And We Wait....a Little Bit Longer

So it's official...we missed the referral cutoff by 1 day! On November 11, the CCAA posted that they have officially referred babies to families with Log-in-Dates (LID) up to February 17, 2006. We have a LID of February 20, 2006 (2/18 - 2/19 was a weekend in 2006). I was quite upset and down in the dumps when that news came out.

But it's amazing what a week can do! Now we are focusing on us being first in line for the December referrals! I wish I had saved the email, but my friend Cathy really put the additional wait in perspective: In March 2007, Cathy's family missed their referral by one day also. They were referred Maeve in April. She wrote to me that if they had received referral in March, they wouldn't have the same baby. Maeve is so perfect for their family, they can't imagine life without her. So our waiting an extra month is just God's way of ensuring our Ella is meant to be OUR baby.

So another month of distraction projects. We've started our Christmas shopping, bought Bill a new snowblower (yes, he is excited for that first snow!) and ripped out the carpet and installed hardwood in our master bedroom. We've been enjoying Saturday night dinners with friends, and Ian is at a age that he can behave appropriately (usually!) if we bring him along. We know that once we are back home with Ella, we will again be housebound with a little one and only venture to fast-food or an occasional Culver's dinner as a night out!

With the holidays fast approaching, this month's wait will fly by I'm sure. Everything seems to be in fast-forward this time of year. And December will be a crazy month to try to get all travel preparations completed.