I have recovered from the disappointment of yesterday at least as much as I can anyway. It still stinks to have one time line in mind and have to keep readjusting but there is really nothing I can do but adjust.
There has been a really long thread on our forum today for those of us having a hard time dealing with the changing expectations and time lines. One little snip it of info posted by one of my fellow January waiters gave me a little sunshine today.
We are hearing anyway that we are probably in the top 40ish or so waiting for an infant. That is still a lot of families ahead of us but this little tidbit helped my mood tremendously. See, the last newsletter told us that there were 289 families waiting so for us to be in the top 40-50 on that list is a little exciting. We really have come a long way. I know we still have a ways to go but I am hopeful at least more hopeful than I was yesterday anyway.
We have adjusted our thinking and in an ideal world we will have a referral by Thanksgiving or close to it and as a Happy New Year's gift we will have made it through court and then as a birthday treat for my fabulous hubby (in February) a trip to Ethiopia to go pick up our little one. I am hopeful that this is a semi-realistic timeline but I know that I may have to change it again and instead of a birthday gift for hubby in February it may be a birthday gift for Grandma in March.
As tough as all of this is I know we are doing what feels right. It feels right in my heart. I know my little one will be born in Ethiopia and I will go get them when they are ready to come home. For now, I know my little one is loved more than I can explain by families both here in the US and in Ethiopia.
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Yes we are closer and it was great to hear that we have only 40 or so more referrals to go!!
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