My little sister arrived safely into the Frankfurt airport the other day. I was SO nervous because of the recent incidents that occurred there. She was a trooper and stayed awake till midnight the first night, knowing she was beat, but her 7th wind kicked in and we stayed up chatting. We've made it to Luxembourg City already. It was really nice there, the streets were quiet, the houses were beautiful, and the views were amazing! I'll post pics next week when I'm on the computer. Today almost everything is closed in the area, so we will go to a bazaar, plan for an upcoming trip I'll tell about when we get back, she has some homework to do, we'll video chat with sister and finally make a family favorite meal...tator-tot casserole.
She's still sleeping right now, so I'm thinking she didn't sleep well last night or she's just really tired :). It's so much fun having her here.
Oh, Amber, yes there is a waitlist with the agency for referral. Although we are #10, we could still have our profile shown if others in our list are not open to certain situations. The case worker will determine which profiles to show to the expectant parent(s) based on information on the adoptive parents preference of the babies health, race, and expectant parents preferences for the adoptive parents.
Have a great day!
Sunday, March 6
Thursday, March 3
Officially waiting
We're officially waiting for referral, actually since the 28th! When I received the email on the 28th letting us know the agencies stats for the month, I kept asking myself, are we official? Well today after not hearing anything more from our case worker, I emailed her! We're number 10 on the list, so we may have a little wait ahead of us. Back in July we would have been number 6 if our home study was done. Oh well, the long road of wondering if we're ever going to get approved is done. Now we will sit back and wait for our call...or email.
Have you heard about the shooting at the Frankfurt Airport yesterday? That's scary since it's so close and I'll soon be going there. I've been so nervous, I made all my fingernails jagged, and lost some sleep. Hubby tried calming me down by saying that it's probably the safest airport in the world right now. At first I was like, um are you crazy? There was just a shooting! After he explained that it's security is so tight right now that it makes it pretty safe. OK, I'll go with that.
Well I may be sporadic for two weeks, but if anything important comes up, I'll be sure to let you all know :).
Have you heard about the shooting at the Frankfurt Airport yesterday? That's scary since it's so close and I'll soon be going there. I've been so nervous, I made all my fingernails jagged, and lost some sleep. Hubby tried calming me down by saying that it's probably the safest airport in the world right now. At first I was like, um are you crazy? There was just a shooting! After he explained that it's security is so tight right now that it makes it pretty safe. OK, I'll go with that.
Well I may be sporadic for two weeks, but if anything important comes up, I'll be sure to let you all know :).
Have a great day and week!
Tuesday, March 1
High Hopes, Low Expectations
As I read recently from one of our adoption material...keep your hopes high and your expectations low...happy is he who finds things better than anticipated. This phrase is so accurate for me, because I often do shoot for the best and expect the worst. It's fitting for our situation. A few hour after I read this, I received an email from our case worker and said they are working with some expectant moms right now, one's due next month and the rest are due this summer. They have not shown any profiles yet. They also had an increase in pregnancy calls over the last month. Receiving this email, giving me an update on the agency, was so reassuring...my hopes automatically went through the roof, but while in the back on my mind I know I can't expect any of these birth moms to be carrying our baby. But of course, I'm hoping and praying like crazy...LOL. Only God knows as He has the perfect plan for our family.
I also received an email Monday that she received our photo books. My sister mailed them out from North Dakota and BCS received them in VA already! That was some quick mail service. They must have known it was a "special" delivery...LOL. She said the book "looks great".
It's been pretty nice here, today is up to 51 so far. I really hope that the temps and sun stays, I'm so tired of the gray skies. Monkey boy likes when the weather is sunny too...he loves going on walks. Although last week, he kept having spasms as we walked. I'm not sure what made the attacks happen, but once I get down on his level and start rubbing his head and reassuring him he's going to be okay, he gets better. I say he just wants attention...smart dog!
Hubby has been getting home early yesterday and today! It's such a nice surprise, because usually he's really late, past 6. I wish this could be everyday, but I'll take these random occurrences as nice surprises.
I also received an email Monday that she received our photo books. My sister mailed them out from North Dakota and BCS received them in VA already! That was some quick mail service. They must have known it was a "special" delivery...LOL. She said the book "looks great".
It's been pretty nice here, today is up to 51 so far. I really hope that the temps and sun stays, I'm so tired of the gray skies. Monkey boy likes when the weather is sunny too...he loves going on walks. Although last week, he kept having spasms as we walked. I'm not sure what made the attacks happen, but once I get down on his level and start rubbing his head and reassuring him he's going to be okay, he gets better. I say he just wants attention...smart dog!
Hubby has been getting home early yesterday and today! It's such a nice surprise, because usually he's really late, past 6. I wish this could be everyday, but I'll take these random occurrences as nice surprises.
Have a great day!
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