Initial rumours from Spanish RQ say that referrals are in the air!!! Oh baby...how fast can that stork fly??? Do I dare dream that today... TODAY could be Hannah day???Slept very little last night and woke often thinking of and praying for my sweet baby girl! God is so good and today may be the day that He introduces her to me!! Wow!!!! So many questions will be answered and I can't wait!!!
I'll keep you posted as I learn more!
** Update: Tuesday, Aug 18 @ 6:30pm **
No news on the Hannah front today but that just means I'll have to wait another day. I can do that!! After all this time, 1 night is doable! We received a HUGE answer to prayer today in that they're moving Grandpa closer to home Thursday which is a blessing we are so very, very thankful. Thank you Lord for answering that prayer!!!
See you here again - same time, same blog tomorrow!! TOMORROW should be Hannah day!!!
Thank you for all your prayers, comments, emails and love today!! It's been a great day and we get to do it all over again tomorrow!! Wheee....the stroller coaster continues for a little longer!
You know we'll be checking back every five minutes!!! We are just too excited and your excitement must be reaching the stars!!!
ReplyDeleteSoon - very, very soon now!!!!!
peace
fm
Oh Catherine I can't wait!!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat great news to wake up to this morning!!!!
ReplyDeleteCome on, stork......FLYYYYYYYYYYYYY!
ReplyDeleteWaiting anxiously and loving you both from afar.
All our love,
Karen and Gwen
:0) At last!
ReplyDeleteI so hope that TODAY is YOUR day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy every second!!!!!!
Holding our breath and biting our nails... yes, at the same time (we are totally talented over here).
ReplyDeleteFly, fly, fly storky!!! I'm so excited for you!!!! I'm going to be stalking your blog!
ReplyDeleteWell...forget about getting any work done today! I am a Refresh monster!
ReplyDeleteKeep smilin!
Catherine,
ReplyDeleteWe have never met but i have been following your blog for awhile now and just wanted to let you know how excited I am for you. I so admire your attitude and faith in God during your wait.
Hope the stork arrives soon.
Sara
So excited for you! I'll be checking all day!
ReplyDeletei can not waaaiiit!! i am checking rumor queen with you!! even though i should be writing a paper... hah!
ReplyDeleteI've been following your blog for a long time and can't wait for you to experience the joy of "the moment!" Hugs to you!!
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ReplyDeletehi catherine... I too have been a lurker following your blog for a year or so..I'm so anxious to hear the news of sweet Hannah....hang in there today!!! (((thinking of you)))
ReplyDeleteGoosebumps! Checking in and hoping and praying your day is today... if not today, it's this week and that in itself is worth celebrating!!!! Such an exciting time for you! YEAH!
ReplyDeleteHugs from Lisa and Gracie!!
I'll be checking back each time I can get online, very excited for you.
ReplyDeleteThe suspense is killing me.
ReplyDeleteA little girl in China is going to wake up and have a forever family with a wonderful MOMMY and both of your lives will change.
ReplyDeleteSpeedy travel
Okay I was just on RQ and she says that something is on the way!!!!!!! Hannah is on her way!! Yahoo
ReplyDeleteGeez this is killing me....!!
ReplyDeleteThe anticipation!
Can't can't wait for more news!
I wish I wasn't going to work..
ReplyDeleteI will check as soon as I get home..
Hugs..
Wishing speedy travel to the stork!
ReplyDeleteGeez, *I* can't stand the wait for you right now ... I can't even imagine how you are feeling. I really can't remember feeling this about any other waiting friend (I've never met). I think it's because you have been so very positive and uplifting during your wait. Sharing that positive with all around you. I simply cannot wait to hear you yell it to the world that you have your referral!
ReplyDeleteBarely breathing,
Kiy
If you hear squealing from a distance, it will be M3 and me in Calif! I'll be checking in all day!
ReplyDeleteI'm so excited for you!! You deserve this sooo much!! I also have never met you but have followed you since you first started blogging and we were in the process of getting our sweet daughter.
