Day 81....no words

So now I am just depressed.  Many Oreos have been consumed in this house in the last few days.  So today is day 81 of our LOA wait.  Konnor's LOA took 70 days and I thought that was bad, but now that we are "in the 80's" it just sucks.  Here is what we know is happening so far.  Our in China coordinator has checked on our status several times and has basically been told that there is nothing wrong with our paperwork and in fact that our LOA was issued about 2 weeks ago.  Ummmmmm, so where is it???  Our agency has not received it so what???  It's lost it limbo land somewhere???  This does NOT give me warm and fuzzies.  Our agency has said they are basically bugging the CCCWA every day to get a status update on us or to see if they will just reissue the LOA since they have not received it, but so far no word.  Maybe it will magically appear today!  Hey, it could happen.  In the meantime I am trying to remind myself that God's plan is greater and that this little bump in the road is necessary for some reason that I just don't know about.  Maybe Owen needs some more time with his Foster Family before coming to us to help him adjust to family life.  Who knows.  I am trying to be patient, but really I am just sick to my stomach.

On a great note.....we did get some updated measurements last Friday and Owen is now 17.6 lbs!!!!!  That is Huge!  He is 14 1/2 months so even at 17 lbs he is still pretty tiny, but that means he has gained about 4 lbs since moving in the his Foster Family which tells me that he is getting more one on one time to help him eat and grow.  He also has 6 teeth right now.  He is getting so big.  We sent a photo album with pictures of us, a blanket and little toy last week through the in China coordinator so hopefully he will be getting that soon and will be seeing pictures of his Mama, Papa and Big Brother Konnor for the first time.

Our Silent Auction on Facebook at www.facebook.com/owenstravelauction is going strong.  We have been so blessed by the generosity of others and have already surpassed our original goal for the auction.  There are still ALOT of items with no bids and I think we will be adding a few more later today so please stop by and check it out.  Auction ends Monday 2/1 at 9 pm cst.  

For now just keep praying.  Mostly for us to have peace that God's timing is perfect and for Owen to be healthy and well cared for while he waits for us to travel.

Thank You