This will be our third child through adoption. I am no stranger to the"wait". Lots of waiting is involved in the process, start to finish. Home study wait, immigration wait, twice with USCIS the I600a and then the I600. Not to mention the NVC, P3, VI, TC etc., etc. It's just how it goes. I'm not unhappy, it just part of the process.
Both of my sons were referred to us through the waiting child program. They are wonderful! As we were open to sons with special medical concerns we have been matched fairly quickly, within weeks of having a HS in the WC program. I have been on my agencies WC list since April of this year. I took a huge leap up the list once our HS was finished. I was unprepared to wait over 7 months for the referral of our daughter. I know it is because we have requested a daughter. It is hard for me to process this somehow. I knew I'd wait longer, but I wonder if we will be matched before Christmas? Waiting so long for a referral is new to me. I've waited before, but waiting to be matched in WC this long is new. I know the wait will get more difficult, and some days it will be easy. I just want to know it will happen. It is hard to wait for a miracle. It's hard to wait for that child you know you will love forever. It's hard to wait longer than you thought you would. I don't feel like something wrong is happening. I'm just unfamiliar to this part of the wait, and have not had to wait so long to be matched before.
I'd like to say, I'm not mad, or irritated, just surprised, and wondering when? This is a new experience for me.