March 8th

It is so werid to see March 8th pop up on the calendar.  March 8th 2006 was our LID (log in date) meaning China logged in our adoption dossier.  BIG deal when you are in the process.  It was such a big day in 2006.  Then in 2007 we celebrated cause we hit our 12 months of waiting.  Then in 2008 we got mad....why are we still waiting?  Than in 2009 we cried and cried.....why are we still waiting?  Than just 1 month later in April 2009 we got our answer.  Laney was meant to be our daughter and that is why we waited.  She is our miracle and that is why March 8th will always be special on my calendar ;)

This is from my old 2006 pictures (makes me smile)

March 8th

March 8th has been a BIG day in our lives:

3/8/2006 - China logged in our adoption paperwork = LID!

3/8/2007 - 1 year since LID & that should have been the time frame to getting our baby girl.

3/8/2008 -  2 years since LID & stressed out, sad, concerned oh the list of emotions was huge!

3/8/2009 - 3 years since LID & excited (we finally saw our baby girl just 1 month later 4/3/2009!)

Now when March 8th rolls around hubby and I talk about how that wait was so difficult but now we know it had to be that way.  It lead us to our precious Laney.  We can not imagine a better fit for our family.  If the wait was shorter maybe we would not have our Laney? I do just have to say if you are reading this and you are still waiting for your match.....I know how hard it is and I know no matter what anyone else said it did not make it easier.  It really is true if you can hang in there, keep waiting because the joy, the gift, the match is sooooooooooooooooooo amazing!!!!  Than that LID becomes a date that was meant to be that way ;)