Well I haven't blogged in months and quite frankly it's because I'm way too freaking busy. Those of you who have had or currently have a toddler know that they are crazy little crack heads. My soon-to-be two year old is running around tearing off her clothes and diaper while scribbling on the wall and smashing her food into the carpet. I just haven't had the time or the energy to blog more than once every few, okay, every four months. So here is the huge adoption update y'all have been waiting for...I've changed the title of my blog!
Ever since we began this journey to adopt again from Ethiopia my husband, Andy, has made the joke (way too many times) that once we bring our next daughter home we won't be able to go to a restaurant without paying automatic gratuity. It's true, two adults plus six kids equals automatic gratuity. On the plus side, we will never have to calculate gratuity again! Oh the beauty of it all!
Okay, so here is the real update. We have been officially waiting almost two months for a referral (to be matched). We expect that we will have another 6-9 months to wait, but we are finally seeing a lot of people getting their court date, receiving their paperwork, and receiving referrals! That means things are beginning to pick up and we are moving closer to a referral. International adoption is a crazy roller coaster even when things are running smoothly.
I'm okay with the wait. God knows which little girl will be our daughter and that's worth waiting for. I think Grace needs a little more time to be the baby of the family. As I'm writing this she is tearing her clothes off. I taped the diaper on so hopefully that will hold. Anyway, she needs a little more attention and I have a million things to get done before Everleigh arrives. I am probably one of the only moms waiting for a referral and okay with it. Don't get me wrong, every time I hear of someone getting a referral or bringing home their baby it makes my heart ache to get Everleigh. Her crib is already up and I've begun getting her a few things too.
Speaking of Everleigh, I've had a few people ask how it's pronounced. It's Ever-lee. We are thinking her name will be Everleigh Kate and then we will add her Ethiopian name as a middle name if her bio parents named her. We did not keep Grace's name because it was "Fayo" which when pronounced here it resembles the word for "ugly boy" in Spanish. We live in Texas so we didn't want her to be ridiculed. She was not named by a relative so there was no special meaning to the name she was given anyway. Names are a touchy subject with adopted kiddos where some people think it's critical that their child has a connection to their heritage (I can see this especially with older kids). We want to be sensitive to the situation and will determine her final name once we know her background. Just a side note, I wanted to name her Violet and Andy nixed it. Boo!
So next time you hear from me it may be when we get matched or when I think of something random to talk about. Cheers!
Ever since we began this journey to adopt again from Ethiopia my husband, Andy, has made the joke (way too many times) that once we bring our next daughter home we won't be able to go to a restaurant without paying automatic gratuity. It's true, two adults plus six kids equals automatic gratuity. On the plus side, we will never have to calculate gratuity again! Oh the beauty of it all!
Okay, so here is the real update. We have been officially waiting almost two months for a referral (to be matched). We expect that we will have another 6-9 months to wait, but we are finally seeing a lot of people getting their court date, receiving their paperwork, and receiving referrals! That means things are beginning to pick up and we are moving closer to a referral. International adoption is a crazy roller coaster even when things are running smoothly.
I'm okay with the wait. God knows which little girl will be our daughter and that's worth waiting for. I think Grace needs a little more time to be the baby of the family. As I'm writing this she is tearing her clothes off. I taped the diaper on so hopefully that will hold. Anyway, she needs a little more attention and I have a million things to get done before Everleigh arrives. I am probably one of the only moms waiting for a referral and okay with it. Don't get me wrong, every time I hear of someone getting a referral or bringing home their baby it makes my heart ache to get Everleigh. Her crib is already up and I've begun getting her a few things too.
Speaking of Everleigh, I've had a few people ask how it's pronounced. It's Ever-lee. We are thinking her name will be Everleigh Kate and then we will add her Ethiopian name as a middle name if her bio parents named her. We did not keep Grace's name because it was "Fayo" which when pronounced here it resembles the word for "ugly boy" in Spanish. We live in Texas so we didn't want her to be ridiculed. She was not named by a relative so there was no special meaning to the name she was given anyway. Names are a touchy subject with adopted kiddos where some people think it's critical that their child has a connection to their heritage (I can see this especially with older kids). We want to be sensitive to the situation and will determine her final name once we know her background. Just a side note, I wanted to name her Violet and Andy nixed it. Boo!
So next time you hear from me it may be when we get matched or when I think of something random to talk about. Cheers!
