First, the good news: We were told by our agency that we could send 2 items for Levi. A soft photo album and a lovey. Pictures are attached of the lovey & the front and back of the album. Another praise - our fingerprints have been scheduled! Unfortunately, it was for Nov. 28th - the day after thanksgiving, when we will be away, so we will mail a petition to change the date tomorrow. As you can imagine, a small part of me wanted to cancel our thanksgiving plans to make the appointment, so we can bring our little Levi home sooner - but we know that a the time with our family is precious. You can pray for a speedy rescheduling.
Honestly, if you've never been there, you can't understand. Those of you who are APs or waiting parents with us - I know that you know how hard it is. We've taken turns sleeping with the lovey each night, having sweet dreams of our little Levi. I also mentioned to the kids that when we send it to Korea, it would have a little "scent" of each of us in the lovey, and that might help Levi bond with us. Ella started the sleeping process 2 nights ago. She woke up the next morning, crying, absolutely beside herself. When I asked her why, she said, sobbing... "Because...the blanet...fell...out....of my...bed...and it won't smell....like me..." (picture her SOBBING through this WHOLE thing). We figured out a solution (she is with the lovey now, but I get it before heading to bed :)!!!). But because of this, I realized that there is pain in the waiting for Ben & Ella as well. I don't feel anxious...I just miss having him here with me. I thought the holidays would distract us, but as they get closer, we wish we could be celebrating with him. Each day is precious to us. We are not wasting a minute. But - please pray that God would comfort our hearts. We long for our little Levi.
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clearly your hearts are all wide open and ready. he'll be home soon. i'm praying for your family.
The same thing happened to me with the fingerprints. I was scheduled to go 11/29 and we will be on vacation that day in Disney! I had to ask to be rescheduled until after Dec 8th when we return. I was also feeling down about it, but hopefully it gets rescheduled for both of us sooner than later! I can't imagine how the wait is after seeing all those pictures of your son! I just bought a very similar photo album today for when we receive a referral :) LOVE it! Thinking of you and hoping for a very speedy fingerprinting appointment for you!
Dear Steve, your family is beautiful, we will pray for you and specially for your little baby. Love, Ariel, Dámaris, Federico & Sofía Carducci
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