The Stork has Landed!!!

Well the stork has officially landed at our agency!! I got an email yesterday afternoon confirming that they have our file (Thank God) and that they were scanning and sending it for translation. I was so excited to see that the package had arrived on the Thursday because we were thinking it might not be until Friday.

We are hoping that we will hear something mid next week!! It is soooo weird to think that at our agency has our file with a picture of our daughter and yet we have no idea what she looks like, how old, where she is etc.. It is weird that some people already know who she is yet we don't.

Mike and I are just so excited and we are still in shock that after more than 6 years we are days away from seeing her little face - AAAHHHHH this next 4 or 5 days are going to be sooooo long!

WE ARE IN!!!!!!!! IT IS ALMOST UNBELIEVABLE!!

Where do I even start??? Today has been the most amazing day since this whole journey started over 6 years ago (Jan 21^st, 2006)

This is what we read/saw on RQ Monday and then more recently Tuesday morning!!!

We have been expecting referrals since approx. th 16^th of this month since the last two months have both been the 17^th. As you know they did not come on the 16^th and the entire week after also produced NO referrals. Every night for the last 2 weeks or so I wake up through the night and check Spanish RQ, regular RQ, facebook etc.. to see if anyone has posted rumors and ….nothing. Monday I came to work a little down because I was actually staring to worry – what if the CCAA has stopped sending referals, what if they are skipping a month etc… and then voilà!!! A rumor that they had been mailed – THANK GOD!!

Fast forward to Monday night and I think I had refreshed my pages a hundred times that day so I went to bed early because the earlier I go to bed the quicker I can wake up and hopefully hear some news as to a cut-off date.

I woke up around 3am and checked – nothing, then as I laid there trying to get back to sleep I was thinking what if they only do to the 27^th or 28^th?? I will be happy that I would be next month but disappointed that I wasn't in this month L

Now 6:15 in the morning and once again I turned on the ipod to check the Spanish RQ site –OMG OMG she had posted something about August and then I saw the number 31!!! What does this mean, I can’t read Spanish and I couldn't get it to translate AAAHHHHH!! I was clicking things and things were coming up that shouldn't it was crazy! I told Mike “OMG I think we might be in” I immediately went to facebook because I knew all my August group and my September group would also be checking and sure enough I saw the most exciting words “Spanish RQ says they have referred upto August 31^st” AAAAHHHHHHHH

I then noticed that people had already sent me messages and people had posted around 4am asking why I was still sleeping etc… hilarious and soooo exciting!!!

I immediately called my mom and considering it was approx. 6:30am I think she knew exactly why that phone was ringing!!! That call turned into a series of many calls to many people! I stillcouldn't believe we were actually in!!!!

Today has just been amazing – I accomplished very little work but it has been amazing!! I had so many people at work welcoming me at the door with hugs and tears and soooooo many congratulations on our facebook etc… What a wonderful day!!! Hopefully I can survive the next week until we actually get “THE” call – I can’t even imagine how amazing I will feel that day (as long as everything is fine with our file – fingers crossed)

Here are a couple of shots of me marking those last few days off my calendar and also a surprise delivery on my desk – I had ordered some products and they came in that morning – how perfect!!!

Referrals have been mailed!!

According to RQ an European agency has reported that the CCAA mailed out referrals today!! Thank God because at 3:30am this morning when I woke up and started checking the Spanish RQ site I still didn't see any rumors and to be honest I was getting worried!

Lets hope if they were in fact mailed then the European agencies will start getting them tomorrow and we can FINALLY know if we are in his month or not!!

Another Friday and NO news!

Well this week has been HELL - I wake up two or three times a night checking the Spanish RQ and the RQ and the forum and facebook etc... it is awful.

I really thought we would hear something today but I guess not. Another weekend with no news and the worst part is that we don't know if we are in or not?? I just want to know already!!!!

On another note - I work at the best place ever and this amazing Sundae Bar was set up and open at 3:00pm Friday afternoon!! What a great treat after a crappy week!!!

STILL Matching??? Really??

