R5 – April 5th
We’ve got seven agencies confirming the cut off date as April 5th. I believe that calls for an R5.
Congrats to those families included in this batch!!!
If you expect to be in this referral batch and you’d like to share your blog with us, please include blog name and blog URL in the comments to this post. Also, if you are in another program and would like to share your news, please share your blog URL and blog name in the comments.
I do not see any agencies saying when they expect referrals to arrive.
February 1st, 2010 at 10:02 am
That is awesome news to wake up to!! Barring in other mishaps w/our paperwork we should be in!!
http://wheresmyshadow2.blogspot.com Congrats to everyone else w/a referral too!
February 1st, 2010 at 10:09 am
WHAT WONDERFUL NEWS TO WAKE UP TO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OH MY GOSH! We have waited so very very very long for this to happen for us and here we are! February 5th will mark 46 months of waiting………46 LONG MONTHS!!!!!!!! And here we are FINALLY at the point where we are going to see our baby’s face! Oh my gosh, the floodgates are open and I just can’t quit bawling!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have NEVER been so happy before!!!!!!! I am FINALLY FINALLY FINALLY going to be a mom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I just want to stand out in my front yard and shout it at the top of my lungs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Now FLY STORK FLY!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh, and our blog is:
http://www.appletonsadoptionjourney.blogspot.com
OH HAPPY DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
February 1st, 2010 at 10:40 am
OMG OMG…. I had a dream last night that I was calling my parents to tell them I had a reffeal… and then I get up come to work this morning.. and at 6am the water works started… I really cant believe it….!!
My thoughts go out to everyone else waiting… Really…All good things come to those who wait.. XO
February 1st, 2010 at 10:44 am
Congratulations for those about to see their childs face for the first time!!!
February 1st, 2010 at 10:56 am
I know everyday marked off is one day closer with a
6-2-06 LID, but I am about in tears with just a two day batch.
But I am very happy for all those who are getting thier day to celebrate.
February 1st, 2010 at 10:57 am
What wonderful news! We are LID 04/05/06! I too had a dream last night that we are on the Great Wall. Our blog is “Our Journey for Jade” http://jandsburtz7.blogspot.com/
February 1st, 2010 at 11:05 am
Based on the numbers from last month’s batch, there was a fear that this could be a one day batch. So, yeah, people are pretty happy that 1) referrals aren’t going to be six or seven weeks between this time, and 2) it wasn’t a one day batch.
As someone said on the previous thread – the real litmus test will be next month – are they now just going to do two or three or maybe four days every time? Or are they doing as many referrals as they can? Next month will give us a better idea of that. If they do about the same number then they could easily make it to the 11th next month. But, if they are being told to hold it to a small number of days referred then… right.
February 1st, 2010 at 11:07 am
Over the Moon with excitement! Congrats to everyone!!!!!!!!!!
http://www.journeytokaterina.com/
February 1st, 2010 at 11:31 am
OMG! Cannot believe we will see our daughter’s face very, very soon, words cannot adequately describe this feeling right now. Congratulations to all the new parents!
LID 4/4/06
http://www.journeytoourfaith.com
February 1st, 2010 at 12:02 pm
OMG!!! I did not expect to have definitive news this morning, but I am thrilled beyond belief that we will soon see our daughter’s face after all these years!
Congrats to all the others about to see their child’s face and big hugs to those still waiting!
Our blog is:
http://www.ourjourneytoseven.blogspot.com
February 1st, 2010 at 12:02 pm
I have a friend who will get a referral in this batch – so yippee!!! Congrats to all who will see their child’s face soon.
I also think its good they got a batch out before CNY. I was starting to wonder if they would.
February 1st, 2010 at 12:19 pm
With those numbers- I’ll take it- as it is more than the feared one day batch. Congrats to all those that are going to get their referral!!!
5/06
February 1st, 2010 at 12:41 pm
Another 2 day batch..
Great some families are about to be formed. Just a little weird getting excited over a 2 day batch, again.
Kristine
February 1st, 2010 at 1:11 pm
Congrats to all who have come to the end of a very long journey.
As for the rest of us still waiting another…. two day match are you kidding me!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is beyond rediculous!!!!!!!! I am so glad that we decided to let our paperwork expire. At this rate with a LID of August 2006 I would be retired by the time this adoption would be completed. Shame on CCAA for another small batch, so much for the expected speed up.
February 1st, 2010 at 1:41 pm
Desperately Seeking Baby – RELATIVELY speaking, they are two big days. they are two of the four biggest days in april. so while two days stinks, it could have easily been one and at least it’s two big days. last month they did three days, which sounds better, but it was half the number of referrals based on RQ polls.
IF they so the same number of referrals next month they would do six days…
February 1st, 2010 at 1:53 pm
Someone posted on the forum that referrals have arrived in their country. Can anyone confirm??!
February 1st, 2010 at 2:17 pm
We received our referral back on May 26, 2009 and should be traveling within the next 60 days our blog is…http://ladybugsmom-journeytoladybug.blogspot.com/
Emily
February 1st, 2010 at 3:40 pm
Happy and Sad. Only 2 days.
congrats to the families referred
a big hug to those still waiting….
home since December 17, 2009
February 1st, 2010 at 5:25 pm
Please add my blog. It’s “The Meatball Chronicles” –
http://meatballchronicles.blogspot.com/
(You’ll have to read the story to understand the title!)
February 1st, 2010 at 5:47 pm
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I am confused as to why you haven’t traveled to China yet. If you received your referral back in May, that was about 8 months ago.
Maybe I am missing something. I sure hope you are not still waiting to go, that is a long wait time.
February 2nd, 2010 at 8:27 am
Great news for the tiny number of families with referrals, but one more terrifying number for the huge numbers of people further back in line. We’re on the bubble with a May 2006 LID. By “on the bubble,” I mean that we’re on the dividing line between whether it makes sense to continue waiting or whether it makes more sense to pursue other options or just move on. People with LID’s any later have an even harsher reality to deal with.
February 2nd, 2010 at 9:50 am
Congrats to those receiving referrals!!!! You must be feeling indescribable joy right now.
JustWait, I am with you, “on the bubble”, and our LID is not until June 2007. We’ve pretty much decided to let this go, and I have the email ready to send to our agency to officially remove us from line, but… I can’t get myself to send it just yet. I think at this point it’s only a matter of time before I have to send it.
February 2nd, 2010 at 7:04 pm
Hoping it’s based on numbers and that next month we’ll see a greater number of days matched!
(((Hugs))) to all my fellow waiters.
http://www.faithhopeandlove-fhl.blogspot.com/
February 2nd, 2010 at 11:30 pm
Oops RQ, missed this post earlier. Please include us in the list of folks in other programs. We’re finally going to meet our sweet girl on the 20th ~ exactly 11 months after her file arrived in my inbox!
http://fireworksandfireflies.blogspot.com/
And to all still waiting, hang in there.