It is hard to believe that it has been a little over a year since we were oficially accepted as a client by CCAI (Chinese Children Adoption International). As we were working on completing our adoption paperwork we were told many times that the wait would be 9-12 months.
At the time I was convinced that the 9 month number was not correct, but never would have dreamed that the wait would have grown to 16 - 24 months (some people speculate longer waits than that). That delay added to the delays by our Social Worker in preparing our home study means that it will probably be at least another year before we see a referal. Since we have been waiting so long already trying to get pregnant the delay doesn't bother me as much as the lack of information.
Basically we have heard almost nothing since our LID in September, and speculation is running rampant about just how far out the delay will extend. My hope at this point is that the wait will finally stabilize after November '05 referrals are finally gotten out. Over the last week I have been watching for exactly what the cutoff is for referrals in the current batch because this will be an indicator of how long it will take to get throught the end of October and Novemeber which have a huge number of applications logged.
At times I have wondered what it will feel like when we hit this time next year and we still have not gotten a referral. I guess that I can only keep moving forward finishing the nursury and saving money for the adoption trip. I will also feel better about the whole ordeal when we know we are out of the review room which is the next big step forward.