ReplyDeleteBless you sweet Catherine! I pray that today is EVERYTHING you ever dreamed it to be. What a very special time.
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Woo hoo! I can't wait...I'll be refreshing A LOT today!
ReplyDeleteOh Catherine, we are leaving this afternoon for 5 days of electronic free camping... I am desperate for news before we pack up to leave!
ReplyDeleteIf you don't hear from me, please know that I am not ignoring your momentous announcement! I will be thrilled every moment thinking that it is exactly the moment you found out about your sweet Hannah!
Praying,
Jules
Ok, this is my third time to your site today!! I am so excited for you and can't wait to hear the news.
ReplyDeleteI am checking often, GOOD NEWS COME ON!!!!!!! We need BABY news.
ReplyDeletejust checking....so excited for you.
ReplyDeleteOk, if you check your stats and notice some freako from California has had your web site up all day and keeps hitting refresh, well don't worry, it's just me. :-)
ReplyDeleteIt is funny how I feel your anticipation. It was just like the day that I kept hitting the refresh button on the Fed Ex site to see where the package was.
ReplyDeleteHopefully today.
Susan
On the edge of my seat over here!!!! Hurry sweet stork, hurry!!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is so wonderful for you, Catherine and your obviously close family. May God treat you with kid (kid...get it??) gloves today!
ReplyDeleteOh it's so close, so close now. Lucky you to have your referral so soon, we will probably get it next week, earliest, since our referral needs to be sent to translation first before we can have the Magic Phone Call.
ReplyDeleteHitting refresh every hour....Pins and needles here my friend!!!!
ReplyDeleteI had to be out all morning and when I got back Wes said he had checked the blog and nothing yet - guess he knew I would be asking - was going crazy wondering all morning - so excited that it's so close - come on Stork!!!!
ReplyDeleteLots of hugs,
Andrea, Wes and Sarah
FLY STORK FLY!!!!
ReplyDeleteThinking of you today Catherine!!
Hi, Samantha from Ottawa here (Mom to Max & Vanh, adopted from Vietnam this February). Just wanted to let you know that I am waiting with you too!
ReplyDeleteI've been checking your blog all day. It's late here now (UK) so I am off to bed. I hope when I wake up there is good news to report ;)
ReplyDeleteHi Catherine,
ReplyDeleteI have also been a lurker for a while. I am so excited for you! I hope that the stork delivers soon. Just remember to slow down and enjoy every minute! You deserve this time!
Janey
Refresh, refresh, refresh, I can't stop! So I second what M3 said, except it's some freako in NJ!
ReplyDeleteI'm so excited for you!! I keep checking your blog... I can't wait!!!
ReplyDeleteJust at the edge of our seats ....
ReplyDeleteI am soooo excited for you!!!
ReplyDeletealso a lurker wishing all good things on this special day! any minute now!
ReplyDeleteJan
From a loooooing time lurker....WELL IT'S ABOUT TIME!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI can't wait. Just watching you with Salsa Twins has been a joy.
Carol
So excited and waiting right along with you!
ReplyDeleteJust got home from work and had to check your blog...they blocked blogger at work!!!
ReplyDeleteSo excited for you Catherine!!!
ReplyDeleteCatherine,
ReplyDeleteI am a recent follower of your blog from M3 whose blog I got from a link somewhere else. But, I wanted to let you know I am rooting you on. I am a recent adoptive mom to two foster to adopt girls, in CA too, and we waited a long time to adopt and bring our girls home (they have been home a year and we just finalized their adoption). So, I wish you well and I know all too well your anticipation.
May tomorrow be your day that you finally get the news of Hannah. Many people are rooting you on from afar. :-)
Molly
Catherine, I have been lurking for a few years ... I can not wait until the call comes. Yes, it will be this week and can't wait to hear about your baby girl!!! You have been so patient! I have also enjoyed your sojurns to the twinados!!! Love is patient and kind.
ReplyDeleteYou have the BEST attitude, Catherine! I cannot wait to check back in tomorrow!
ReplyDeleteI have checked your site all day. Tomorrow, Tomoorw, Tomrrow...I can't wait until tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteWant to hear a funny story?
