We Have a REFERRAL!!! WE HAVE A REFERRAL!!!

Did I mention we have a referral?!? I still can't believe this all happened so quickly. I've learned I can't say much at this point but will tell you he is a beautiful baby boy. We accepted the referral less than 24 hours after receiving it so that should say a lot to everyone. We are now waiting for our invite to travel which may be before the end of the year. OMIGOSH! Needless to say I'll be posting an update ASAP.

Here's the procedure for those of you who have lost track....
Go to Russia to meet our referral (I want to so badly say son but he's not ours yet)
Decide to accept referral (we'll be in Russia approx. 5 days)
Come home and wait for court date (could be as much as 1-3 months later..yikes!)
Go to Russia for court date (we'll be in Europe for over 2 weeks unless they waive the 10 day wait period which is unlikely to happen. David and I will travel around Europe waiting to pick up our son).

We anticipate we should have him around Feb/Mar of this coming year. We will have completed the process in about a year which is REALLY good. Fingers, toes and everything else crossed!

Can you believe it? I have his adorable picture sitting on my desk and can't believe I may be looking at my son. It's very surreal. I have cried, laughed, freaked out and all emotions in one over the last 24 hours. We are so freakin' lucky I don't even know where to begin. All I can say is we must have done something right in our lives. Please pray for our sweet little angel and give us strength as we wait to finally meet him. That's going to be the best hug ever!

Did I mention he is SUPER adorable?!? And no, I can't share a picture yet :( We have to wait until the adoption is finalized. I bet you can't wait to see him.....

Love to all!
It's an amazing day!!!!
Kimberly