Worth The Wait!!!

We have a daughter! She is perfect! Just when you think you can't take it anymore, God surprises you with incredible joy!!

After my pathetic day of crying and moping around the computer, I finally emailed my specialist at 11:21 to see if she thought there was any hope. She replied at 1:20 and said referrals continued to come in and they were matching them as quickly as possible so there was still a glimmer of hope. It made me feel a tidge better. I was supposed to head to the shop right after picking up the boys, so I went and changed clothes. I decided to paint my toenails to brighten my day a bit...I took off the old polish and had just finished my big toe when the phone in my pocket vibrated. The area code was 651 our agency. I flipped it open and said "Do you have my girl?" Ben informed me that he didn't think I would get anything else done the rest of the day. I asked if he could conference in E as I was pretty sure I couldn't remember his number. So he told me to hang on...longest 2 minutes of my life! Eric got on and then had to have us wait as he had someone take over his class. Another looooooong wait. Then we got the info on our girl. She is 10 months old, but tiny. She is only about 11 lbs and 23 inches long. She def. has some malnourishment going on. She also has an ear infection and a tummy bug. Otherwise she is just perfect. We heard a little of her story and then were told to get her info reviewed and let them know asap if we accepted the referral. E and I agreed to go and get the boys before we opened the email with her picture so we could all see it together. We met at their school. Z was at gym on the playground and came running....'Did we get her??" big hugs...we headed up to J's classroom and the smile on his face when he saw us was huge. We all ran home to open the email with her info and picture. Gathered around the dining room table, we opened up our first look at our daughter. She has the most gorgeous brown eyes and lashes that go on forever. She has a serious little face that I cannot wait to make smile. She is dressed in a pink long sleeved onesie with flowers that is adorable. We cannot post a pic until she is legally ours in a few weeks. Once we pass through court, I will share her perfect-ness!!

Needless to say, I am over the moon. I can't say I have forgotten the wait, but without a doubt, it was worth every second and there is no doubt in my mind that this is my daughter.

Now what? We are waiting for a call from our ped who is looking over her file tonight, then we will accept the referral. We hope to travel in about 12 weeks. (Right about when school starts!) I will post more tomorrow...when I come down from the clouds!

GOD IS GREAT!