Saturday, June 21, 2014

Waiting

Several people recently asked me where we are in the adoption process.....so I thought I would update with a blog post.  Sadly we are in the same place in the process that we were over seven weeks ago.  No movement.  No news.   Nothing.

When we were matched with Kai our Dossier had to be translated...which we found out was completed on April 30th.  Next it needs to be reviewed, then matched with Kai's files.  Once this is done the Chinese government will issue us a "Letter of Approval" or "LOA" (international adoption is all about the acronyms...).  The LOA is super exciting because then Kai is officially matched with us and we can share his beautiful face with the world!!!

Right now we are waiting to hear that our dossier has been reviewed......it should be any day now...so we wait.  And let me tell you......waiting is not something I am good at........I'm actually pretty terrible at it!!!!  I check email a thousand times a day......I stalk adoption groups to watch other families timelines unfold....I stare at Kai's picture and cry......I'm awful.  I've had thoughts of calling our agency and busting out into A Great Big World's "Say Something".........say something.....anything........any updates would be great.  I won't.  But I've seriously considered it.  Instead we wait.


Tuesday, June 3, 2014

A Book For Kai

Ava wrote a book for her baby brother who is not home yet....
It may need some interpreting...
But here it is...

Ava's Book For Kai. 


I am your mom and Dad


I am your mom.  I am your Dad.  We both will always love you.


Even if you do not feel like it...we still do...


"You do not!" you say....We still love you little one...


If you don't feel good, tell me my child.


I say "it looks fine...I see..."


"Is there love," you ask? Yes! There is love! 


This book will end soon...so let's talk...


Here it is about to end!!!


Oh! It is ending.  The End.