MERRY CHRISTMAS

Merry Christmas. Here are the photos I have been promising. Enjoy.

Thank -you

This past weekend Donnie and I had a fund-raising garage sale. We would like to thank all who donated items, purchased items, or just donated money. From the bottom of our hearts THANK YOU!!!! I know I promised pics in the last post.....But I promise I will have some pics up before Christmas. The Chinese Government has done another batch of referrals since my last post, they are now up to Sept. 8th. We are still pretty much on target for a March referral and travel in May....Keep praying for us!!!! My friend Lorrie is in China now, she received her baby at 10pm our time last night (Dec. 10). That is proof that things are moving - our date was only about 6 weeks behind theirs. Lorrie and Mark arrive in New Orleans Dec. 21, I plan on greeting them at the airport.
I plan on one more post before Christmas, but just in case time gets away from me, I wish everyone a very Merry Christmas. Hoping to see Emily's sweet face early in 2007, and have her home by mid year. Remember Jesus is the reason for the season....Happy Birthday Jesus!

ONE YEAR - ALREADY!!

Wow!! Hard to beleive we have been waiting for 1 year on the 18th of this month. Time has really flown by. Who would have thought that the wait time would stretch out this far. The wait has been good. In the year we have been waiting, Donnie and I have each turned a year older, Donnie had much needed knee surgery, and I have lost 30 pounds!! My weight loss is due to anxiety, and Donnie finally gave in to surgery. His origional plan was to wait till the day we got back from China to have surgery!! I could picture that!! Severe jetlag, a new baby, and taking care of Donnie.
And now the answer to the all important question that I know you are asking....When are you getting your baby? Well, that is the million dollar question. Currently we are approximately 84 days from where they are in the matching process, and where our paper work is. Our paperwork is dated Nov. 18, 2005, and they have matched up to Aug. 25. China is currently matching an average of 15 days per month. At this rate it is another 6 months. But God is STILL in control. This will all take place in His perfect timing. The best we can guess, we should get our referral sometime around March and travel around May. Our wedding anniversary (number 14) is in May and our goal right now is to be in China for our anniversary. Stay tuned for more updates. I will post some pics in a couple of weeks, and promise to try to blog more often. We will be setting up a real website when we get closer...details to follow.

ANOTHER MONTH DOWN

Referrals have come and gone. We are a little closer!! We have now been waiting for 10 months. We have really enjoyed the journey. During the wait we have been to the beach twice, went canoeing, become active in our new church, have met several families that have adopted from China or are in the process. Donnie went to Nashville to see family. We have done lots of baby shopping - mostly looking!! The baby bed is up next task is to get the mural done. My friend Tracy (she also has a child adopted from China) is going to mural the room to look like a carousel. It will look great - I can't wait!! We may or may not get our referral this year, but still have a lot of things to look forward to in what's remaining of this year. Donnie and I both have birthdays this month. Donnie turns 40!!!!! Oct. marks 15 years since we met, then it is Thanksgiving and Christmas and referral somewhere around this time as well. Last months referrals came as a complete surprise - no one knew they were arriving until they got here. To me that made it more fun. As hard as it is to not know when we are going to get our referral, it is also fun to think that it could be a complete surprise!! I like surprises. I just have to remember that ultimately it is God - not Becky and Donnie or the Chinese government, God is the one that is in complete control and I am learning to thank Him and praise Him during this time.

THE Baby's Room - No not the China baby - The BIG BABY - Donnie. HA HA We haven't started on the babies room yet - so I will post pics of Donnie's LSU Room. He says he is going to share it with Emily.

REFERRALS just came in. Congrats to those who received the referral of their precious little one. July's referrals were from dates of June 29 - July 13th. Our Log In Date (LID) is Nov. 18, 2005. We are waiting for the CCAA (China Center of Adoption Affairs) website to update on the review of Dossier's (fancy name for paperwork). Right now they have completed the review of Dossier's through Oct. 31, and should be finished with Nov. What this means to us is, when the website is updated, we will be out of review, and just waiting to be matched! This is a HUGE hurdle, and one of the last hurdles!! Our next step after that is the referral!!!! It is exciting to watch and wait and see what China will do next. We should have pics of our baby sometime between Nov. and Jan. and be traveling to bring her home between Jan. and Nov. STAY TUNED......... PS. I am having trouble posting pics, hope to resolve that issue soon.

Hello, this website is being created to journal the journey of bringing home our baby girl(s) from china. We are Donnie and Becky from Louisiana. We have been married for 13 years and have patiently (well Most of the time) to start a family. After 2 ectopic pregnancies, our chances of having a baby are next to none. Adoption is a wonderful way to start or add to any family. Our paperwork has been in China since 11-18-05, and we anticipate going to get her (them) in Dec. as the earliest and March being the latest. But we are at the mercy of the Chinese government, so we will have to wait to see what THEY say!! We have asked for twins, which is the only way to get more than one at a time. The chance of twins is VERRRRRRRRRY slim, but Donnie seems pretty sure, we will have to see.