Thank You RQ!

Here is what one of my favorite blogging websites has posted, RQ (she is an active adoptive mom that tries to keep us waiting parents informed and brings up vital topics to educate us on in the adoption world):

"I just made my rounds and there seem to be a few rumors floating around… I see more talk of “the rest of March”, and I see a European board that seems to think this batch has been signed and that if referrals didn’t get mailed Monday (our Sunday night) then they’ll be mailed Tuesday (our Monday night). I can’t really tell where they got that info, I’m assuming from one of the very few agencies in that country." taken from chinaadopttalk.com, Nov. 30th post.

Again, Thank you RQ! And the wait continues...

My Favorite!!!!

Taking A- his presents and spending time with K-

Lady Bug and Bad Rumor Post

Yesterday, while in an Illustrator class that I am taking and co-worker said to me look at the lady bug flying around the room, you know they bring good luck. Secretly I thought to myself, yes and they are the Chinese symbol that good things are about to happen. Maybe that means that the referral for the little one is on its way. But... today I hopped on R*mor Q**en, and now some rumors are flying around that referrals will not be out till December. As I am reading this, my hubby calls in to check-in... and I said that I really don't mean this... but stick a fork in me "I am done." My DH says, "No, if a fork is stuck in you, you will still bleed you are not done yet." I replied, "I know." He said because of my age "You can stick a fork in me and I am done." My reply, you are not done either....we both said I love you and quietly got off the phone.

This has been a heart wrenching wait but I know it is worth the wait. The last two sets of referrals have been extremely painful becuase of the skipped months, and the cut of date of 3/28 right before our date. Simply frustrating!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The wait continues...4 years 7 months 19 days since LID

The wait continues...we have been logged in 4 years, 7 months and 19 days. We starting paperchasing for our little one on October 30th, 2005. It has been a long road and many things have had to stay status quo while at the same time life did go on. Rumor Queen is predicting 32 day wait which will lead us to Nov. 14th for notice for our referral however, if it is another wait like the last batch of referrals our referral date will not be until Dec. 25th, Christmas Day. I surely hope not because I know that our agency will be closed and that would be such a bummer. So, we wait---

Parachute...

Today, like any other normal weekend, I was at the oriental grocery store with my mom and dad. Over the loud speaker the store normally filters in 80's and 90's karaoke type music with elevator type tones to the music. Many songs from artist like Jour*ney, El*ton John, and various other artists that I whole heartly still admit that I listen to from time to time. (I do love me a good eighties or ninties song especially when jamming to it driving down the beltway.) Then one of my favorite songs comes on... a song that Kai-Li used to love for me to sing to here. Now, those of you that know me, know that I do not have a good voice, in fact my husband goes running (and he does not run, trust me he is a self proclaimed foodie) when he thinks I am going to belt out a song. Though ,the sweet little girl that we had for almost a year, would look deep into my eyes, smile and coo as I would sing her this song by P*arachute, "She is L*ove, Love, Love, Love." I would long into her vibrant blue eyes, that were so true to the light, that I could see my reflection in the sky blue of her eyes. She would coo and bop up and down. Today and forever in my heart, that song has taken on a different meaning for me, than the group intended it for. But it is so fitting for the past year of my life and hopefully for this coming year, it will be the anthem that I sing for the girl that I fostered and our China baby that will join our family. Kai-Li was PURE LOVE... "She is LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, LOVE"

Saw a Ladybug Today!

As many of you know, I am a middle school counselor and today while walking back to my office, a boy, (I don't know his name and have had few encounters with him, as he is not in my grade or the previous grade I had) stopped me in the hall. He had a ladybug in his hand. He stopped me and said, "This bug bit me." I looked at the bug and I said, "It is a lady bug, they do not bite." The boy stated, "This lady bug is different, it is a vibrant red color but it does not have dots." A crowd formed around us, looking at the bug. I bent down to pick it up but it did not crawl onto my pen. I took the boy to the nurse to make sure all was well and he did not have allergies to bugs. The boy was fine. Is this a sign?

