WAITING FOR YOU - MOMMY DIARIES

It’s Friday, leaving us exactly one week away from the day I can make the call to connect with Diane again. I had trouble sleeping last night. Strange dreams kept me awake the majority of the night, which unfortunately disturbed Daddy’s sleep as well; he tossed and
turned consistently.

One dream in particular woke me completely. Although I can’t recall where or who I was with, I remember hearing a child calling out from a distance. I tried to run towards the voice, but the sounds kept moving direction. The faster I ran, the further away the sound became…it was like it was waiting for me to reach out and make contact. I never saw or connected with the child, but the voice I heard calling out for me is as fresh in my mind now as it was when I awoke this morning. I wonder if this dream was meant to mean something? Was it a sign? Was it a symbol of our newly ventured quest? I truly do not know. Dreams can feel so real, but are so hard to understand at times.

WAITING FOR YOU - MOMMY DIARIES

It’s funny how when you make one life-changing decision, it seems to affect every little thing you do from that point on.

I took the bus to work today. A few stops after I boarded, a family of three stepped on. The child was of Asian decent, the parents were not. She was a beautiful little girl. I’m guessing around three years old. She had red rosy cheeks, jet black hair in pigtails and white porcelain skin. I found myself mesmerized, unable to look away as if thinking “that could be us someday”. I hope they were not offended by my stare, as I simply couldn’t help myself…it felt like a strange foreshadowing of my future life with you.

WAITING FOR YOU - MOMMY DIARIES

Once up on a time, in a far away land on the opposite side of the globe – a beautiful child is born. This is the story of your Mommy & Daddy’s journey to adopt from overseas’ and bring you home to your forever family. Today, at 12:57pm, we made the first step to begin “WAITING FOR YOU”.

There have been countless discussions, inquiries and research completed over the past few years. Finally, after much consideration, we have decided today is the day. Today, we vow to commit ourselves to you and the process of adopting you forever.

Our journey begins with an email inquiry to Diane Thornton, a registered Adoption Practitioner (AP) in the Ottawa area that is licensed to perform what is called a “homestudy”. She will also guide us throughout the information session and our approval process. From all that I have read so far, the homestudy process can take between 4-9 months to complete. Our new life mission is within her hands, as she is the one who will grant us “approval”. Diane replied to my email immediately and is unfortunately going on holiday until Thursday, August 6 and so, the waiting begins…