on the lists!
ReplyDeleteIs it possible to ever have "enough" patience when it comes to children?
Kelly
#20 baby girl
#6 toddler girl
Kirsta, I completely feel your pain! Don't know if you caught wind of our story, but we live in AZ (besides the current state of affairs) our court system in Arizona took 6 weeks and one day to certify our homestudy! We waited all that time for a STAMP of the judges signature- when I got it back in the mail, and looked at said stamp... I laughed like a mad woman! LOL. I was miserable and quite unpleasant but we did make it on the list May 3rd. So it does happen, but it is brutal! We will be hoping for a speedy certification for yoos!
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