How it Works

I got an email from a travel mate who had asked her agency what happens when referrals arrive. Here is the responce.....

The referrals will arrive at West Sands first and fed ex out to agencies same day. Agencies should receive them the next day. Agencies then fax me a copy and I will do the translation. Presumably agencies will contact families immediately after they receive the referral package


OK...West Sands is an umbrella agency for several small agencies, mine included. So that's the way it works. It's a little bit more complicated than your standard large agency. Just thought you guys might want to know the process. Oh and the person referring to himself in the e-mail is Adam. He's is the coordinator on the US side. He will be in charge of making travel plans once referrals arrive.

MATCHING!!!!!

Some agencies have notified their families that CCAA is matching. Here is what the person wrote.....

Our Agency CCAI just posted on their website that the China Center Of Adoption Affairs is matching!!!!!! Usually by the time that this is posted on our Agencies site they are almost ready to mail them out!!! We are so excited!! Probably sometime next week we will get THE CALL!!

So I'm really hoping that they will be mailed out Friday in China, which is tonight in the US. And we will see our sweetie pie's face on Tuesday or Wednesday.

Baby Dolls and Rumors

I bought this for Mei for Christmas. I love it. So soft and cudly. I also bought a baby doll stroller for her. Can't wait til she can have fun with them....which brings me to rumors. So far today there are two sources saying December 14th is the cut off. Which means WE'RE IN!!!!!! Hopfully tomorow we'll hear of packages on their way. And that means we should get THE CALL next week sometime!!!! :)

Oh Christmas Tree

We picked out our Christmas tree yesterday. The kids had so much fun decorating. We got it a little earlier than usual this year. We know once we get our referral we will be able to think of nothing else. Which, by the way, should be coming up soon. I'll keep you posted.:)

Happy Thanksgiving

We had a great time at MaMaMa and PaPaPa's house this afternoon and a blast at Nana and Papa's this evening. Lots of great food and fellowship. My husband, these three little guys, and my child across the globe are my heart. I'm so incredibly blessed with an amazing family!!!

Do You Think It Will Work?

Madi climbed in our luggage and wanted to be zipped up. Somehow I don't think she'll make it through airport security though. :)

Feeling Better and No Rumors

Turns out the antibiotic I was on made me feel worse. But once that changed I started feeling better. I'm in kind of a lull right now as far as blogging. There are no rumors yet. It has been kinda nice to not stress this month over whether we'll be in or not. I feel for sure that we've made it in, but of course there is always that little nagging voice of what if they do the smallest batch ever this time. But I'm planning like we are and I starting to get excited. I am hoping to hear of some rumors this week and if I do, I'll write about them.

Thanksgiving Lunch

Cute little pilgrim!!!

Feeling Icky

Been feeling sick that past few days, and yesterday I hit that wall. You know the one where you are forced to finally go to the doctor. I am now on antibiotics and hope to be feeling back to normal by tomorrow. I really hate being sick....the whole family seems to suffer for it. I was headed out the door this morning when I realized that I hadn't packed lunches for the kids. That's just sad, folks. So I will head to bed early tonight again and hope to wake up feeling somewhat normal tomorow.

A Daunting Task

I have been collecting travel supplies for our trip for a while now and just today got our luggage. We decided to get rolling duffle bags. I bought some with a separate compartment in the bottom for shoes and other things. I've started printing out my packing lists and checking off things I already have. Most things we can get over there at the local stores, but we have to take all of our medicines with us. So trying to think of anything we might need is a bit daunting. I'm so afraid we'll forget something important.

We are going to try to fit everything for Mike, me, and the baby into two 30" duffles. We are taking two carry on bags(a backpack and a computer case). I think we can do it, but it will take a few tries at geting it in. This is where I need the help of my ultra organized friends(Ahem.... Mom, Aimee,and Joanna). I'm definitely going to need to be creative.

The 8th is in!!!! We're Next!!!

Ok....All they have to do next month is December 9th(a Friday) and then jump the weekend to December 12th(a Monday). There were no families logged in over the weekend. So I really think it's safe to say we're on deck.

My Predictions.....

For what they are worth. I predict that I will receive my referral the week of December 3rd. That puts me exactly one month away from seeing my sweet baby's face!!! Oh my goodness.....I can't beleive it's finally here!!!! Only four weeks to go!!!!:)

Referrals started to arrive yesterday and the rest will come by Monday or Tuesday!!! All indications point to December 8th as the cut off but no one will really know until CCAA updates their site. And hopefully by Monday morning it will be updated. I'll post as soon as I know anything.

No Change

Still rumors of a December 8 cut off. And some agencies are expecting packages today, but don't know what's in them. I really hope referrals come before the weekend for the sake of the December families. They are on pins and needles right now. I'll keep you guys posted if there is any change.