Could it be?

Could this be our last weekend not knowing who our precious Kaelin is? All of our sources are leaning towards a very strong YES! It is looking very good that we could get Kaelin's referral as early as this Monday! Although we are not getting our hopes up too high, we are pretty sure we will see her sweet little face for the first time somewhere between Monday and Thursday of next week! Gary and I can hardly believe that we are this close to finally seeing our little girl! Justin, Marie, Adam, Sarah, and Marcus are also amazed that their little sister (by a lot!) is finally on her way! Our entire family is just too excited for words! It has been an incredibly long three years and just over two months since we started "Our Long Journey to Kaelin!" Looking back it is hard to believe we have waited so long for this new little person to join our family! Truthfully, though, she has always been with us! Not a day has gone by since April 30, 2005, where she has not been prayed for and held close in our hearts! This little girl that we have dreamed about for so long does not even know what is about to take place. She only knows the life she has now, whether she is being cared for by a loving foster mom and dad, or by the loving nannies in an orphanage, she has no idea that her little life is about to change. We are all ready for her, but the question is, "Is she ready for us?!" Haha!

As for the day we recieve Kaelin's referral and how the whole referral process goes, I will attempt to explain.
The day of our referral, we will first receive an e-mail in the morning from our referral counselor at our agency telling us that they have our referral and we will be getting "The Call" that day! "The Call" is when we are told all about her, her name, age, birthdate, province she is living, and a few other details. This is where it gets even more nerve racking! We then wait for the phone to ring! So just a heads up if the Caller ID doesn't say Great Wall China Adoption, we ain't answering! So don't call us no matter how curious you are! WE WILL CALL YOU! We are also going to send out a massive email after we have some time to cry and stare at our new daughter! If you think we don't have your email be sure and send it to us so you can be included! You can leave it in the comments section or you can send it to us at dgallen21182@yahoo.com!

After "The Call" we will get another e-mail that will have Kaelin's photo attached and we will get to see our daughter for the first time! This is when Gary and I both will probably lose it completely! In fact, I am crying even now as I write this! What a mess we will be!

The day after "The Call" we should receive Kaelin's referral file in hard copy. It will come by Fed Ex the next day. Included will be her medical report and some other information about her. The medical report will be what we are most concerned with. We have a standing appointment with our pediatrician that afternoon so she can review all of her medical information and tell us if everything looks good. We have been praying faithfully that this will be the case! If so, we will joyfully accept her referral and send everything back to our agency with the green light to proceed! After that we should be on our way to China within 4-8 weeks to bring her home!
Since we are so close to our referral day, this may be my last post until then! We have so much yet to do it is mind boggling! But, if for some reason her referral doesn't make it by the beginning of next week I will post again, keeping everyone informed! Let's hope my next post will be titled "We Have a New Daughter!" Love, Di