December emotions and excitement!!!

Oh my stars the month started with word that there would not be referrals in December however today got word they referred a small batch moving now to May 29. It moved 6 days however there were only 4 days of referrals in the batch. Getting closer to our date June 13 and it is quite unbelievable. I was very upset and frustrated about once again not being able to see why referrals were delayed. We are coming to the end of this waiting game and I want it over. It breaks my heart to know our little girl is over in China waiting for us and if they could move faster she could be with us sooner than later. That has been the story for years and I am over the waiting especially at the holidays. Best part is this is our last holiday without this little girl. So excited she will be with us this spring. We decided to take a trip in January and opted to surprise Scott with a trip to Japan to see him. It will be quick but a once in a lifetime opportunity to see his home, the naval base and Tokyo. Lots of flying time however 4 days of quality time with our son. He just turned 27 and returned from being on the aircraft carrier for months and so happy to be back in Japan. We are so proud of him and can't wait to see him as it has been over a year. The snow is falling and it feels so festive as we approach Christmas. Lots of fun parties and family gatherings in the next week. We will celebrate with our neighbor friends tonight, then Katie and Billy Christmas eve morning starting with BLT's at 10am then Mike's Family come at 3pm then 11pm Church. Christmas morning just Mike and I and my family comes at 2pm. Lots of fun at the Thornbury home. Best part is we are so blessed with so much love and happiness and the best is yet to come.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
In 2011 God will shine down from the heavens our dream coming true.....

November Update

Wowee! Our incredibly busy October is over with the Wedding and much needed vacation to Cancun are all behind us. Jailyn is now at the top of the list!!!! Looking forward to the holidays flying by and then here comes Jailyn. I am in shock and super excited!!! The website moved 5 days taking us to May 23. We are finally within a month in days to be referred. Our log in date with china is June 13. 21 days until our date comes up chronologically. It is most likely a referral in January and get her in March. If they stay on track. It was a smaller batch of referrals this month of approx 44 babies referred. Last month it was approx 77 babies referred. If they refer 67 babies in December and 67 babies in January we are in....I believe this batch was smaller as they are finishing their year in November for 2010 referrals.

Keep praying I can not imagine she is not born.
It is really starting to happen!

The Wedding a Wonderful Day October 2, 2010!

A fun filled week of Wedding Festivities!
Katie and Billy are Married and it was a day to remember!
We are blessed as the best is yet to come! Next Jailyn coming in early 2011....

Babies have been referred Thank Goodness!

Well it has been a trying couple of weeks with referrals not happening in September. Until today there were no referrals for the month for healthy baby girls being adopted in China. Essentially the month is gone and we are getting the October Referral. They have now referred babies up to May 18, 2006, and we are June 13, 2oo6. I believe if they keep referring January should be our month now for our referral and picture and travel in March. All speculation but she is coming and thank goodness referrals did come. It is exciting as we are in the midst of Wedding Festivities for Katie and Billy and glad we have some more good news......Keep referring and she will be with us before we know it! Woohoo!

I just can not wait until we have a picture and can finally move forward to finalize our adoption. I want this waiting journey to be over!

Keep praying for patience and Jailyn waiting for us in China!

No referrals yet and they may not be coming until Oct!

Sometimes you just have to let God and let Go as our adoption journey looks as if we will be delayed another month as they have not referred any non special needs baby girls in China this month. It happened that way last year too where they skipped September referrals. It is what it is and at the mercy of the chinese govt once again. It is power for the course as they say.....got to keep living life and pressing on with patience. Looking forward to Katie and Billy's wedding in 2 weeks and very busy.

Happy Fall!

August Update

The Website moved 5 days this month. They have referred babies through May 15, 2006, and our date is June 13, 2006. I believe a referral by Christmas is more realistic. What a great Christmas present. August has been busy with finishing decorating Jailyn's room and Katie and Billy's Couples shower this past weekend. 6 week to go and Katie and Billy will be hitched on Oct 2. We found out Scott is unable to get leave for the wedding being on the carrier and active duty like war time. It is so sad and disappointing. We can only pray something changes and he can be with us.

