Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Referral - the call story!!!!

Ahhh!! We got our call today!! It still feels like a dream and hasn't really set in yet. Here is how it happened:

So I was at work and it was after 2pm. I was thinking that since Gladney hadn't called yet that we were not going to get our call today because they were having an Ethiopian conference call for families this afternoon. So I figured our caseworker would be busy preparing for that conference call. So I went on with my day.  I was across the hall from my office and I heard my phone ring, but I didn't make it in time. Before I could see who it was it started ringing again and I saw the famous 817 area code.  I immediately started shaking and my heart was about to beat out of my chest. I answered and Kristin, our caseworker, told me she had our referral ready for us. All I could say was Oh my gosh like a million times. I told her that Matt and I wanted to be together for the call and could call her back in 30 minutes once we met up.

So I called Matt and he did not believe me that Kristin had actually called me. After several seconds of telling him I was not joking and that this really was the call, we agreed to meet at his work to hear about our referral after he went home to pick up the video camera. I left work and went straight to his office. Once we got the camera and computer all set up we called Kristin back. She sent us our email and we saw the cutest, I mean cutest baby boy ever! God has truly blessed us.

He is 7 months old and has the biggest brown eyes and chubby cheeks. He is just amazing! He is described to be very social, smiles easily and loves attention. I can't wait to get my hands on him. We have decided to call him Solomon.

So for all of you who are not in the adoption community, you may be asking what is next. Well now we wait some more. They are busy getting Solomon's papers ready and in order and will then submit them to the Ethiopian court system. In Ethiopia the court system closes down for the rainy season sometime in August and opens back up in October. Once we receive a court date we will travel over to Ethiopia for the court date and then come back to the US. Upon passing court we will then travel back to Ethiopia and bring Solomon home. We hope to have him home around November. Please continue to pray for us as now that we have seen his face it will be hard to be patient and wait for a court date.By the way we are not allowed to post any pictures of him until he is officially ours.

32 comments:

  1. Congratulations a million times over. I am so happy for you. What a special day!!! I love the name Solomon. What absolute joy!!!!!!

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  2. Congratulations!!
    We leave Saturday to pick up our boys and I'd be happy to take some pictures if you'd like to send his info--akholdcroft at gmail dot com. Also, my in-laws leave a week after us if you want to send a care package!

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  3. AWESOME! I am so excited for you. What a blessing that he is a happy, smiley baby boy! Praying for you guys!

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  4. Matt and Laura,
    Congratulations! We know that you are excited and that there are some excited grandparents. Alan sent a text message early this morning and we just read the news. We are thrilled for you and Matt. This is great news. I know that you are looking forward to holding Solomon in your arms.
    David and Sherry Wagoner

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  5. Congratulations! Found your blog on Gladney FBI and am very happy for you about Solomon! I hope your wait goes quickly and that you'll have your baby in your arms soon! It gives us hope that our day will be coming soon : )
    -Shannon

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  6. Laura,...I am SO happy for you guys! I will be praying that this next waiting period will seem to fly by!!! Congratulations!!!!

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  7. YAY!!!! Congratulations - so happy for you guys!!! :)

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  8. AHHHHH SO EXCITING!!!! SO HAPPY FOR YOUR FAMILY:) HUGE CONGRATS:) Cant wait to see pics of that cute face!

    Brenda

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  9. Congrats! Blake Hill sent me your blog link this morning. We live in Winston-Salem and have been friends with the Hills for a long time. We are adopting from Ethiopia. Our little boy is 13 months old. Our documents have been submitted to court and we are just waiting on a court date. We REALLY hope we get a court date before the recess. Anyways, I wanted to says congrats and we will hopefully meet you in the future!

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  10. Laura and Matt,
    I had to keep blinking to keep the tears from streaming down my face as I read this. Wow! How amazing and what a challenging time you have in front of you know. Just as you said Laura I can only imagine how hard these next few months will be. My prayer will be that God continues to work and give you all favor, that the time will go by quickly and the courts will work in record time.
    You all are truly inspiring.
    Much love!
    Valerie

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  11. Yay! Congratulations! We are so happy for your family!

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  12. So excited for you two!!! Can't wait to meet little Solomon!

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  13. Laura- this is so wonderful! Definitely shed a few tears reading about it! I'm so happy for you guys! Can't wait to hear more and see sweet baby Solomon!!! YAY!! Congrats

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  14. So excited for you two!! Enjoy memorizing those photos!!

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  15. wooohooo! a BOY!!!!
    congratulations to you two!
    :)

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  16. Woohoo!!!! So happy for you! Can't wait to love on him! Love, Ginger

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  17. Congratulations Matt and Laura! What a special time in your lives...and just in time for the holidays! So happy for you!

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  18. What wonderful news!!! Congratulations!!!!!

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  19. YAY!!!! Congrats!!!!! Love the name!!!

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  20. Laura and Matt,
    As an adoptive Mom I've been following your blog for a while now and have tears in my eyes reading this post! I'm so excited for you all and will continue to pray for you all through this entire process! Laura, we used to play Bunco together many years ago with Ashley Lentz (who used to work with my good friend, Heather Meacham) and my husband, Kevin, and I (along with our son, Whit) have been attending Calvary West for about a year now. Congratulations again on Solomon and Praise the Lord!
    Lori Robertson

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  21. How exciting!!! Congrats! You must be over the moon :-)

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  22. I can't believe I am just now seeing this! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! What a wonderful and exciting day!!!

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  23. WE GOT OURS TODAY TOO!!!!! 25 month old little girl!

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  24. Yay! Lord willing, you'll be holding him in your arms for Thanksgiving and Christmas! :)

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  25. Woohoooo!!!!!!! Yeah!! Congratulations! I can't wait to see his picture.

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  26. Oh, congratulations! I'm so happy for you!

    I LOVE the name Solomon! It was on my list of boy names, too! Very handsome name, and it's a name given to Ethiopians, too!

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  27. Awwwww! I got chills when I read your post! It brings back so many memories of when we got Molly's referral. Such a sweet time! Congratulations on precious Solomon! Can't wait to see him in your arms! :-)

    PS: He's the same age as our Rayna! :-)

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  28. Laura, you don't know me, but I am friends with your parents and I was wondering if you read any good books on adoption before you started this whole process? We want to adopt, but don't know where in the world to start. . . my email is mkj@pobox.com

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