Nothing new

It's been a couple of weeks, and there is a wee bit o' impatience developing on the discussion lists as eager and anxious parents-to-be start watching the rumour mills. While I'm indeed guilty of dabbling in the rumour hunt myself, for the most part, we are trying to stay away from the fray in order to keep relatively cool heads. When I say "we", what I really mean is that Kohji keeps telling Tamara to stop making herself crazy by trying to decipher rumours and translate them into viable timelines. There is a certain restlessness developing though as the 'referral' day starts to seem at least within reach. Thankfully, the streets are getting dryer, which lets me burn off some of the restlessness through jogging (if nothing else, maybe I'll be in better shape for Ultimate season!)

While there is no good news, there is also no bad news (i.e., further slow-downs), which in this process is actually a positive thing. As a result, we've made the requisite phone calls to our social worker and doctor to make sure they are 'on-deck' starting at the end of this month. We're also starting to turn our minds to a few more concrete things like names and where this kid will actually sleep. No decisions, of course, made on any of that yet. We only move so fast...

I am, however, happily following the travels of Children's Bridge Group 229 currently in China. These happy parents were united with their kids on Monday (March 13), and I am learning alot about what to expect by following along on their blogs and reading about their trials, tribulations, terrors and delights (it's as close to a complete alliteration as I can come up with). Of note is the fact that there are at least two boys in that group. We're not sure if boys were specifically requested, but it's a timely reminder that things may not necessarily turn out exactly as expected in this process.

Side-note: While it doesn't necesarily predict things for us, the babies in the last batch of referrals are from two provinces, Henan and Guangdong. The age range was seven months to eighteen months, with the majority in the ten-month range in age. The families will be traveling to China at the beginning of May.