So today is the day that I got my referral for my baby. For those of you who are unsure of what this mean, let me tell you. I turned in my paper work about 6 1/2 months ago requesting a relatively healthy baby less than 18 months old. Well I went to work this morning and received a phone call at 9:30am. The conversation went like this.
This is Jessica.
Jessica this is Claire from Children of All Nation.
NO!!
Jessica are you sitting down?
NO!!!
Jessica you need to sit down I have something important to tell you
You have to hold on. (I run down the hall like a crazy person to get to a more private phone)
Okay it is Jessica again.
Are you sitting down now?
Yes I am, please tell me this is real?
Jessica I have a referral for a 6 month old little boy, he is healthy, his birthday is Jan 1, 2011, and he is so cute.
NO WAY!!!
Jessica I am going to email you his picture along with his information.
OK OK OK I am ready.
She continued to talk about the little history that the agency knows and I was shaking so hard I could barely write it all down. My friend Kristin was sitting next to me the entire time crying. And for those of you who know me, yes I did cry. I was finally getting my baby. I hung up with Claire and the minute went by so slow as I waited for the email that was going to show me my sweet baby's face. I finally got online about 10 minute later and saw his handsome little face. The entire world stopped as I got to look into his amazing big brown eyes. He might be the only baby in Ethiopia with fat cheeks. He is absolutely AMAZING!!! So the big question of the day is "What happens next?". Well I get to fill out more paper work and send it to Ethiopia. Ethiopia then will set up a court date for me. Once I have the court date I will get to travel and see his cute little face in person. I will only stay one week with him and then I will have to leave my son in the arms of the Nanny's at the orphanage. I will then wait for court approval to go back to pick him up and bring him home. I don't have an exact timeline, but cross your finger with me that it all happens this year. I would love to have him home for his first birthday.
I will update you more later
Jessica
