Olesya

Okay - so I got another e-mail today. They still don't have her medical information yet. But I did get her name. It is Olesya. I went to the website http://www.usynovite.ru/ (it is in Russian) and have been looking at the children available.. If you search by Tambov Region. Children born April 2009, with blonde hair and blue eyes, named Oleysa - you get this picture. Now this has not been confirmed yet. But I think this is her - 99% sure - it has to be - doesn't it?.. by process of elimination?

Well IF this is my referral - whoo hoo! She is absolutely adorable. I am beyond words... She looks healthy. Moms says she looks like she was crying - OH- that breaks my heart. I hope I can make it through the next months without a mental breakdown. I am excited to see her and meet her - but dreading the day we have to say "goodbye" until our next trip to go back to get her. How awful to dangle this little sweetie in front of me and then say - no - not yet... It is going to be a long- long - long few months... until she is in my arms forever! OH I HATE THIS WAITING! But oh - the reward! Is is going to be STUPENDOUS-FABULOUS-AND EMOTIONAL! HANG IN THERE! WE ARE GOING FOR A RIDE! - the impatient mother-to-be to Oleysa! Oh my - Oleysa's mom! that is going to take some time to get used to.

IT'S A GIRL !

BORN APRIL 2009. BLONDE HAIR AND BLUE EYES

So today we got an e-mail from our agency. They can get a referral for a little girl if we would accept it. We said "YES"of course. My agency called me a little bit ago and will be sending me the information in the next day or two about our referral! I know we had said we were expecting a boy.. but I can't turn down a little girl.. if this is what is meant to be then that is what God wants us to have.

I am so excited and won't be able to get any work done for the next 2 days. I want to know more... and of course my e-mail went down here at work... It never goes down.. but now it is down...SCREAM!!!

So that is all I know for now... but soon I should have pictures and medical information. Once I get the medical information sent to a doctor to look over, then we will know for sure if she is to be ours or not.

Prayers needed for a healthy little girl to be!
Thanks everyone!
the soon to be mother of a little girl!
Tamra

Update: MAYBE JULY 2011?

Okay, received an e-mail from agency on Friday. Steve called just as I pulled it up (wierd).

One final updated document is going over next weekend with a traveling family.

Tatiana was able to speak with the Dept. of Education yesterday and found out that unfortunately, we will not receive a referral until July. The lady will be on vacation for the whole month of June. Tatiana tried hard to get our referral before the lady's vacation, but was not successful. At least she tried... and by the sounds of it - they seem pretty sure that we should get the referral in July. The weather should be nice for travel at least.

So July - let's see - Family Reunion is first Sunday in July - that would be a nice thing to show the family - a picture of our new family member. We can only hope we get information soon.

Well - I just wanted to let everyone know, because we were all hoping it would be before June - but now I guess we just have to wait a few more months....that is what is seems like- just a few more months - everytime I post lately.... It's a little frustrating.. but Steve and I are still hopeful that we will get our little one this summer/fall.

impatiently waiting mother-to-be: Tamra

IMPATIENT MOTHER TO BE....

Well, as you all well know by now, I am not a patient person. This adoption process is testing my patience. What I started out thinking would only be a year or less wait has turned into a two year wait. Everything I read tells me the waiting is the hardest. It is the unknown that is hard for me... everything about my "baby to be" is unknown. There is no ultrasound - no crystal ball to look into the future to see what might be. We are jumping without a parachute! but with our eyes wide open. I think Steve and I have taken it all well and that this process has brought us closer together - even if it is just to worry about how much longer. Some days we are excited talking about it - other days depressed because we don't know anything. - and then other days mad because we should have him/her by now. What is taking so long? and of course those days we are running around all over God's creation trying to get signatures notarized, court certified and apostilled! Many of these feeling all at once can sometimes get us down. Today is one of those days. One of those days my mind races... asking a million questions... about what is happening in Russia. (actually the world - these days it's a scary place with Japan issues and wars all over the place).. with our agency... but mostly with our "baby to be". All we can do is hope and pray that he/she is getting the love and care that he/she deserves. I just wish I knew something more. Something to help me get through the next few months until I get the information we have been waiting 2 years for - well maybe our whole lives for. 20 years of marriage for. GOD - if you are listening - please answer our prayers soon. Signed - the impatient mother to be... The time is now. The time is now for me to be. who I'm suppose to be The one who cares for you The one who needs me too The one I need for me to be who I'm suppose to be. The time is now. You are what I have longed forever to have waited forever to be hoped forever would last prayed forever would be loved forever with me the impatient mother to be.

UPDATE: Now they are saying we won't hear anything until June....

e-mail from Happy Families International received today..
UPDATE:
Tatiana (Tambov region coordinator) received an update from Tambov today. When she checked in with the Department of Education today, she found out that it is likely that we will not be receiving a referral until June. This of course could change, but is where we stand at this moment.

After rushing around the months of February and March to get our dossier up to date so we can receive a referral - this is what we are rewarded with. Another delay....

I don't know what to say about this. Just very disappointed. :(

LATEST UPDATE- SOME GOOD NEWS AT LAST!

Everyone!
We just got an e-mail from our agency in NY - some good news at last... Tatiana has just returned from the Tambov region. She feels that we may be getting our referral in the Spring, March - April time. This is very much a guess and does rely on there being no unexpected delays, especially if other families (with all agencies), for some reason have to reject their referral and wait for another one to be issued.

so it is good news, but we must still be prepared there may be changes to this at any time....

WHOO HOO!

Well at least we have some idea... at the earliest Spring!....
We can all just pray that everything goes smoothly for everyone that is ahead of us.... so we are not delayed any further...
I AM SO EXCITED!

It looks like it will be 2011 before we hear anything.

December 10, 4:55 p.m.

e-mail from Alexis at Happy Families international received
She has e-mailed Tatiana - Tambov region coordinator in Russia
There is little news, but she hopes to get me some information in January...
although January 7th is Christmas in Russia, so it will probably be after that,
because everything shuts down for a week afterwards... so now are looking at
maybe hearing some news after January 17th. ..
still waiting for news about my baby boy...