It was nice and melty and puddly here on Sunday so I dressed Silas up in puddle gear and we went for a walk in the park.
He enjoyed walking in the puddles and checked everything out as we walked.
It was such a nice relaxing and bonding time with just mommy and Silas.
Little did I know that life would get really interesting, really fast once we got home!
I was bringing in all the muddy gear and as I opened the door I heard a voice leaving a message on the answering machine. At first I didn't pay much attention to it but after a few seconds my brain kicked in and I realized it was the director of the adoption agency.
I rushed to the phone and picked it up as quickly as I could!
It turns out that I have finally been matched with a little boy in Bulgaria!
And when I say little, I mean really little. 11 lbs at his last measurement in late January when he was 16 mths old.
I got a picture of him on Tuesday and I can't stop looking at it. He's so cute! I'd love to post the picture but that's not allowed. Boo hoo. :(
I've had a cardiologist look at the file and she believes that his heart surgery at 5 mths old was a good repair and he'll just need yearly follow ups for now.
So now I'm just waiting on travel dates so that I can go and see him. Hopefully early April. So what at times felt like something that was never going to happen, has happened!
Before I got the referral I had accumulated a long list of possible names. There was one favourite but I wanted to wait to see what he looked like before I decided for sure. As it turns out from what I can see in the ONE picture I got he looks like a Myles, which was my #1 pick.
So Silas Petar will become a big brother this year to Myles Ivan! I'm excited for them to meet!
The director asked me how I had been managing the "long" 5 mths wait since I was submitted. I said I knew God had a particular boy for me and I trusted that when the time was right I would receive the referral. As much as I wanted to find out who he was months ago I knew God was in control and there's no point in arguing with God to convince Him to speed things up! She thought that was a pretty good attitude to have.
But of course the waiting isn't done. Right now I'm email stalking to get travel dates. Then I'll be waiting for the day to arrive when I can travel. Then I'll be waiting for a court date and then I'll be waiting for more travel dates to bring him home.
I will do my best to not waste my life while waiting. Though I must say I'm doing a terrible job of that this week so far. Ack! My mind is having a very hard time focusing on tasks. I can't imagine why. ;)
