One Less

Man, where to begin? The day after my last post I received a call from our adoption worker, K. We spent over an hour talking and it was so refreshing. Things are more easily explained on the phone rather than in email and we were able to discuss all of our options. We discussed Elizabeth and why she did not feel that she was right for our family. She had a little more information than we did(would have been nice to know when she turned us down the first time, but I digress) and I agree that she sounds a little much for us.

After speaking with K for a while, she mentioned that the other family that had showed interest in Haylie had asked for an update and was requesting specific information from the orphanage and Haylie's doctor. As we are also interested in Haylie, the agency will pass the info to us when they receive it. K also mentioned that they had requested Kirsten's file for us to review and wanted to know if we were interested in any of the other kids at her foster home. Talk about confusion. So, is there still a little hope that we could get Haylie? Should we keep looking or wait? Looking at multiple children at the same time is so strange. We were told to try to stay impartial during this process, but really how is that possible when you are looking for a child to join your family?

Today we received the update. The other family asked very pointed questions with some of them being a little different. They asked a lot of questions about her cognitive status, learning potential, and wanted an updated echo. All reports were favorable including the echo. Apparently her heart decided to repair itself. She is no longer on any heart medications and no hole was detected. They included 2 updated pictures as well.

Look at that sweet little face. How could you not fall in love?
We were informed that if the other family passes on her after reviewing the update, we could submit our info to China to adopt her. The other family has one week to decide. Waiting is torture. Trying not to hope is worse. No matter the outcome, she will have a family and that is what really matters. One less orphan in this world.

In other news, we are starting our first fundraiser. Who knew you could raise money with shoes? There is an organization that will give you a certain amount of time to collect at least 10,000 pairs of shoes. They will then weigh them and give you a per pound amount. I am really excited to start fundraising and use that money to bring our daughter(whoever that may be) home.