November...Still Waiting!

A little frustration and disappointment today, but keeping at the top of our mind that GOD's timing is PERFECT and guess what...it isn't our time yet!

You may be wondering...what is a Waiting Child Places Everyone report?

Well, each and every month on the 15th, all families who are in the process of adopting a Waiting Child receive a Waiting Child Places Everyone report that gives an update from the China Center of Adoption Affairs on where in the process their Dossier is at whether their Dossier is Pending Review by an official, or in Review, or Pending LSC (Letter Seeking Confirmation), or Pending TA (Travel Approval). Of course, one would hope to move through a new step each month to see progress and instill hope that things are moving forward in bringing home their child. This is the only piece of information throughout each month that gives the family any insight into how their adoption is progressing. At any other time throughout the month, there is no communication with the CCAA.

Since September, we have been in "Pending Review" on the Places Everyone reports and today was no different! We were so hoping to have moved into Review. This was a huge disappointment to us and to our referral counselor at our adoption agency. What makes it even more frustrating is that their are others who started after us who have now moved beyond us in the process. Our counselor is going to put a call into their office in Beijing to see if they can advocate for us to speed things along a little bit, but there is really not a whole lot they can do for us. We just have to wait and try to be patient. Right...now that's really going to happen isn't it!? NOT! We want our daughter!!

We are now on Day 81 of the average 100 day wait and just praying that we actually become one of the averages and not beyond! If we get our LSC by November 30th we could still plan to travel by Christmas, but anything after that is probably going to put us traveling after the 1st of the year and we will miss her 2nd birthday--Oh how we wanted to have her by then! We will keep you updated and please pray for our Dossier to progress quickly!