Two Thousand Five Hundred Sixty-Six....

Feeling somewhat reminiscent of high school, I have been having trouble sleeping lately. My mind is moving a million miles per hour and I can't seem to slow it down. When I took my last work project, I was so glad that the timing would cause me to be completely absorbed in work until after we got our referral. Unfortunately, as my work is almost completed, my mind has taken to wandering. The crazy part is, now is the time I should be taking advantage of sleep. Who knows what awaits me once we bring home our little peanut. If she is anything like her brothers, there will be months of sleepless nights ahead. Well, you know me. I like to be prepared. Consider it practice for the months ahead.

IT'S A... Painting!

Well, we didn't get our referral this month, but we did get the painting Doug finished for Eliana's nursery. I LOVE it!! It is exactly what I wanted and I couldn't be more pleased. Doug is an incredible artist and I really appreciate him taking time away from his normal body of work in order to do this for us.

A View to the Future

I follow the ChinaAdoptTalk.com (The Rumor Queen) site pretty closely and she is somewhat of a statistics junkie. Anyway, she has crunched the numbers based on recent trends and this is what she has come up with. Unfortunately, this doesn't provide much encouragement to those adopting from China in general, BUT it does get us our referral in July. With an LID of Nov. 9, it is a strange thing to be thrilled to be the "horrid case scenario!"

Did you know?

Gestational Periods for Selected Mammals

Hippopotamus 238 days
California Sea lion 350 days
Black Rhinoceros 450 days
White Rhinoceros 480 days
Asian Elephant 645 days
African Elephant 660 days
The Norgauers 753 days and counting...

Missed it by thaaat much!!!

Well, it is official. Our agency called today and told us that they didnt get any traditional program referrals this month. People with Login dates up to November 7 were matched according to the Rumor Queen site, but our agency's next date is November 8. We are November 9. SOOO, to make a short story long, we missed the cut-off by 2 days. Because 2 days is the smallest group ever done by the CCAA, we are all but guaranteed our match next month. So, first week of July it is. I am trying to be more positive today. Had a lot of trouble with that yesterday. This wait just gets to me sometimes. When we started the wait was 6 months, so I feel like I am pregnant, but 14 months overdue. At least my feet aren't swollen this time.

What the Boys Have to Say

The boys had a few things to say today about their baby sister. This is a first time attempt at uploading video to this blog, so give me a little grace if it is a flop.
You are supposed to just be able to push play.

Take Me Out to the Ball Game

Today was Noah's first baseball game of the season. It was nice to get outside- away from work and the temptation to keep checking the internet for rumors of referrals. Noah did really well and had the first hit and score of the game. He looks so cute in his uniform. His team is called the Bees.

Elijah is looking forward to starting his very first baseball season ever in a few weeks. He wanted to have his picture taken in his new cleats and baseball pants... a little too big, I think. Of course, he tried to find the shirt that he had that was closest to Noah's. I am sooooo thankful for these little guys and I am realizing I don't take enough pictures of those beautiful smiles.

At lunch after the game, Elijah prayed for our meal and said, "Thank you God for Noah and Mommy and Daddy and that our baby sister is coming home soon." I pray that he is right. We should know in the next few days definitively whether or not we will be referred in June. Like I said before, I am not expecting it anymore, but I guess there is always hope. I will keep everybody posted.