HIS plans are not our plans

I started this blog to document the long wait to our second daughter from China. I figured it might be end of 2011 or 2012 before we will get a referral on the NSN list and the 4 or 5 years apart will be a nice break. Our one year LID anniversary was approaching, June 11, and I felt frustrated that the lines were still moving at snail pace. DH and I talked about other options such switching countries or domestic, but at the end China is still were our 2nd daughter was. You see, I have a Chinese (Cantonese) background and wanted just another Chinese girl so Emily will grow with a sister close to her with the same background and heritage. Well, the best laid plans are not always your plans. Obviously, God have other plans for us.

We contacted our social worker and began investigating the WC special needs. After much thought and research, we fill out the WC medical list with the conditions that we considered we can handle and send it to our agency. A few weeks went by and while I was reading some blogs, they have mentioned about this little boy on the private WC list at another agency. I will not share his special needs on this blog, they are private. He just turn 3 years old. Since it was not on my agency’s list, I figure why look? But curiosity turn me back and I contacted this agency and request to look at his file. It took a few emails back and forward and they told me that another family was reviewing his file and they can send it to me if become available. I said, oh well. He will probably be adopted very soon. I didn’t even mention to DH, forgot about it and went on. A week later, I received an email asking if I was still interested in his file. I said OK, I'll take a look at it. He is described as shy and timid. Good eater, in foster care for the last 2 years, etc. etc. etc. I printed out all the files and call DH and told him about my story. He hesitates to tell me about his opinion right away and over the phone, so I decided to bring the medical files for the pediatrician to look at them. We also call 2 friends who are doctors and asked them to take a look. I slept very little that night thinking about the possibilities. The next day, our friend doctors told us that his test are as normal as they can be and he seem healthy. Another 24 hours later, the pediatrician calls and said the same. I have already made my mine and to say YES to adopt him but wanted DH's confirmation. We will take a leap of faith and bring him as our next adopted child. Now, we just need to prepare Emily for the news and wait for the official LOA from China.