I'm sure some of you are wondering what a log in date (LID) is. Unless you are adopting, you really don't understand the significance of the LID. The LID is the date that allows you to know when your referral (stork) is on it's way. Our LID is 12/18/2005. This is the date that we were logged in in China. China goes by LID's to sift through the paperwork. They process the dossier's by LID's. Right now they are working on dossiers they received with a LID in June 2005. So when 12/18/2005 comes around that is when we will receive our referral. A referral is a picture of our daughter.

So.....WE ARE PAPERWORK PREGNANT!!!!!!!!!! Right now the wait is about 12 months. We have already been waiting 6 months so we have about 6-8 left. You just won't see my stomach growing, I won't have morning sickness, I won't be retaining water and getting big ankles before we go to China. You won't be able to feel the baby kick, we won't hear her heartbeat before we go to China (even though our hearts are already connected). We know for sure she will be a girl because that is what we asked for! We don't know when our due date is (we are leaving that up to destiny), but we do know: she will have hair as black as night and eyes the shape of almonds, and the most beautiful smile that will melt your heart with one little grin. She will be the miracle that we have been waiting years to see and we will fall deeply in love with her before we even meet.