We are still waiting for this months referral batch to arrive and it looks like Monday will be the day. This is just torture and I think this is the latest they have arrived in a long time. The good news is that more agencies are confirming the cutoff at 1/22/06.
The website China Adoption Forecast tries to predict when people will get there referral based on their LID. I have been checking this every month and I was very happy to see their most recent prediction:
Our prediction for LID 2006-01-26
China has 4 days of dossiers to be processed before they get to your dossier. China currently processes about 6.3 days of dossiers each month.
Our best guess: 2008-06-27
Since China generally sends out referrals in a batch about once per month, your referral date could easily vary +/- one month depending on whether you just get included or just get missed in a particular batch.
I just love thinking that we are NEXT! For those of you who are unaware of the process being next means I think we will have our referral next month (end of June, beginning of July). When we get our referral we will receive an initial phone call with some basic info. about our daughter, such as her Chinese name, age, where in China she is and maybe weight and height. We then wait a few days for her picture and for the complete file to be translated. We then start preparing to travel, which we are hoping will be in September.
Of course, I have to end with my disclaimer and we may have to wait until August for our referral but either way we are very close!!
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Welcome to our journey for our daughter. Lily is waiting for us in China and we can't wait to welcome home our daughter and sister! We have a LID of 1/26/06.
- Melissa
- I married by high school sweet heart and we have 2 beautiful young sons. We have decided to add to our family through adoption. We hope to bring our daughter home from China soon!
5 comments:
Hi Melissa. Don't know if you remember me but I was your secret pal back in 2006. Anyway, I've been checking your blog every now and then AND I'M SO EXCITED FOR YOU!!
Hang in there... you're almost there.
You are NEXT July is your month. we can't wait to see Lily's little face..
Hugs
Susan
i am clapping reading this post!!!! oh you have brought me happiness with this post ;-) thank you, thank you!!! we are SOOOO close to seeing our Lily-girls!!!!!!!!!!
it's so nice to have such great news to blog about and for us to read about! shea is so sweet for wanting lily as his birthday present.
it's really happening!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hi Melissa,
Just wanted to stop in and say HI! I am a fellow Jan LID'er (1/27/06)and dropped in here from "Imagine Alyzabeth An's" blog (as we share the same LID and agency as they do). I too have biological sons (3 to be exact) and cannot wait to have a little girl in the house.
Still waiting to hear the official word on the cut-off but trying to be extremely hopeful that we (all) will receive our referral in July. Sending wishes your way.
Blessings,
Ruth - LID 1/27/06
www.abigails-journey.blogspot.com
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