[MrsCyg]

Anyone else out there in my boat? I'm a little sad, now that the Olympics are almost here. When we started our journey, I remember the head of our agency saying "Congratulations, you are pregnant". This is turning out to be one of the longest "pregnancies" on record.

Why sad with the Olympics approaching? Because when we started, they were telling us that we may have to travel around the time of the Olympics in Beijing, and it may cost us a bit more. Oh, how I wish that had been the case.

Don't worry - this too shall pass. Just remembered the original concern with some nostalgia.

[Trace7]

I am sorry you are feeling down. I remember that feeling all too well, and I know many others will wait far longer than we did. It sucks, and you have every right to have bad days/bad moments/etc. I also feel badly for people who were given predictions of even 2 years back in 2006 by agencies, as referrals were slowing way down already by then, and our agency was not making any predictions about the wait (other than what it was currently, and that they expected the wait to lengthen). I suppose nobody thought it would get this bad, though.

[KarenInCa]

We went thru a really difficult time waiting for DD#1 too. I wouldn't wish that kind of grief on anyone.
I hope things improve. Keep the faith.

[cheesehead]

MrsCyg.....we're are in the same boat! Our LID is close to yours 01/24/07 and we were thinking the same thing when we logged in. I have my sad and frustrating times and my times where time flies and I think that the next year is going to really go fast. So yes...,many ups and downs on this rollercoaster.

Thanks to everyone for continuously providing the support and encouragement and just being there to express our frustrations and fears.

With the Olympics starting tonight, DH and are were talking about what types of things our daughter may be interested in and whether we would be able to keep up with her or take part in things she may want us to share.....like ice skating, swimming, dance, etc.......well.....if we wait much longer we won't be physically doing any of those things with her but watching...that is sad for me. Then we were watching "So You Think You Can Dance" and the Jonas brothers were on......I said...."well I'm sure she will love them" and DH says "Don't worry, they'll be 40 by the time we get her"....aggghhhhh........sometimes we just have to laugh because if we don't we'll just be crying all the time.

So...hang in there....as you said "this too shall pass"...we hope! Have a great weekend!

[Chrysanthemum]

I thought we would have been home many months by now.....I know what you mean.

[Sheba]

I am with you. We are lid 1/15/07 and it seems like the Olympics are a big deal and I all I want is them to be over. We will watch parts of them especially the opening ceremony which looks awesome but in reality I look forward to China getting back to normal and seeing if things speed up for us waiting!

Cyber hugs.

[PiperH]

We also believed the Olympics would pose a problem when we started this ride. We looked back to what we journaled at the time and wondered how we would ever wait that long. (I think the wait was 14 months then) When I got too sad about that, I remembered that if I had known then what I know now I probably never would have signed up for that ride, and what a ride I would have missed. (I could do without the ride but never the reward.)

Now, since we went to special needs, ironically it turns out for us that the Olympics have gotten in the way, but it looks like we will travel next month.

That said, four months ago things were as bleak for us and they changed, and it all can start to change for you as well. Hopefully with the Olympics out of the way things will start to move forward.

Violet

We keep praying for that, because we want nothing more for all of you than to know you are as happy as we are. We think of you daily.

Violet

[Toto113]

And to think we gave a big sigh of relief when we were DTC on 01/06/06 "Thank goodness we won't have to worry about interference with the Olympics!"

[STEPHANIE1975]

We have been waiting since 3-7-06. Is it our turn yet. We thougth for sure we would be there before the olympics. NOw we are hoping we would be there before our 3-7-09 anniversery

[ddahl]

You have me remembering my own wait for DS from Russia. We had BCIS loose our paperwork (but they cashed our check???? Huh???) which caused a 6 month delay in our approval.

Then we were caught in the sudden closure/shut down in Russia. My heart was breaking and I did not even have a referral yet. I think it was the most joyous time yet the hardest time of our lives. We were paper pregnant but where was the baby? Even ELephants deliver in 24 months!!!

Everyone said once you have your baby, you will forget about the wait... it will be so worth it..... To that I say yes, it was worth it but you don't forget the pain of the wait. You simply park it at the far end of your heart and drag it out when one of your soul sisters is painfully yet joyously waiting to hold her own bundle.

Thank you for sharing your feelings here because you really have given me a gift. You have allowed me to journey back and remember the long, endless, beautiful, painful,amazing, did I mention long and endless?, joyfull, hopefull, and wonderously amazing road to motherhood. Its very hard and the wait is long so I am sending you this wish for a happy day spent doing something nice for you and making a little plan that you can put into action for your little one. Perhaps a scrap book, maybe a photo album of your favorite places to go while you wait, anything you like. Allow yourself to dream about your baby. When you have your baby in your arms you will look back at the wait and think..."WOW! I am actually doing the things I dreamed about" ... then the wait will seem not so painfull, it will seem like a dream that actually comes true......

hugs to you!
Dixie

[Karen in MT]

A rollorcoaster of emotions.... We have waited over 2 1/2 years. 2 years LID! Here we are at the Olympics that we have heard so much about for so very long. I love them but can't wait until they are over. BUT, I will wait.... Because that is what we do now. I can tell you that it has just lately become more difficult to want to wait on other things as well. I am seeing people drop out or at least change to SN at around the 2 year mark. I think this must be a high patience testing time. My patience seems to be gone now. I do believe that no matter what happens it will all be good and right in time. Ahhhh.... And we wait...
-Karen