Match day

5/4/12
     As many of you know, in 2006 we decided we wanted to adopt a child from China.  We began the paperwork at that time and were officially "logged in" with a dossier in 2007.  That meant we were officially on the list.  Unfortunately, the wait time then was approximately 18-20 months.  Needless to say, things quickly changed and the wait times increased by several years. Every 18 months, we had to do a new home study and complete immigration paperwork.   We were still years away from being matched with a daughter from China, so in March of this year we went on the "waiting child" list.  This list consists of various disabilities you feel you could handle as a parent.  We completed and submitted our list.  Since our dossier had been logged into China for so many years, we received a match quicker than expected.  We were shocked when we got the call just two days ago describing a 22 month old little girl with a cleft palette and asked if we would like to look at her file.  We had read to avoid looking at the pictures in the files because it makes it harder to "objectively" look at the file.  Of course, I accidentally pressed a button and  Ling Yu's (her chinese name) precious pictures appeared on the screen.  That sweet face looking at me made me want to bring her home today.  We had 48 hours to consult with doctors and thoroughly review the file.  Today we officially accepted  Ling Yu and can't wait to bring her home to the United States.