Went to a seminar on hair and skin care for African children today. I don’t even know where to start, so I’ll just say we learned lots. If we have girls, lots of work ahead of us. Both of my sisters and my sister in law came with me. Lots of dads there, which I found very cool. Adam would have been there, but he’s on < ?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags” />
I did get some good news. We’re further along on the waiting list than we thought (#70 - I thought we were closer to 100), and got a better idea of how the wait works. About half of the people ahead of us also want siblings. However, most have said that they will take siblings or a single. So, when we get the weekly report on how many babies were referred, even if they are all singles, some of them went to families who asked for either, so we still move up on the list! At the same time, we’ve been warned that the wait for siblings has been between 6 and 12 months after dossier is certified and returned (so, 6-12 months after December 4). All in God’s time.
This week TWELVE babies were referred - a record. The ages were 3 weeks to 5 months.
Also there’s a couple who have gone to the different seminars and we always get to talking. The husband went to high school in the district next to Adam and graduated either the same year or the year before/after - and they know some people in common - small world. We finally exchanged contact information, so we hope to get together soon. Also, they are just a couple away from us on the list. Wouldn’t it be cool if we get to travel together!