Wait Times Increase

When we first began our adoption, anticipated wait times were 10-12 months from the log-in date to the time a referral would be received. This, of course, is in addition to the months it takes to get the paperwork completed.

Well, things have been going very slowly, and our agency has now increased the anticipated wait time to 12-14 months. Referrals are very slow in coming right now. At the snail's pace they're going, it could be a 2-year wait for us to get a referral. However, we are hoping and praying that things will speed up soon, and many people feel that China won't let the wait get that long. That's the way it historically has gone with China adoptions -- the wait times are constantly fluctuating, sometimes speeding up and sometimes slowing down. Unfortunately, we entered the fray when it was slowing down.

You'll see at the top of our blog that I've added a ticker so you can count with us. This shows how long we've been waiting since our dossier was logged-in with China. If the pace doesn't slow down even more, we have approximately a year yet to wait before we receive our referral. It feels like we've been saying "It will be about a year" forever -- I just want to count down a bit and be under a year wait!

I have been in a bit of a down time with the wait lately -- we are both anxious to meet our Liya and have her home with us. But I pray constantly for God's hand in our family -- that he would give us the children he has hand-picked for our family and that he would give us (and especially me!) peace as we wait to see his plan.