Bumpity bump, bump, bump

Another day of waiting. As unbelievable as it sounds, on her way back with some of the documents, the little one's mother had her purse stolen. So she spent the afternoon in the police department reporting the theft and was left without money or her ticket to get back.

She now has a way home, but it's unlikely she will be here in time for a meeting. I believe the agency continues to wait on the doctor's office to fax over records. While it can be hard to believe how difficult this is, I do believe it. We had our own struggles with our own medical records which we discovered were not completely faxed to the new doctor, we are still working on that one...a year later. But that's beside the point.

There's nothing much we can do really. It wouldn't be proper for us to offer to help because this is not our decision and not our part of the process.

We went exploring alittle today and saw some neat places. It was good to get out. But my mind can't help but wander to the little one and what she might be like.

The agency is feeling badly that they had us come out so early. I feel silly for having jumped on the idea so quickly. Truely, of all people, I should have known to ask if the paperwork was in order! It's what I DO for a job!

I've seen these bumps happen in lots of adoptions. I have come to realize they are more typical than not. Someone once said that about weddings to me too....there will always be something that doesn't go the way you planned. So there you have it, weddings and adoptions are both bumpy rides. We are padding our bumps with prayer.

A Different Path And Another Bump

It's been alittle over a month since my last entry. In that time, we have decided to adopt domestically. We are working with an agency that specializes in finding homes for African-American and bi-racial children.

The most difficult part of our decision was wrapping our minds around the idea of parenting a newborn again. It's been over 9 years since we've had a brand new baby and we know we have forgotten alot! We asked the agency if they ever placed toddlers and they said it was rare. So newborn it was! We went to work creating a profile book and were able to pull together photos of our family and write an "all about us" page.

No sooner had that been complete than the agency called us and asked for our book and a letter to expecting mothers because they had a mother who wanted to find a family for her toddler and they wanted to provide her with multiple profiles to look at. So we hurried about with the finishing touches in the hopes that we might prove to be the family for this little one should her mother decide that adoption was the answer for her. The next day we received the call that all adopting parents wait for!

The agency asked us to fly to the state of this little one's residence so that we could meet her mother and go about gaining legal custody.

Here we sit today. We arrived early this morning, but the little one's medical report wasn't ready so we haven't been able to meet. We were disappointed to learn that we would have to wait. We're hopeful that tomorrow will be the day, but nothing is for certain. That we know for certain!

In reflecting, I believe this may be God's way of giving us a little "breather", some down time, before we enter the wild ride known as toddlerhood. So, I'm breathing deeply trying to get a handle on all the emotions coursing through me...hopeful that tomorrow will be the day we get past this newest bump in our adoption journey.