I just came back from Disney with my daughter. On the flight there a man approached me and said hi and asked if I remembered him. He looked very familiar but I wasn't getting it fast enough.
He was Fedex man that delivered my paperwork on LiLi...almost 5 years ago!!! He was soooooooo touched by helping be part of her "delivery" that he never forgot about her. He told me that he remember seeing how happy I was and went home and told his wife about the whole thing. Then he introduced me to his two adoptive children!!! Because of the day, he was moved to adopt. That was when I started to cry.
I guess each year on that day, he thinks about her and says a little prayer...HOW SWEET!!!
I would see him around the town every once in awhile in traffic but was never able to stop and say hi. Having him say hi at the airport was soooooooo sweet and touching.
Just remember, you never know who is touched by your adoption!
Love, Sharyn
I've been reading your blog for over a year, and can't wait to see Hannah's beautiful face! Looking forward to seeing the news! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the update . . . finally!!! And tomorrow I should be home all day - oh no, I'm not going to get anything done since I'll be hitting refresh so many times on your blog.
ReplyDeleteOne more sleep Catherine. Can you even believe it???
Praying for peace for you and a good night's sleep.
k
P.S. AWESOME news about Grandpa - what an answer to prayer and a huge burden lifted off the family.
you do know that sleep is very over rated ;)
ReplyDeleteWe'll be knocking on your blog door bright and early!!!
ReplyDeletepeace
fm
It is one long roller coaster for sure. I'm happy that you are almost off the ride. I can't wait until it is finally my turn.
ReplyDeleteSo exciting, I have enjoyed following your blog and I am so excited for you. We have adopted twice and I'll never forget the referral calls and info! Good luck
ReplyDeleteKathy from PA
I'll be here since you will be...you will right? Just kidding!
ReplyDeleteOh, I am so excited for you Catherine!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm so excited for you! WOOHOO:)
ReplyDeleteCatherine..I am sooo praying that tomorrow is YOUR day!!! I can not wait to hear about and then see your daughter:)
ReplyDeleteOkay...if you can wait one day I suppose I can, too. Another day of checking bloglines tomorrow!
ReplyDeletewill be checking in again!
ReplyDeleteKnock - Knock...just checking in to see if anything "new & exciting" is happening :)
ReplyDeleteRemember to breathe :)
Just checking. I have to leave later today for a 7 hr drive to a funeral ( a long drive for a one yr old when we just did it a few days ago) but I will keep checking until I leave and then again when I arrive in Ottawa. Hoping for wonderful news.
ReplyDeleteKeeping fingers and toes crossed!!
ReplyDeleteSOON SOON SOON!!
Krista
I lost count how many times I checked you blog yesterday, but this is the first of probably a million refreshes today.
ReplyDeleteI have admired your grace and love of life during the wait. I am so excited for you!!
Catherine, you and me, chickadee, in the same boat about not getting anything done today!! Your blog has kept me going when I have felt so down with the wait. Maybe we will travel together since our LIDs are one day apart. I would love to get to finally meet you! Let's pray that today is the day!!
ReplyDeleteI have just started reading your blog and I am so nervous and excited for you! Cannot wait for you to share your precious babygirl with us as I have so many friends that have gone through this moment and its WONDERFUL!!! Lots of thoughts and prayers coming your way!!!
ReplyDeleteSharon (in NC)
Oh gosh, checking in early, hoping for some Hannah news.
ReplyDeletePeace to you.
CALL me when you get the call!!!! I'm home almost all day today!!! Whooooo-hoooooo!!!!!
ReplyDeleteChinamama's story blew my mind. What a beautiful comment.
ReplyDeleteBoston is waiting for Hannah. Come on Fed Ex man!!
What really drives me crazy is when I think of you when I'm driving and I can't run to the computer to check your blog!!!
ReplyDeleteSo excited!!
Hi Catherine!
ReplyDeleteI am so excited for you and cannot wait to hear if today is Hannah day!
Christine (from the waiting mom's group)