Just because....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jSisMP2_F4

Jan. 25th

Looks like the cut-off will be Jan. 25th this month. It's not official, so I'm not going to update the information on the right until it is, but it's looking like only 5 days.

What's this mean for us? It appears there are 48 days ahead of us. If the CCAA continues to refer only 5 days a month, we're looking at May 2009 for our referral.

In other news, the pregnant man gave birth today....you'll never hear me utter the phrase "life is fair".

Adopted...The Movie

A trailer for a new movie coming out....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bv7JPYc3ZwY

Looks like something that will be difficult to watch, but necessary.

Jan. 20th

It's official, Jan. 20th is the cut-off date. This month covered 8 days of referrals.

Here's the ages old question, "What does this mean for us?". There are now 53 days ahead of us. If the CCAA continues to refer 8 days per month, we're looking at Jan. '09 for our referral.


Once again, we'll hang in there and see what next month holds. I had a co-worker excited for us because "you're getting closer". I had to inform her we no longer get excited over little things. I guess we're saving our excitement for when we see our child's face.

Finally.....

an update. I haven't updated because nothing has been going on in "adoption land". The devastation of the earthquakes seemed to have silenced the usual rumors. However, referrals started arriving in the US today. As of right now, I have not read of a referral past Jan. 20th. There area few reports the cut-off date is Jan. 22nd, but I haven't seen anything mentioned yet. I'll keep you all updated!

PS We have no idea how the earthquakes will eventually effect the adoption process.

An Apology

The sponsors of the "Non-Mom" Contest received a barrage of comments and changed the wording of their contest to "Adopting Mom". I think "Mom" is a better title, but anything is better than "Non-Mom". Check out the comment to the below post....a personal apology from Teleflora.

Not flesh of my flesh
Nor bone of my bone,
But still miraculously
My own.
Never forget
For a single minute:
You didn't grow under my heart,
But in it.

--Fleur Conkling Heyliger

Non-Mom

What's a non-mom? According to the Today show, it's a mother who adopted her child(ren). That's right, according to the Today Show, I'm a "non-Mom" to be. I DON'T THINK SO!!! This makes me angrier than someone telling me, "I wish you could have had your own children". I won't climb onto my soapbox because I'll be here all afternoon, but if you'd like to look at this ridiculous contest for yourself, click here: http://www.americasfavoritemom.com:80/mothers-day-2008/static/semiFinalists. If you'd like to write and complain to these idiots, like I'm about to, you can e-mail them at these addresses:
support@americasfavoritemom.com
today@msnbc.com
kesti@marieosmond.com

Thanks for letting me vent,
Tonya, aka MOM -to-be