"You've got to get off those waiting child newsletters..."

It was just a few days ago when John teased me about the waiting child newsletters that I receive via email. I've been receiving the Rainbow Kids newsletter for quite some time. Actually, I hadn't read it for months - and everytime it arrived, I was reminded to sign off the list. The newsletter arrived today, and almost immediately, I went to delete it. But right away I felt VERY STRONGLY that I should read it. This is exactly what I saw and read...

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Rainbow Kids Waiting Child Newsletter

Here is our little peanut from Russia. His DOB is October 28, 2005. His Pictures were taken in November 2006. He has been in the orphanage since he was 3 months old. His Nationality is Russian and Tedjik. His Birth Mother was hospitalized at 25 weeks gestation with premature labor. She was stabilized and he was born at 34 weeks in the hospital. His birth weight was 4.0 pounds with apgars of 6/6. He was born premature but is growing well and has been proportional in size since birth. On November 1st his weight was 14 pounds, length 70cm, head circumf.44cm and chest circumf. 43cm. From 4 months of age to 12 months of age positive development has been observed. He can crawl and stand on his own, and he is taking steps.Russia is a two trip adoption and the family that is interested in this baby could leave for their first trip as soon as February of 2007 and will bring him home in March. A family must have immigration clearance to adopt this baby. All labs are negative.



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I was blown away - immediately I forwarded the message to John and began praying. John came home for lunch before he saw my email - but looking at me right away, he knew something was up. "What waiting child newsletter have you been reading now?!" How did he know?!

I showed him the newsletter - he said I could pray about it. That was happening anyways, so I also emailed, and eventually called and left a phone message at the agency....