Very Bad News.....

There was a chance we would be matched with our baby this month; that chance appears to be taken away.

From China Adopt Talk....
A few European agencies are reporting they have news that the CCAA is not sending referrals at this time due to the swine flu outbreak. I have not heard this from any US agencies yet, and that seems a bit odd. Even though they aren’t open, there are a few agencies who would post this information from home even during the night. This is an R2 at this time.
I would assume that, if this is true, it will also explain why there is no news of TA’s, either.

March 8th

Referrals began arriving today and it looks like March 8th is going to be the cut-off. It's not definite yet, but only people with LIDs of March 7th and 8th are reporting that they've received "the call".

What's the mean for us? We're definitely on the downward slope, but still not there yet. If the CCAA refers 6 days next month, we're in. If not, we're not in. We're now at the wait and see stage. Keep fingers crossed for us! However, in order to function for the next four weeks, I'm going to tell myself it'll be June or July before we receive our call.

The Roller Coaster

I just checked out the latest rumors....March 14th is included. This is an early rumor and will more than likely not pan out, but we're now close enough to be included in rumors! The adoption process has been compared to a roller coaster; a lot of up and downs. I'm now strapped in a car and on the roller coaster this month!

March 6th

It's not official yet, but close enough. Looks like March 6th is the cut-off for the latest referral batch. The CCAA completed four days this month. Not a lot, but double last month's batch. :)

What's this mean for us? There are 7 days in front of us. If the CCAA continues to refer four days per month, we're looking at April/May for our referral.

Keep those fingers crossed for us!

Rumors...finally....

It's been a very quiet month on the rumor front. The rumor mill finally started today and it's pointing to a March 6th cut off. I'll update again when we know more. :)

Brian called me at work and told me the rumor news. When I got in my truck to leave work, this song was playing on the radio.....perfect.....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tN7_qbOpuWs.

Referrals are arriving...

This is why we no longer have our hopes up....this is why we no longer get excited over anything dealing with this adoption....this is why we have nothing ready for our baby's arrival...this month's cut off is March 2nd. That means only 2 days were covered. So much for those good rumors.

There are now 12 days in front of us. If the CCAA keeps referring only 2 days per month, we're looking at July '09 for our referral.

Better luck next month.

Updates

eWe're moving right along on the adoption front. We're gathering papers to submit (again) to immigration and we're expecting our social worker for another homestudy update on 1/23. We were actually contacted by our agency last week because they need our phone numbers for when we receive "the call". They were clear to point out they have no idea when we'll be receiving our referral, but we are next for them.

It's also the time of month where referral rumors are beginning and they are excting. (However, we have learned to not get excited and to believe it when we see it.) The rumors are that matching has begun and that this next batch is going to be big. Huge actually. Huge enough where we would be included. If these rumors are true, we will be receiving a call in a week or two telling us about our baby.

This journey has caused us to become cynical, so we're not jumping up and down like you would think we would be. We have to remain guarded and not get our hopes up so that we can function on a daily basis. We'll save the jumping up and down for when we actually hear the phone ringing and not for rumors that it "may" be ringing.

Stay tuned....it's going to be a very interesting month.....