MY ADOPTION TIMELINE!!!

I DECIDED THAT I WOULD POST MY TIMELINE. I KNOW THAT SOME OF MY READERS DON'T KNOW MY ENTIRE JOURNEY. KNOWING MY TIME LINE MAY MAKE YOU UNDERSTAND MY JOURNEY A LITTLE BETTER.

MARCH 5TH, 2005---SIGNED WITH FAITHFUL ADOPTIONS

MARCH 2005---THE PAPER CHASE BEGAN

AUGUST 2005---THE PAPER CHASE OVER AND DOSSIER IN GUATEMALA

DECEMBER 9TH, 2005---ACCEPTED REFERRAL FOR A BABY GIRL BORN NOVEMBER 24TH, 2005

FIRST VISIT---APRIL 2006

DNA WITH A 99.9% MATCH---JUNE 2006

LOST REFERRAL---JULY 14TH, 2006

THEN THE WAITING STARTS OVER. I WAITED ALMOST ONE MONTH FOR ANOTHER REFERRAL. MADE ANOTHER TRIP THE GUATEMALA BECAUSE MY AGENCY SAID THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE ME A NEW REFERRAL. SO, I ENDED UP JUST TAKING A VACATION IN GUATEMALA.

SIGNED WITH "A FIELD OF DREAMS" AUGUST 8TH, 2006

ACCEPTED REFERRAL FOR MAYA---AUGUST 9TH, 2006

FIRST VISIT---OCTOBER 2006

DNA WITH 99.9% MATCH---NOVEMBER 2006

SECOND VISIT TRIP---DECEMBER 2006

PRE-APPROVAL---DECEMBER 12TH, 2006

ENTERED PGN---FEB. 2007

THIRD VISIT TRIP---MARCH 1ST THRU 6TH

OUT OF PGN---MARCH 5TH

WAITING ON PINK

WHEN I FIRST HEARD THAT I WAS OUT OF PGN IN 20 DAYS I FELT GUILTY. I FELT BAD FOR THOSE THAT HAD BEEN IN FOR MONTHS. BUT THEN I THOUGHT, HEY IT IS MY TURN FOR A BREAK IN THIS PROCESS. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO BECOME A MOMMY FOR 2 YEARS NOW. I AM HAPPY THAT I AM OUT OF PGN AND THAT MAYA WILL BE COMING HOME SOON.