This incident has had me pondering all day. Is our turn coming soon? I keep imagining the beauty of the ladybug and the fact that a middle school student didn't just kill the bug but, rather, out of any other adult person in the hall, stopped me to tell me about this experience. The following days will tell...

Kai-Li 1st Birthday Party

We are truley blessed that Kai-Li's bio parents invited us to her first birthday party. She was amazing! She is growing and I enjoyed her immensely. I got to change her diaper and feed her.

We possibly could be next...

This is what Rumor Queen has been posting and R and I are getting excited...

"Current state of early rumors
So far I’ve seen people with LID’s up to and including the 29th being told they are in this batch.
We’re still down in the R1 and R2 range with these at this point."

We are so lucky that someone is (a blogger) is willing to keep up on all of the current information. Thank you for all of Chinaadopttalk's information.

It's Official... we lose our little sweet baby but are excited for the new adventures she will embark.

It is official...we lose our sweet little baby that we have been fostering. She will have a chance to live with her bio parents. We are excited for her. She has been our AMAZING LOVE over the past year and we hope that we can continue to be apart of her life. Last night was the third night that she has not slept in our home. I kept waking up to give her, her night time bottle, wondering why she had not cried to get it. I would go intoher room and check for her bottle, thinking that maybe Richard had gotten up with her, and check her bed and remember that she was not here. We will always be here for her and will miss her. Over the next couple of days during the transition, I hope to take lots of pictures and post. I will be packing her stuff and gettting together her pictures and stuff so they will go home with her. Thanks for all of your thoughts and prayers. We would not change a single second or day of this past year. We have made new friends, bonded with people we would have never met. We take this time to say, "THANK YOU."

Zoo with Grandmom and FD getting to see us and take pics at 'Mommy and Me' swimming

That is the prettiest turtle I have ever seen!!!

Uncle Bill and precious "M"

My dad and my grandmom, Love them both!

Someone is going to missing a tooth soon

Our beautiful "M" friend!

Our Girls!

Lovin' the diving sticks!

Do I really have to float on my back FM?

Katie, my awesome first swim instructor for the the ist and 2nd week of July 2009.

'Mommy and Me' Swimming

This was our second day at 'Mommy and Me' swimming. Little Kai-Li loved it and she now has a little friend who is a month younger than her. She is learning how to blow bubbles, go under water and float on her back. The pictures are right before her first swimming lesson, of course this is one of her many swim suits from Auntie Beth, Little Lia and Emma.

9 months old and update on referral date

For the cute stuff first.... pure little sweet pea!

Boy, do I LOVE these two!

Pure Sweetness! Thanks Omi for my super cool and comfy PJ's.

She loves crawling.

A day at the Zoo with FM and FD.

Flower Mart days!

Lovin' this girl!

She loves the swing...

Helping FM make brownies for FD!

Little Kai-Li is now 9 months old. She is 17 pounds and has a cute little bottom tooth, right in the front of her mouth. She is crawling. She is so little and adorable she looks like a little doll when she crawls. She has stolen both of our hearts. We have a laid back summer planned with visitation with her parents, 'Mommy and Me' swim lessons and kindermusic. She loves the water and all the little kids at the swimming pool want to hold her.

As for our China referral we are still waiting. They just refferred till March 20th so I predict we may be in the next couple of batches that come through.

Love to you all , thanks for your prayers and continued support.

Happy Mother's Day!

Today Richard and I stop and thank Kai-Li's birth mom for giving her life. Although she may not be with us forever... Kai-Li's mom has given us 7 1/2 months of wonderful than never loving her at all and for that we are truly thankful. Happy Mother's Day to all of the mother's who have had loss, birth mothers, foster mothers, adoptive mothers, grandmothers, great grandmothers for without you non of these lives would have been possible.

Easter Pics and attending her first birthday party!