Well, it's been 20 months now that we've been waiting for our daughter. When we started this whole process we figured we'd have had her already at this point. But, time passes and along with it, the international adoption community at large.
We've seen an increase in the waits for most countries (most especially China) - partly due to overflow from people no longer wanting to wait for Chinese children and also the new Hague convention treaty which goes into effect on April 1st. Not all countries are Hague certified which means that you can no longer adopt from certain countries anymore (another cause of the increase in waits everywhere).
So, our wait continues and life goes on. We have no choice but to accept "what is" and not "what was".
In the meantime, our daughter's room is ready and waiting for her to fill it. Her closet is teaming with clothes thanks to Aunt Ruth/Uncle Todd and Tanya/Jerry/Elie. (I can't wait to see her in them.) She has her crib, dresser, night stand, changing table, teddy bear chair and paintings that I've made for her. She is already so spoiled...
We occasionally get glimmers of hope. We have friends leaving for China on Tuesday to pick up their son. He is a beautiful little boy and we can't wait to meet him - a future playmate for our daughter (they only live a few blocks away from us).