We are going to the Biltmore for a weekend getaway and thrilled to be getting out of town. Our summer has been super busy. Thinking a vacation to Cancun is just what we need after the wedding festivities are over.

Happy August!

JULY GREAT NEWS!

Wow!

The website for referrals moved on July 15 a whole 14 days!!!!! That puts the referral date to May 10 and our Log in date with china is June 13. Oh my stars I believe we can have a referral as early as November now if things keep moving. It was almost surreal that it moved so many days and that we can have our baby potentially late in 2010 or super early in 2011. They referred babies mid month instead of earlier in the month. Regardless, it is great news! The website has not moved 14 days in years. She is coming sooner than later woohooooooooo!

Best ever Birthday present that Mike and I could have received in our Birthday month!

I am so excited!

June update MOVED 5 DAYS

We appear to be on track as the website moved 5 days to April 26 referring 40-50 babies. We should be about 300 babies away from June 13. Could see a referral in Dec or Jan. Love a Referral for Christmas! Started the summer off busy as can be and it will continue to move as we have lots of travel and plans for the summer and then the Wedding will be here sooner than later Oct2! I started doing more to Jailyn's room and plan to get lots of decor from PB Kids in July as all I want for my b-day is PB kids gift certificates for a rug, shelving peg board, letters that spell Jailyn, a chair and plenty of more cute things for her room......I am getting sooooooooo excited!

Happy Summer!

May Update! Moved 4 days!

Another month and it moved 4 days a little less than the past 2 months however it moved! I am optimistic and believe if they move on the number of babies they have been referring we can have our referral by end of year and get our daughter in early 2011. They are up to April 21 and we are June 13 only 53 days from April 21-June 13 however it is still months. Had the best mother's day ever. Needless to say I have hated the Mother's Day holiday as it has been a terribly difficult journey trying to be a mom. Mother's Day has not been happy. I told Mike here we go again another year now a total of 7 years trying to have a child and being in the adoption process. I was truly blessed! I have the best husband in the world. Friday before Mother's Day I was blue and not looking forward to the Mother's Day weekend and all of a sudden I get a package that is overnighted from California to me. It was a dozen Chocolate Covered Strawberries saying Happy Mother's Day Love, Jailyn. Oh my did I fall to my knees and cry and was filled with so many emotions and knowing how much my husband loves me and has stood by my side and wants this as much as I do and has been all in with me. I went downstairs and found Mike cleaning the deck for his brother's surprise 50th b-day party and he said look what Jailyn did for you and I cried again and he was so sweet and excited for me. Then I cried again that night overwhelmed with how much love I have in my life. Then on Saturday Katie gave me beautiful flowers and card. More love and blessings from Katie. I am blessed and wait until Jailyn comes more love to come.....Then the weekend was perfect and on mother's day we celebrated with all the mom's in our lives with a cookout and then My mom gave me a gift too.....I am loved and blessed and the best is yet to come!
Celebrate all the love and blessings in your life!

Late April

Well the website did move to April 17 earlier this month. Real curious how many days it will move in May! Another busy month of wedding preparations for Katie and Billy and family fun for Easter. We had the cousins in from Washington state and Michigan for Easter and got to spend time with Chuck and Sherry at the Reds and dinners. Time is passing quickly as we are traveling once a month for fun as we are enjoying Mike and Linette time before our new addition to the family arrives in late 2010 or early 2o11! We are off to the Derby this weekend. In June a trip with neighbors down in KY. In July I am taking Mike to French Lick for his B-day experience and for my b-day we are doing Jailyn's room! The nesting is beginning. I got my dress for Katie's wedding it is gorgeous! Then a busy July with family picnic, unit award for my mk unit and traveling to Dallas. Aug we are doing Katie and Billy's wedding shower and going to the Biltmore and then the wedding is coming fast late Sept and Oct 2 is the big day.
Enjoying life.....

No Rumors yet.....Good things are to come!

