(Yeah... I took this from CHI's site because I can't find my own :)Anyway, the wait this time around has been much longer, and very different. We started paperwork in July 2008, submitted paperwork (and were placed on the wait list) December 19th, 2008 and we've just passed the 10 month mark of waiting. Back in August, our wait surpassed the time it took for Micah's entire process.
Back to giving credit for families who are waiting, or who did wait a long time for their first child. Seriously. I'm in awe of you all. The Wait this time around is so much easier. Micah is all-consuming, so while I'm excited about the prospect of another child, I barely have time to actually register the idea within my mind. It's a little scary, actually. I know I need to mentally and emotionally prepare (not to mention finish her room at some point) but I don't think I'll be able to really do it until I have her picture in my hand, in my heart.
So, we'll continue to wait. Kevin will continue to think it will happen very soon while I'll keep checking the message boards and know that we have at least 3 more months of waiting ahead. In the meantime, I'm sure Micah will keep us more than busy. Yep.
Back to giving credit for families who are waiting, or who did wait a long time for their first child. Seriously. I'm in awe of you all. The Wait this time around is so much easier. Micah is all-consuming, so while I'm excited about the prospect of another child, I barely have time to actually register the idea within my mind. It's a little scary, actually. I know I need to mentally and emotionally prepare (not to mention finish her room at some point) but I don't think I'll be able to really do it until I have her picture in my hand, in my heart.
So, we'll continue to wait. Kevin will continue to think it will happen very soon while I'll keep checking the message boards and know that we have at least 3 more months of waiting ahead. In the meantime, I'm sure Micah will keep us more than busy. Yep.
I appreciate your thoughts on this. We're just a few days into The Wait for our first child. I know it is going to be long (our agency says 12-18 months to referral) and feel even longer. I guess having a child with you already keeps you busy so you don't have time on your hands to focus on The Wait!
ReplyDeleteThe wait--We were so lucky on both fronts--we waited 14 weeks for Noah's referral and 33 or 34 weeks for Zoe. We were home with Noah 9 months from when our dossier was to ethiopia and 12 months to the day with Zoe from when her Dossier was sent. I couldn't imagine waiting longer than we did.
ReplyDeleteAmy--I love Olive as a name. It's awesome. The wait will do that do you. If we had waited any longer for Zoe's referral she might have a different name too.
I'm with you. Although we started the process in October of 2007, were put on hold for 6 months and then switched agencies, our wait from dossier submission to referral was ONLY 6 weeks (to the day.) I feel for those families who have been waiting for a referral for 10, 13, even 24 mos. Ugghh! I cannot imagine that.
ReplyDeleteI can't believe you have already been waiting 10 months! We waited 11 months for our first and it was hard, but I totally see your point. 11 months now would be no big deal! These two keep me way too busy to worry and think about one thing constantly.
ReplyDeleteI also can't believe you have been waiting for 10 months...time seems to fly by when it's other people's adoptions! Haha. Can't wait to see your family grow but LOVE pics of Micah in teh meantime...darn he is a cutie patootie!
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Yes, I know exactly what you mean. The wait is SO much different this time around. We got our referral on Oct. 19, a good 6 months BEFORE we thought we would... However, having a child at home already just makes the waiting easier. She's a good distraction, I guess! Have you thought about what it will be like to go to ET this time? I am having a hard time imagining it since whenever I think of ET, R is part of the memory! It is really weird to me that soon I'll have memories of ET with a different child.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the kind words. I'm really excited to find out who Micha's baby sister is going to be.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your post! I think we went on the waiting list just before you guys...as we are approaching one year of waiting to see our son. The whole process seems never ending...but it is nice to know that someday when we go through this process again, already having our first baby will make the wait alittle easier. Good Luck with the rest of your wait! We will keep you in our prayers! And hopefully you will get to see your beautiful baby girl soon! :)
ReplyDeleteIt's absolutely mind boggling to me how quickly time flies with a babe at home. I feel like it was just yesterday when you announced you were starting the process for baby girl when in reality it was over a year ago! Amazing. Best wishes with the wait, and keeping up with Micah!
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