It's about time!

I checked the CCAA website as soon as I turned the computer on and it has finally been updated. They've done referrals through August 25th. I think this is good news. Last week the rumor was that they would get through August 23rd. This is good news for a couple of reasons. First, they got through 16 days instead of 14 (and in this process a day can make a huge difference). Second, the 24th was a huge day (a large number of dossiers logged in that day) so the fact that they got through that huge day and then were able to tack on an extra day afterward seems pretty good to me. Right now the wait is at just about 15 months. I'm really hoping it will stabilize. I'm still a little discouraged that it will take 3 months to get through all of August but if they keep doing more than 2 weeks of referrals each month, it could shave a month or two off our wait. We now have 106 days of LIDs left to get through until our turn. I'm still hoping to get our referral by Mother's Day.

I can't imagine how the people who know they're getting their referrals today are functioning right now. I'm almost in tears (happy tears) right now knowing they got further than expected. When it's our turn and I'm waiting for the call from the agency I'm going to be completely useless. There's no way I'll be able to work or do anything other than stare at the phone and check my e-mail constantly. I'll have to be sure to keep a big box of tissues with me at all times because there will be a lot of tears that day.

Congratulations to all those who get to see their precious children's faces for the first time today!