Adoption Update #1

Since we are now on the waiting list we were told that we will be getting monthly phone calls from our agency to see how we’re doing and to update us on our place on the list. Since we have been on the list for one month now, I was expecting to get our first update call any day. However, my expectations were not very high. I was fully expecting to hear that we were still #9 on the list. Yesterday Maya’s daycare was closed due to the blizzard we were having, so I was at home with her when Kate from AGCI called with our first update. She informed me that there were two placements last month and we are now #7 on the list! Wow, was I surprised. Maya was the only one there to tell, so I told her, but I didn’t really think she cared or knew what I was really talking about. I decided that when Jeff got home I would ask him if he was expecting us to move up or still be #9 before I told him the news, because I’m pretty sure he thought we would still be #9 as well. So when he got home I told him that Kate had called with our update, but before I could say anything else, Maya blurted out “We’re #7!” Jeff looked at me in surprise and I shook my head yes. I guess Maya did know what I was talking about after all. I’m sure we can’t expect this kind of progress every month, but it was good to start off on a high note. For some reason #7 sounds so much better than #9. It is finally starting to feel real!