THE STORK HAS LANDED!!!

Presenting Gigi, the most beautiful baby in the known universe!!!

Fly Stork, Fly!!!

Our stork should be here soon!!!!

Here's the picture we put on our door for the delivery person so they wouldn't leave...we want to get his/her picture! I know, it's silly!

The Stork is on His Way!!!!

We expect to receive a visit from the stork tomorrow! He will be delivering a picture of Gigi!!! We'll post it as soon as we are able to compose ourselves enough to work the scanner!!!

Fly Little Stork, Fly!!!

IT'S A GIRL!!!

Yes, you read that title correctly!!! IT'S A GIRL!!!!!

At 12:11pm this afternoon we got "the call" about our beautiful baby girl!!! She was born on March 1, 2008 and is now 13 months (and 2 days) old. We'll be traveling for her in about 2-3 months so she'll be about 16 months when we bring her home!

We are beside ourselves with joy!!! And cannot imagine how we'll get through the next 7-10 days as we wait for them to send us her picture and information.

Thank you EVERYONE for all your support over these past years, months, and especially these past few days as we anxiously waited for this glorious day!!!

WOOOOHOOOO!!!!!

Too happy to be upset...too upset to be happy

I am looking at this at the last little joke in this process, but I really need to get the call soon. As great as all of these rumors we keep hearing are, until the phone rings they are starting to just get me too anxious. First we hear that matching started over a week ago, which seems to be the case. Then, last Sunday night, we hear that matching is complete and some agencies are saying there could be calls by Tuesday. No news on Monday and Tuesday and then we start to hear that Europe and Australia who ALWAYS get their referrals first have not reported anything. Then we start getting reports that the referrals ARE done and on the way and there is even a report of at least one agency telling their people that they have arrived and to expect a call any day. Then that does not seem to be the case since nobody reported any actual calls. Every rumor seems to agree that referrals are most likely complete and COULD be in the air, but still not a single report of an actual call being made and now people speculate that the calls could be held up by the Chinese "Tomb Sweeping" holiday and we will all be called on Monday. If the referrals are complete and in the mail then why would this holiday delay anything. If it is delaying them, then that would mean they have not been mailed yet, which would actually mean we do not get called until several days later. If the last three years have taught us anything, it is that we need to be patient and that Murphy's Law seems to have numerous clauses concerning the adoption process, but COME ON...we deserve a call already. At a minimum, our agency could send out an email to lower our expectations or something because they have to know there are sixteen families freaking our right now. Even if they have no news at all they could reach out to us with SOMETHING!!
In any case, we know it is only a matter of days, but these last few days seems almost harder than the last three years+ have been. Please everyone...pray for them to finally end our misery and give us the call we have been waiting for...the call that finally tells us some details about our little Gigi. It is any day, but can't that day be today?

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We're still waiting, as patiently as we can! We hope to get the call by Friday...it will be the longest weekend of our lives if we have to wait for Monday!!!! Fly little stork, fly!!!!