[blessedchild@co]

We completed our paper work last week and are officailly in the books. We are a cc family, from Virginia waiting to adopt biracial newborn. Now it is waiting time. I am not very good at waiting. I would love to talk to others that are waiting or have sucess stories to share.

[Poolside]

Isn't getting in the book a cool feeling? We jumped through loops and hoops and everything to get in the BOOK! Good news is, we got in around Thanksgiving, (03) got to tell our family, and waited. We got a call in January (04), DD came home mid-march.. The book is an awesome place to be. Congratulations!! You know that you will get matched at some point. I will watch this thread and be thinking of you.

[DebCsMom]

CONGRATS! Now the fun begins! LOL We are no longer "waiting". We are all done adopting. But I'd like to give you encouragement.

We adopted 3 times in 4 years! Our first dd is Biracial. We finished our paperwork in Mid February of 2000. While waiting for our homestudy to be approved & finished we were MATCHED! On March 25, 2000. Our dd was born on May 2nd & we brought her home on May 4th.

In June of 2002, we began the waiting game again. thinking the last time was just a fluck on how fast it went. End of June we got a call about an AA baby due in a few weeks. We at frst said no. We had a failed adoption earlier in the year & I guess I wasn't ready when this call actually came. We left for vacation the next day. When we returned 5 days later, we had SEVERAL messages from the attorney. This BMom REALLY wanted us to adopt. that was a tuesday. We agreed to mmet her on that Saturday. Well, thursday night our dd was born & 1 week later we brought her home!

End of June 2003, we again were ready to adopt. REALLY thinking that this time would take longer. By this time we had 5 children. We have 2 bio as well & had guardianship of another. We told our attorney & referral coordinator that we didn't want to be presented to any PBMom unless they were due after mid September. On August 8th we got a call about an AA boy due end of September. We accepted. On August 25th BMom chose us. On September 14 our son was born & 2 weeks later came home.

It can & does happen VERY fast for some families. As you will hear from other families. GOOD LUCK!!!!!!

Deb

[blessedchild@co]

Thanks for the encouragement. It is great to hear success stories. Poolside congratulations on your little one. Deb I have seen the photos of your children, what a happy, beautiful bunch. I am looking foreward to the day when I can share our success story with others. Have a great day. Melissa

[bellazmama]

We got Bella when she was three weeks old and I can't believe that she's three already! Time flies so quickly! I'm having serious baby fever, too.

We went on the waiting list at Bethany in October and Bella was placed with us about six months later. But that was becuase we specifically wanted a girl.

Your baby will be there when the time is right. And don't be afraid to say no if a situation feels weird.

Blessings!

Sarah

[blessedchild@co]

Just wanted to say high and update. Unfortunaltly there is not really anything to tell. The wait is not getting easier but after the initial few days of being in the books I have settled down a bit. Would love to hear more waitng experiences. Thanks to all who have responded. Have a great day. Melissa

[rebjosh222]

Hello!! My adoption agent told me today that she has a biracial newborn needing ahom PM me if you are interested. The ** that I am adopting from is really interesting and very high maintenance. Any advice for patience?