Getting closer

This week or early the following the next set of referrals will be sent out. There is rumblings that this group will go through 10/12 or 10/13/05. With a log in date (LID) of 11/23/05 this brings us just a little bit closer. We are hoping that we will finally get to see the face of our precious baby in May.

This time of the month is allows hard for me. I wait along with all of the other families that are expecting referrals even though my time has not yet come.

I have been busy planning for things we need to do & get before our trip. After being so far away it's a little unreal that we are so close finally. There's a Chris Rice song that sums up this whole wait called 'Smile'

How far are you, how close am I
I know your words are true and I don't feel them inside
Still I believe you'll never leave
So where are you now

You're all I have, You're all I know
Your breath is breathing in my soul
Still I am gasping, aching, asking
Where are you now

Cause I just wanna be with You
I just want this waiting to be over
I just want to be with You
And it helps to know the Day is getting closer

Every minute takes an hour
Every inch feels like a mile
Til I won't have to imagine
And I finally get to see You smile

My journey's here, but my heart is There
So I dream and wait, and keep the faith, while You prepare
Our destiny, til You come back for me
Oh, please make it soon!

Cause I just wanna be with You
I just want this waiting to be over
I just want to be with You
And it helps to know the Day is getting closer

Every minute takes an hour
Every inch feels like a mile
Til I won't have to imagine
And I finally get to see You smile

I just wanna be with You
I just want this waiting to be over
I just want to be with You
And it helps to know the Day is getting closer

I just wanna be with You
I just want this waiting to be over
I just want to be with You
And it helps to know the Day is getting closer

Every minute takes an hour
Every inch feel like a mile
Til I won't have to imagine
And I finally get to see You

Every minute takes an hour
Every inch feel like a mile
Til I won't have to imagine
And I finally get to see You smile

Happy New Year!

We are excited that this is the year we will meet our daughter! There are so many things we are hopeful for, but this is our most exciting milestone.

There is rumblings that the next batch of referrals has started to arrive and are currently projected to include log in dates thru 09/27/05. This brings us closer (with a LID of 11/23/05), but still about 4-5 months away.

We never dreamed when we started this journey that we would still be on the waiting path. It has been a hard, slow climb, but we are getting so close we can almost taste it.