I received a notice in the mail to pick something up at the post office. At first I thought it was my work clothes and then I saw it was for a letter. I got excited thinking it might be our approval letter. So even though the notice said not to come before today at 1300hrs I ran out last night just in case (didn't want to delay it a day if I can help it). I was so excited when it was the letter -to have the letter in my hands and be that much closer to having our little girl home with us.
First thing this morning I mailed the letter to our agency. I sent it Expresspost so I know it will get there in two days (again don't want the delay to be because I didn't do something quick enough). I couldn't stop thinking about getting our daughter all day. Even though we have been through this process before and still haven't gotten her, this time it feels so much closer. I talked to Yulin last week and she said the Waiting Child program has slowed down sending referrals but I am not going to focus on that. I will keep the faith that we will get our daughter when we are meant to get her (although I really hope sooner than later).I can't believe it has been a month since I wrote something. This month has flown by and also seemed to drag on at the same time-is that possible. Jason has been away for the month so I thought I might blog a lot but instead I am so tired by the end of the day, I figure I better not write anything because it might not make sense to anyone else.
The process wasn't going as quickly as I thought or hoped it would. Not that it should be any surprise because it has been slow up until this point. For some reason I was thinking (wishing really) my agency would receive my paperwork in Dec, get a referral right away and be in China by March. I know how crazy it is as I write it but seemed to be possible in my head. I am hopeful now that my paperwork is sent and the next step is receiving a referral for our daughter. The earliest timeframe now would be referral in March and go in June but again is very optimistic (but really there is nothing wrong with hoping for the best case scenario).
