Still Waiting....

It's been a long 3-1/2 weeks waiting for our dossier to be sent to China. We thought it would have been sent sooner but the agency is saying probably sometime this week. We are anxious to hear from them in the next day or two. The kids have just been amazing with the whole process. They are being patient even though they just want their little sister here now. Nick said the other day, "I just want Meili for Christmas, nothing else....hmm actually I just want Meili for my birthday." I was thinking oh wow, i hope we have her before then so we talked a little about how cool it would be if we could get her sooner. Then Nick got so excited thinking about Halloween and what she could dress up as. They just love her completely. At school the other day, a friend asked Abi how many siblings she had. She said "I have 3 brothers and 1 sister." Someone said "hey, she's not your sister yet." Abi told me it didn't really matter that legally she wasn't her sister yet because ever since the first time she saw Meili's picture, she knew she was her sister. She really is so much a part of our family already. Grandma and Grandpa just got back from Australia so this Sunday we went down and had dinner with them. They brought the kids some little gifts. They brought Abi and Meili Koalas. I was caught off guard how hard it was to have this little stuffed koala there for Meili and not have her there to receive it. It just felt incomplete. We are missing part of our family and that void is felt by everyone. It has been an amazing experience to see and feel the miracle of this little angel in our lives. We are so grateful to our Heavenly Father for blessing us in this way.