4 Months Waiting

4 months of waiting is where we will be on Friday. Hopefully the original 3-6 months will be true and we'll only have 2 months of waiting left.

Yahoo groups are an amazing thing that I was totally unaware of before we started the adoption process. There is basically a group for almost any subject you can think of. I belong to 4 groups, Ethiopia Adopt, Ethopia Holt Adoption, Adoption Agency Research, and MO International Adoption. They are a wealth of knowledge and I'm not sure how any adoptive parents can go through the process and not join a yahoo group. Obviously since we are adopting through Holt that group has been the best for us.

With all the positives there can also be some negatives. Sometimes too much information is a bad thing. Last week the assistant Ethiopia director told someone in our group that there would be 6-7 referrals to come out between last Thursday and Friday. After talking to the director two weeks ago and a referral that came out early last week and based on what was told other couples we are currently tied at #6 with one other couple who completed their paperwork the same day we did. Knowing that and thinking there were 6-7 referrals coming out made us a little nervous last Thursday and Friday. There's a good chance we would NOT get a referral since most ahead of us have requested infants and for us to get one would meant that they would all be infants which is not likely but at worst case scenario we would be at the very top of the list. Thursday and Friday came and went with no referrals. Someone in the group mailed the assistant and she said there was a paperwork issue and hopefully in the near future they will have referrals. The question to be asked is would we have been better off not knowing that there were possible referrals? Part of me says we would be much better off but the bigger part of me and those of you who know me will agree that I want to know. Who knows maybe I'll go on a two week fast of yahoo groups??? Nah, probably not!

We enjoyed a restful two days at my parents house this weekend. We went absolutely know where and it was wonderful. We got back last evening and enjoyed a day around the house getting stuff done.

Hopefully soon when we post on here we'll be posting a referral. Until then, stay tuned!

Adam