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MatchingAn agency reports the CCAA is currently matching. There is also word that they will continue working through the Olympics. Agencies are not in agreement on that one though, so I’m not ready to take that one as a given. No word yet on a cut off date. 
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July 29th, 2008 at 1:59 pm
Thank you RQ you are the speedest for give news !
I ‘m mother since last month but I know spanich who should be in this batch.
Severine lid 24 jan 06 referral in july and travel in october…
July 29th, 2008 at 3:34 pm
Since this is a positive rumour, I choose to believe it! If matching is happening, then mailing can’t be too far behind! Hooray!
I’m not expecting a referral in this batch, but for those of you who are, I imagine that the Olympics will be that much sweeter to watch if you’re doing it with a referral in your hands!
Come on, referrals!
July 29th, 2008 at 3:41 pm
This is what I’ve been waiting to hear all day!! Can I finally say I’m Next!?! I’ve been so guarded this month. Need to take a big breath.
LID 1/27/06
July 29th, 2008 at 3:51 pm
This is sooooo exciting!!! I can’t believe that they could be finally working (right now) on matching our family with our beautiful daughter. I can’t wait to see her precious little face, I have longed to meet her for so long it seems. I am glued to RQ waiting for the stork alert!!! Thank You RQ!!
FLY stork FLY!!!
Waiting for Savannah
LID 1-27-06
July 29th, 2008 at 4:16 pm
Congrats to everyone who receives a referral this month…hope your news comes soon.
Severinne. Congrats on your referral. Did i understand you correctly: receipt of the referral of you DD in July and TRAVEL IN OCTOBER. Why on earth do you have to wait so long to travel (esp because I am guessing your embassy is NOT in Beijing)? So sorry you have to wait FOUR months to see your DD.
July 29th, 2008 at 4:36 pm
BriMel,
It did not hit me until you said it. They very well could be matching us to our babies as we speak!!!
LID 1-24-06
July 29th, 2008 at 4:55 pm
Things are looking up!! I am so thrilled that I just may receive my referral soon!!!
1/26/06
July 29th, 2008 at 5:18 pm
BEST WISHES for all who are next to be matched with our little ones! I feel like a child getting ready to receive the most wished for gift (EVER) at Christmas time!!! I have so much love for this child whom I haven’t even laid eyes on yet, but hopefully will very, very soon!!!
COME ON REFERRALS!!!!
Waiting for Savannah
LID 1-27-06
July 29th, 2008 at 6:02 pm
We got our referral last month. And I had some feeling I just wanted to share about referrals and “the call” etc. Most of the time when I read a referral announcements and the child was “older” around 15 months old or so. I would think “they can’t really be happy about that referral” or if the poster said they were “over the moon” but they had not even seen the child’s photo yet I didn’t quite get that they could be.
Anyway, when we got our referral we were in fact “over the moon” before we saw her picture. And although we requested a 12 month or younger child and were referred a 16 month old, we still couldn’t be happier with our match. It is truly amazing how fast you can bond with the concept of your child. And what a mircle this all is. So here is to the powers that be and that mircle we call matching!
July 29th, 2008 at 8:41 pm
luvluv… Is your lid really 1-24-06. I thought CCAA had matched to the 25th? Does that mean just beacause you LID with others you might not be refered on that day?
July 29th, 2008 at 9:52 pm
Sadly, my Dad will now never get to meet our Daughter…..once again, China and this wait enrages me.
We’ve just had another lid-versary 3/28/06,,,,, 28 months and counting……… Dad was so looking forward to his newest Grandbaby……. but has passed away :( Just about one week……. I guess since all of the details, arrangements, people, now the quiet sets in……..
Sorry, just had to put it out there…. sometimes the emotions just well up, and I have to purge…….. grief sucks.
For those of you that have remaining parents, please give them a hug…….. a Universal Hug……….. and kisses up to Heaven for my Daddy.
Shelley lid 3/28/06
http://www.GottaGetchaBack.Blogspot.com
July 29th, 2008 at 10:39 pm
Dear GotchaBack
I’m so sad to hear about your loss. My heart goes out to you and your family. Sending you a hug…
Savannahmama
LID Feb 9 2006
July 29th, 2008 at 10:42 pm
Gotchaback,
I’m so sorry for your loss. Purge away…your RQ family is here for you.
July 29th, 2008 at 11:18 pm
Gotchaback,
Sorry about the loss of your Dad. I know first hand about the double-loss you are feeling. It has been just over a year sine I lost my Dad and there isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t think of him. My Dad was a lot like your Dad, same character, joker, and he even was a musician and great singer like yours. When I read your description of him, it was as though you were describing my Dad instead of yours.
I think our Dad’s are not missing a trick and are watching from afar. I will tell my daughter all about the Grandpa she never met in person, but will get to know through us and all the jokes and pranks he always played. His memory lives on and so will your Dad’s.
July 29th, 2008 at 11:43 pm
Gotchaback,
I am so sorry to hear about your Dad’s passing. Sending hugs to you and your family.
Mendy
July 30th, 2008 at 12:11 am
GotchaBack….I’m sorry for your loss….but do not worry your dad will be there for you on Gotcha… Keep your eyes and mind open and he will be with you to help you celebrate one of the most meaningful days of your life. I’m sure he will not miss it for anything.