Happy Spring! I am optimistic as the weather is starting to change and sunshine and warm weather always makes for a great day! We have completed our last homestudy I believe we will have to do before Jailyn comes. We have had a very busy month! Katie's 30th b-day, Adoption paperwork craziness, Mike traveled to Arizona for a guys golf outing, Career Conference for Mary Kay, Just earned our 3rd new car in Mary Kay, a FREE Chevy Equinox and getting away to French Lick Indiana for a little get away from it all weekend.

I will be curious to see if the website moves the anticipated 6-11 days it could ???? Time will tell.
Have a Happy Easter!

GOOD NEWS CAN YOU BELIEVE IT! MOVED 6 DAYS

Well we have good news! The website moved 6 days! They are to April 11 and we are June 13. Only 63 days and if they start moving more days we could see a referral by end of the year. I am hopeful and glad we have some good news. Not to mention spring is around the corner and lots of good things are happening. Katie is turning 30 tomorrow! We are celebrating the next two weekends with her and Billy. Their wedding and all the festivities will be beginning this summer and the wedding day fast approaching Oct 2. And we will save the best for last our daughter coming end of 2010 or early 2011. I actually feel relief and hope and praying we continue to tick down in the number of days the website moves more than less in the months to come!

Happy Spring!

Feb 2010 Not the news we wanted to start 2010

Well it has been another month without referrals in January as the month came to a close, however, they are coming in the first of February. Oh my stars we are at the same place we were last year moving soooooooo slow and it will only move 2 days to April 5. I can't stand it more waiting and disappointment I could scream as it continues to be prolonged.

Unless there is a dramatic change, we are into 2011. It has been 4 years since we began our adoption journey and it appears it will be well into 2011 before we can expect our referral of our little girl. It makes me sick to my stomach to think we are in for a slow year of referrals as April 5 is 69 days from June 13. Sometimes I wonder if this will ever end but that is where faith steps in.....God protect my heart and the disappointment that wells up inside. I hate this pain of remaining the same future mom to be for the past 7 years of ever trying to have a child and to become a family and Mike and I doing everything we can for me to fulfill my dream of becoming a mom by adoption from China. IT IS SO FRUSTRATING!!!!!! I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE DAY WHEN WE HAVE GOOD NEWS COMING FROM CHINA.....
Pray ..................
Frustrated and very sad 2010 is not looking hopeful.........

January 2010 Happy New Year!

Well we find ourselves on our journey 4 years going on 5 years now waiting for Jailyn. Boy we never bargained for the wait to be so long. We had a blessed holiday with family not the norm as Katie and Billy spent it in New Jersey with Billy's family and Scott in Japan. So we celebrated with both sides of our families on Christmas eve (Thornbury) and Christmas day (Mike and I in the morning and the Comleys that afternoon. And then with Katie and Billy after Christmas. We will be mailing a Christmas care package once Scott is settled and we have an address for Scott in Japan. We believe this next year will tell mid year if we will get Jailyn in 2010 or now into 2011. The website did move 3 days late in December and now they are finally into April 3, 2006. Rumors are that they will finish April this summer and onto May and then June later in the year or early 2011. I question this time frame as usual and feel it can not get any worse finally. I lost it before the holidays with the reality upon us that Christmas 2009 just may not be our last without Jailyn that we may have to go another Christmas. It brings such sadness and tremendous grief as the holidays are about Family. Family is the desire of my heart to call my very own. I want my own child with Mike to love, raise and guide and give the wings she needs for a happy life she is so deserving. So many blessings to be thankful and grateful for the life we share and not to look at what we do not have at this time that feels so unfair. So why us I have asked so many times that I have turned to why not us .....Gods plan is bigger and better than we can comprehend and imagine as HE WILL GIVE US THE DESIRES OF OUR HEARTS. So bring on the abundant life in store for us this coming year as we prepare for the greatest journey of life to pick up Jailyn up in the Republic of China. Our hearts are open and full love for each other and Jailyn as she will be joining her forever family sooner than later.

Happy New Year and God Bless each of you who follow our journey.
We love you!