Saturday Swingset

Just kidding. This post really has nothing to do with swingsets.  I just couldn't think of a title. 

We did have our first 'orientation call' with 'All God's Children'  (our adoption agency) yesterday.  Pretty exciting.  We were going over general information, including the time line of this process.  We will receive a 'referral' (meaning that we'll know the child we'll be matched with) in probably a little over a year.  My main concern with the time line is as follows:  We get the referral...we travel to Bulgaria to meet said child.  We then come back home WITHOUT said child for FIVE TO EIGHT months until the adoption can be finalized and we travel back to Bulgaria to bring little boo boo home.  I got very teary when I was talking to the coordinator regarding this.  She said to me, "Kristin, the difficulty will only be on your end...this child will be fine with her living conditions.  She doesn't know any better.  You will see where she's living and want to pluck her out of there but she is going to be frightened and miss her orphanage and care givers."  Ouch.  I'm already emotional and we're barely rounding lap one of 500.  Meanwhile, I figure this little girl (or boy...but in my mind it's a girl) is probably just being born.  Perhaps today. 

I best get to praying for her!