We were notified a couple of weeks ago that our home study did, indeed, go to Korea on July 28. So we are now *officially* waiting for a referral. :) Shortly after that, we were discussing when our referral might come, and I thought it would be fun to have a contest here on the blog to see who can most accurately predict our referral date. (We've both made our guesses, but those will remain a secret for now.)
Here's the scoop (and this is pretty much all we know as to when to expect a referral) -- Our placement agency, AIAA, estimates 4-6 months for a referral. We know that some people have received referrals much faster, but that was several months (or even a year or more) ago. The most recent timeline I heard was of a family that waited four months. Of course, as always in adoption, there are no guarantees, so we know it could take more than six months. The matching of a child with adoptive parents is done by the agency in Korea, and no one is sure how they make those decisions. So, since we really just have no clue when we will get THE CALL, I would love to hear your guesses!!
There will even be a prize for the winner -- from Korea! We'll pick out something super-cool (hopefully!) for the winner when we travel to pick up our child.
All you have to do is leave a comment with your guess of our referral date. You can comment even if you don't have a Blogger/Google account, but please be sure to include your first name so we know who you are. :)
Happy guessing!!
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