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Showing posts with label the waiting game. Show all posts
Showing posts with label the waiting game. Show all posts
Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Dread is Back

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Two days past J's expected due date. No updates. Called the agency at 9:30am this morning.  It's 11:20am and I haven't gotte...
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Thursday, August 28, 2014

Dealing with Family

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These past few weeks, especially the last two have been rife with stress, anxiety and worry.  You would think that having my family nearby w...
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Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Update on Waiting and Worrying

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I called for an update this afternoon.  Plan is still in place, and J is miserable physically.  There wasn't much change at her doctor...
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Waiting and Worrying

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While we have been waiting for theoretical baby to be born, my cousin had her baby. I remember when she announced her pregnancy that S and I...
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Friday, August 15, 2014

Anxiety

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...is rampant in my household.  S and I have had multiple conversations this week about our feelings on this very particular wait.  In anoth...
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Sunday, August 10, 2014

Names

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Naming a baby is difficult.  We had it easy with X as C named him, and it so happened that his name was on our list as a very late addition....
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Tuesday, August 5, 2014

2nd Meeting...Not so Good?

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We met with J (expectant mom) again tonight.  This meeting was to get together with our kids and let them play together, meet them, etc.  X ...
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Thursday, July 17, 2014

Meeting for the First Time

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She is so freaking cute.  Expectant mom, I mean. We had our first meeting with her and it went really well.  She chose us because we are k...
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Wednesday, July 9, 2014

The Formal Presentation and Updates

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The formal presentation was on June 30 (our 12th wedding anniversary :) ).  It went well, as expected. The caseworker assigned to us is th...
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Wednesday, June 25, 2014

3rd Time's the Charm?

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I leave my cubical for 2.5 minutes to heat up lunch. I get back to find that I missed a phone call from the agency.  Pretty sure it only...
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Wednesday, June 11, 2014

On the Adoption Waiting Front

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The update for June came yesterday.  We are still at position No. 10 on the waiting list, so if they've had placements, they've all ...
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Sunday, March 30, 2014

How We Are Approaching a Match After a Failed Placement

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We could have had a placement ceremony already and just be waiting for the baby to come home, but we didn't.  After the excruciating exp...
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Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Lighter Fare - We're Matched!

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The past several weeks have been trying to say the least.  We've been profiled 3 times that we know of, and I have to say, that's 3 ...
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Thursday, February 27, 2014

Anxiety and Waiting

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Two and a half weeks ago I talked to our caseworker because she had sent a weird cryptic e-mail.  She was trying to be neutral, but I'm ...
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Thursday, February 6, 2014

Number 14

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For the first time in our 2 adoption journeys, we've dropped in standings instead of advanced.  That was kind of a crappy e-mail to rea...
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Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Waiting…for Something to Happen

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It took us 2 months to make a decision to go on vacation.  During the wait, some people say live your life, but start nesting.  Come again? ...
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Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Sad

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This has officially become the summer of suck.  I find myself wondering what would have happened if I hadn't started therapy.  Much like...
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Wednesday, May 29, 2013

He Waited a Day

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This morning while S was on the way to work and I was herding Seth* (formerly Baby X) out the door, the phone call came. D was in the hospit...
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Monday, May 27, 2013

Aaaawhhhhhhh!!!!!!

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Nothing. What a fucking weekend to have a holiday on. We won't even get an update until tomorrow. We know that she was going to tell h...
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Thursday, May 23, 2013

Tick Tock

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Well, nothing yet.  A checkup yesterday revealed no contractions, but the baby is doing great.  The doctors are sticking with a May 25th due...
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