Mine were and still are… Sometimes I just have to slow down to see the signs.
samba in sac
http://www.talesfromthebigtomato.blogspot.com
July 30th, 2008 at 12:21 am
Shelly so sorry to hear about your loss. I lost my father in law five days before we recieved our referral. He was the driving force that got us started on our journey for a sister for Dana. It was a bittersweet referral friday, I still cry when I think how close he came. She is now here with us and so is he forever. The sentiment echoed over and over to us was a life ended and a life began. Know he is watching over you on your journey. Use his strength to get you over this bumpy road. God bless.
July 30th, 2008 at 7:23 am
GotchaBack – so sorry about your loss and I agree with Samba – Your Dad will be there with you for all the big moments. Sometimes at certain moments I will get a wiff of my Dad’s aftershave and I know that he is there. I have a Sis- In- Law who says she felt a mysterious pressure (like a hand) on her back one day during a off road race when she was struggling to climb a hill.. . so I do believe that our loved ones are all around us. Knowing this will most likely not make you miss your Dad less as it doesn’t for me but I do find comfort knowing he sees and that someday in some layer of life we will “see” eachother again.
M.
July 30th, 2008 at 7:42 am
GotchaBack,
I am very sorry for your loss. I am so sorry about your dad. My heart goes out to your family.
July 30th, 2008 at 8:05 am
GotchaBack-Lean on whomever you can to get you through this. That’s what we’re here for. And remember, not only will your dad be with you on Gotcha Day, but he’s in a place right now where he can watch over your little one until you can get to her. Find comfort in knowing that he’s probably right over her as we speak. Much comfort and peace to you and your family.
July 30th, 2008 at 8:25 am
Shelley- I lost my Mom before we ever started the process, but the pain is still there. I know it will always remain. We went to China to get our beautiful daughter over 4 months ago. There is not a day that goes by when my Mom is not thought of. Having a daughter of my own makes the grief more difficult at times. The worst times are when you feel as though the grief encompasses you so much that you cannot breathe. HOWEVER, the great news is that your child will bring new meaning into your life. I carry on every day knowing that I am sharing my Mom with Lily. You are in our thoughts and prayers.
Home with Lily for 4 1/2 months!
http://oneworld–onelove.blogspot.com/
July 30th, 2008 at 8:29 am
Shamrock,
Our agency will not answer my e-mails regarding that meeting. I am very scared that the CCAA said our agency has to be in accreditation and they don’t want to tell us. We have a meeting(support group) on Aug. 18th. If they won’t respond to my questions via e-mail, I will ask in person.
July 30th, 2008 at 9:21 am
GotchaBack, I’m sorry to hear about the passing of your father.
Take Care. Lisa.
July 30th, 2008 at 10:33 am
GotchBack,
Our thoughts are with you at this sad time.
Take care of yourself
July 30th, 2008 at 11:14 am
GotchaBack,
When you said grief sucks, you said a mouthful. My dear, sweet mother was laid to rest eight weeks ago today and it still hurts like hell. I just passed the funeral home this morning and saw a family ready to depart for the service/cemetary and it brought back a flood of emotions. It never really gets easier, you just learn to live with it. I miss my old life with my mother in it. Please accept my condolences.
July 30th, 2008 at 12:20 pm
GotchaBack, my condolances to you and your family on the loss of your father. And yes – grief sucks! I lost my husband 55 days ago – four days before our referral arrived at our agency. Now I am in limbo. Our agency & CCAA are allowing me to continue with the adoption as a single, but USCIS red tape is delaying me (long story).
July 30th, 2008 at 1:00 pm
Dear GotchaBack,
Sincere sympathy on the recent loss of your father. We lost my mother in law Dec 2007….to Alzheimers’s. She was so excited for us in the beginning, but as her memory became more impaired she forgot that we were adopting…this is the bittersweet truth to the stages in life. We are all at this point in our life…let’s face it we are all pretty much “older” and not in those fertile years…which pretty much is one reason why we are all adopting….makes sense that time and age does not stand still and we literally have birth and death in the same time frame…take care..Marlene
July 30th, 2008 at 4:06 pm
I am deeply sorry for all your losses and feel for all of you. Hugs out to all.. Debbie
July 30th, 2008 at 9:51 pm
I am imensely honored and amazed to have the outcry of support that this list……… all of you have provided. I had major committments today, and left in the whee hours of the morning……. heck, can’t sleep anyway, but having just returned, and checked my emails…… I am blown away by the outcry.
Many of you have similar stories…….. each of you has cut to the quick with one statement or another…….. I thank you for your support…………… If anyone wants to continue any emails on a personal note I can be reached at
pray4wind@optonline.net, and would love to hear from you and share……… I received personal emails as well, and hope I didn’t miss not a one…… Thank you from every fiber of my soul………. I am especially interested in talking to the person that just lost her husband….. when I was 35 I lost mine…… I think that is a much deeper pain, especially in the midst of this adoption…. please email me……… I’m trying to find you now, looking above at all of the emails, and not having much luck……..
I emailed last night to just let off some steam…….. NEVER, in my wildest dreams cold I have imagined the outcry of support…….. you are all a wonderful bunch of people, and we, the China Adoptive Community are incredible…….. THANK YOU !!!!!
Shelley ****** oh, it’s Claire’s Mom……… please email me privately, I have extra special hugs, and support for you…. I can’t imagine what you are going through…….. not in a lifetime…… my prayers are with you ! There are truly no words to express what I know you are going through !!!!!
July 31st, 2008 at 7:13 am
Sorry for all the losts… that is the big problem with the long wait …life goes one and people that we love leave …. xx. The pain never go away you just learn to live with it.
July 31st, 2008 at 7:14 am
oups… sorry for all the loss….