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Waiting on God–Our Journey of Adoption…an adoption blog about the book, paper pregnancies, & persisting in prayer.
The Stages of “Pregnancy” in Adoption
Lately, I have read many blog posts about “paper pregnancies” and other 
similar terms in reference to the waiting period of adoption.
Today, I read the article “Adoption: What to Expect While You’re Waiting to Adopt.” The writer, author Rebecca Lyn Gold, does a great job summarizing each stage of adoption and giving parallels to pregnancy.
In my book Nine Year Pregnancy each chapter tells about part of the adoption journey in terms of a pregnancy, with chapter titles such as: Conception, Expecting, Heartbeat, False Contractions, Bed Rest, Contractions, Labor, Delivery, Newborn, Homecoming, etc.
How long was your adoption “pregnancy”? What was the most difficult stage? Feel free to leave a comment, I’d love to hear your story (even if you’re still waiting).
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We are adopting from China. We have a LID of September 22, 2006. As you can see we are on our fifth year of waiting. We see the light at the end of the tunnel now and are final realizing this may happen. Still holding ourbreath waiting for something to go wrong.
I can so relate! When we received the first few pictures of our daughter, I thought I would feel something more than I felt. I thought the pictures were great, but I guess inside I expected something to go wrong. Hang in there!
Delana
http://delanasworld.wordpress.com/2011/10/06/a-season-of-waiting/
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