Friday, February 14, 2014

LOI and accepting a file

So our letter of intent was written yesterday...and now we are waiting for translation and a letter of acceptance. This step may take ten weeks I hear.
We were logged in LID on China on December 25. That was a great Christmas present...although we didn't know that until after Christmas.
Then...tick tock tick tock...fast forward to February 9, a Sunday...at like 11:30 at night and I decided...laying sideways in my bed, while Bret is sleeping, that I'm going to check out the waiting children's profiles on CCAI's site. So I'm looking and as I near the bottom of the page, I see a little boy that I think looks interesting. I check him out and decide to click the email link to ask Amor seeing his file. Well...I get an email the next morning and she said which child? I called Pam immediately and tell her and she has his file available to send to me! What!?!
So we open his file and I feel a mixture of emotions. Excitement, fear, anxiety! At one point I am hiding and praying under my covers fluff God's desire.  I have thought for years I would adopt a Chinese daughter...so is all of this different? And he will be two in March.
Well we find some conflicting things in his file. We ask for pictures and video. We are promised nothing but...hope. we pray and ask God to please send us something. The next day...while we were sleeping they were working...we get more info. A video! Willow and I are home alone. Bret is at subway when he gets the email.He forwards it...and I get to see my son. I yell let's go get him! Willow responds with "where are my boots!"
I think im good with a son. :) God is good.
The next day after hearing back from one more dr...we call and Bret tells Tony yes. New steps to complete...and now waiting again. I miss that baby already and am sad to miss his birthday. God has a plan. I trust Him.