Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Update from Moscow

Greetings from Moscow, we have had a tough few days.

I'll start with the good stuff:

All our flights were on time and we had no troubles along the way. The one highlight of the trip was running into a Sorority Sister that I haven't seen for 20 years (Patti F.) in the Munich airport. How random and wonderful is that? And, she has recently moved to Moscow which is very cool and hopefully we'll get together at some point before we leave.

Now for the tough stuff:

After spending two days with a very cute and sweet little 18 month old boy we made the extremely difficult decision not to adopt him because of high potential for significant issues down the road.

As you can probably imagine this is tearing us both apart and is one of the hardest things we have ever had to do. I don't think either of us was prepared for how awful this would be.

We don't know what is going to happen next. Right now, we hope that we may get a second referral by early next week but it is possible that we may come home Saturday (as planned) without one.

Thanks everyone for your support and prayers!

We will try to post again when we have more information.

9 comments:

Disha said...

Hang in there, good things will happen!....you are in our thoughts, we miss you :)

Bill and Francine said...

I was afraid when you didn't post something that things were not going so well. I am thinking about you and hoping and praying that things work out. I know this is really, really hard. Love you both, Mom and Dad G.

jill said...

Meggie and Bill, We ae so sorry to hear about your heartbreaking experience. Our thoughts are with you. Much love, JILL and Carl

timhealy said...

Dear Meg and Bill, know that the good wishes and prayers of all your friends and family are with you. You guys are past due for a good break, and I know it will come.
love, Tim, Teresa and Shaylin

Kelly Long said...

Meghan and Bill,

Got your blog information from Leslie T at CC and thought I'd drop you a line to say I've been thinking of you. We experienced what you're going through and agree it is truly awful for a bunch of reasons - but try to hang in there! Trusting the process is very hard sometimes but your child is waiting for you - have no doubt. Wishing you patience and strength for the journey!! Take care of yourselves,
~Heather L

Peg said...

Dears,
Words seem inadequate comfort in times like these...i wish we could all just fold arms around you both, and we will soon. In the meantime keep hope in your hearts and know that you have so many people who love and support you.
Peg and Bruce

The Merlitron said...

Everything is cool here at Gemmil HQ. Hang in there, and we'll keep the home fires burning for you.

MaryRooks said...

Bill & Meg-

We are praying and wishing that everything works out for you. I know it's tough and difficult, but we are all thinking about you and are sending our love your way. Hang it there! We've been thinking about you every day since you've left.

Much love,
Dan & Mary

patti aka 5gals said...

Hey Meghan! I am pulling for you and the wee one that's waiting to be in your arms. He or she is out there waiting for you. I am sending you and Bill all the positive vibes I can! Hang in there. Love,
Patti