A Very Merry Un-Birthday To Me (but actually more contemplative than merry)

Posted by Traci at 1:42 AM

So my friends know that my birthday has always been a kind-of thing (I was born on Halloween but my legal birthday is Nov 17^th). But this year it’s an extremely kind-of thing. As evidenced by the below picture, my birthday was yesterday here in Ch$na. However, my birthday is today in Eastern Standard Time. Chip and I debated this endlessly. Sure, it seems a slightly petty point to argue but a) I thrive on petty arguments related to my supposed birthday/bithplace; and b) we were going to meet Trey today. And I REALLY wanted to meet him ON my birthday.

But turns out I will not meet Trey on my “real” birthday or my un-birthday. Nothing is wrong, just a slight delay in Gotcha Day due to a change in the leadership of the majority party here in Ch$na, cough cough. Apparently the orphanage director has to go meet with other members of the majority party and so cannot meet with us today. But bright and early tomorrow morning we will head out to get our boy.

It’s slightly maddening to be in his city and not being able to get to him. But as my wonderful friends from my Facebook DTC group reminded me yesterday, it’s all in God’s timing and he knows what’s best. When George gave us the news that our Gotcha Day would be delayed I was pretty upset, and I really do thank God these ladies that I have been getting to know over the past few months were there with Chip and I.

Today I am catching up on my blog and later Chip and I will explore some of the city. In retrospect, I think it is a good thing that we have a day to clear our minds and pray and read before we enter into this next phase of life. When my Dad dropped us at the airport early Wednesday morning, I told him I wasn’t sure if I could handle three kids this young. I’m not sure if I really believed that, but I know that I needed him to put his arms around me and tell me it would be okay. And of course he did. Can’t wait to put my arms around our boy. Love you Trey.