Well we were really hoping to hear something last Friday (16th) , which of course we did not and even worse it is now Thursday and still nothing UGGGHHHH so frustrating.

A big American agency says that the CCAA are matching and RQ confirmed the same thing so I am REALLY hoping to hear something tomorrow! It would be okay if I just knew if we would beincluded this month or not - that is the part that is killing me. I can't imagine having to go through another month like this.

There are alot of people hoping/thinking they will finish August and I hope they are right I just can't believe it. I am just hoping they make it to the 29th and I am not even sure they will do that since that would mean 8 days?? There are some rumors that we could/should hear something tomorrow so once again...fingers crossed!

We have CARSEATS!!!

Last Friday Mike picked up both our carseats which was very exciting!! Especially since the CCAA didn't send any referrals out - it helped to keep us in a good mood LOL.

We tried them both out in our vehicles and loved them - I got the Britax Marathon 65 - Onyx which I love and it fits very nicely rear and forward facing. I had tried others like the Diono etc... but they were way too long and the passenger seat had to be pushed too far to the front. My vehicle is the pone we dive at night and on the weekends so we needed something that allowed us to be comfortable in the front too!!

Mike got the Safety First Complete Air 65 LX Mike really liked this one!! Although rear facing in his car does push the passenger seat right to the front it isn't really a big deal - Mike would only be using his car for daycare pickups, Daddy/Daughter days etc.. and once it is forward facing it is fine!!

It was so exciting to actually put the seats in our cars and try them out - I can't believe it is almost here. We are both getting VERY impatient now and of course China is taking their sweet time.

"Organizing Paperwork"

Well it is official - the CCAA are "organizing paperwork" which means they "could" be and hopefully are working on matching us right now!!!

Last month the "organizing paperwork" report came out on a Wednesday(15th) and then on the Friday(17th) it was reported that referrals were sent and that the CCAA had done up to and including Aug 21st.

I am REALLY hoping it happens that way again this month - that would mean we could hear something Friday! If nothing else it would be nice to hear how far they have gotten this month. Also I am REALLY REALLY hoping we are included this month! If not it will be next month for sure but we are hoping its this month.

Shouldn't be too long now!

Registered this weekend...soooo much fun!!

Well this weekend we registered for some baby items! We registered at Babies R us and at Springys Totte Shoppe - it was so much fun!!

Mike wasn't big on going, he said it doesn't matter what I pick or what cups I like and I understand that - to be honest I knew it would be better to go without him. So my sister-in-law Tiffany and my cousin Darlene and Lexi came. Saturday we headed to London to the big new Babies R us, to be honest there isn't alot of stuff we need, we have alot of blankets, sheets, clothes etc... but it is amazing how after looking around there are so many things you realize you need or will need soon!

On Sunday Mike and I went to Springy's, it is a store in Hamilton that has been in business for over 50 years and the people are sooooo nice that own it. It has some stuff that we really like that you can't get elsewhere and we love to support them! It was fun and Mike had a good time. The small store kept his attention for long enough LOL!!

I can't believe we are actually registered for baby items - it is so strange. I feel sometimes like I am not as excited as I think I should be? I don't know if it is just that I am guarded still and am not allowing myself to get too excited yet or that it has just been too long that we have been thinking/preparing for this and it has lost the excitement factor?? I find it kind of sad at times - I feel like I should be more excited?? I think what we/I need is a referral!!! I think once that referral comes it will be different - then the panic will set in LOL!!

Love this little funky brown dog - I had ever seen it before...sooooo cute!!!

Tiff loves this ball popper! I do to for the memories it brings but not for the noise it makes LOL

March 1st...could it be???

Could it be this month?? After 66 months - Yes that's right 66 months!!! Could March be our month??

For the first time I don't know what I think about what the CCAA will do next. Even RQ is saying she just doesn't know what to think anymore? Last month the CCAA only did 6 days which was the equivalent of 12 RQ families - if they did 12 families again (which is a pathetic number) then we would be included but that would be 8 days so will they do that many days??

Only time will tell!!!