October 29, 2004 **BIG UPDATE!!**

....it happened exactly like they said it would -- when I least expected it, and in my case, how I least expected it.I'd taken a vacation day, not doing much, just enjoying a long weekend, when I decided to send my adoption agency's director a question via email -- her initial response was the answer to my question, but it was what was in the next sentence that took my breath away...."AND, we have a referral for you!"So as of yesterday, Thursday, October 28, 2004 I have officially accepted the referral of a very handsome, baby boy from Kazakhstan! I cannot tell you very many specifics (to protect the integrity of the adoption), but I can tell you that he's somewhere in the 4-5 month old range, is very healthy, and is simply the most handsome baby I've ever seen!My travel guesstimate is in the January timeframe, but there is a very small chance that I could leave as early as the beginning of December.I'll continue to update while I wait to travel, and then every day once I'm in country! So please follow along!More in a few weeks!Kristi
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October 16, 2004

Well, I'll admit -- the waiting is getting difficult. Although in my mind I had always set my sites on October, in my heart, I leaned towards listening to all the signs that indicated it might be sooner. I'm now officially 4 days away from the 8 month mark, and no news yet. I did find out that a rather large group of referrals did come in yesterday, but it does not appear that my boy was in them -- it does mean though that I'm that much closer .I told myself the other day -- if I were giving birth to this baby, he still wouldn't be here yet -- so I have a new appreciation for all those women who go through 9 months of waiting!I'm packed (actually I've done that a few times), I'm waiting, I'm ready, and I'm sure that these next few months will go by quickly with the holidays, a possible Thanksgiving visit from Dad and Nan, amd Mom's moving to ATL.I'll update as soon as I hear anything -- keep praying!Love,Kristi