Thursday, December 18, 2008

Dreams

Do you think dreams mean anything? I dream a lot ... Shaune says if he does dream, he doesn't remember anything when he wakes up.

Last night I had very vivid dreams of being in Vietnam and meeting our daughter for the first time. Our family was there with us (I wish!) and the orphanage was very loud and chaotic. There were tons of people in front of us and a woman was pointing to a little girl and saying "she is right there" and it didn't matter which way I darted, I could not see her. Then there she was and she was beautiful. She was about 1 1/2 yrs old and she smiled and then held on tight to her Nanny.

That was it... I woke up to my son yelling "MOM, Wake up and get us ready for school!" - I tried to drown him out and fall back into my dream to see what happened next... but he persisted - I got up and still, he managed to miss his bus! :)

Just something I wanted to document - just in case dreams do mean something :)

Oh, and yesterday brought us to 17 months DTV (Dossier to Vietnam). Not that I'm really counting anymore.
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9 comments:

Renee said...

Ok yes, I think dreams mean something!! My friend, Jenny, dreamed a couple of weeks ago that we were #3 on the list, and I was like-uh, yeah- not happening because we are #9... well, that week, we moved to #3- crazy!! I dreamed of our baby last night- I was holding her and loving on her and I could see her face clearly- it was so weird!! I'm sure all of those referrals that went out yesterday made me dream about our baby!!

And yes, it would be so cool if we got our referrals around the same time!!

Thursday, December 18, 2008 at 6:20:00 PM EST
Samantha said...

A co-worker of Woody's dreamed that a photo of us in Vietnam with Woody holding the hand of his son got "picked up" by UPI and shown all over the world due to the juxtaposition of the tiny children and the 6'7" man.

Thursday, December 18, 2008 at 7:49:00 PM EST
Jules and Danny said...

I have had so many dreams about Vietnam... some realistic and some incredibly bizarre. I always think that I should write them down, but blogging would be far more fun. I think I'll need to keep my laptop by my bed.
Just wait until your referral and see what sort of dreams your subconscious dredges up then... I can't wait!

Thursday, December 18, 2008 at 10:31:00 PM EST
Catherine said...

What a cool dream! It will be neat to see if this date means anything in the future.

Congrats on being 17 months closer to your baby girl.

Thursday, December 18, 2008 at 11:07:00 PM EST
KellyG said...

dreams, most definately mean something. Before going to Vietnam to get my son, I had a dream of going to my son's center to see him for the first time. The Nanny handed him to me and our eyes met. Complete peace. Wonderful bliss. He knew I was his momma! I KNEW he was my son.

a few months down the line, that very thing happened!! I had prepared myself, emotionally, for utter and complete chaos. I had prepared myself for screams of terror and streams of tears.
The exact opposite happened.
As in the dream, the Nanny handed him to me. He looked at me with a calm stare. He put both hands on either side of my face, and we just stared at each other. Complete peace. Calm. Heaven.

You're in my prayers!

Friday, December 19, 2008 at 4:11:00 PM EST
stollmyheart said...

I had a lot of dreams about Ella just before we got our referral! I too was in an orphanage and they pointed her out, but I could never see her face...and then the alarm would always go off and wake me up. I remember them as if they were real. I think it's a sign :) Hang in there.

Friday, December 19, 2008 at 11:09:00 PM EST
Diana said...

Oh Les,
I feel such compassion and hope for you all at the same time. I know this is something your family wants so badly. It will come and when it does this time of waiting will be all worth it!
That beautiful face will make it ment away. I cannot wait to meet your next daughter!
Have a great Christmas!!

Friday, December 19, 2008 at 11:11:00 PM EST
Susan said...

I dreamed many, many times about my daughter before I received my referral. I never knew what her face looked like, but she was a tiny, petite baby. The dream was always the same, with me holding out my hands and the nanny giving her to me. Over and over I had the dream and I constantly was struck by how little she was, and I could practically feel her in my hands. After I received my referral, that particular dream came no more.

When I was finally in Vietnam, it was like deja vu. Everything happened exactly how I saw it in my dream. And, yes, she was tiny and is still a very petite girl at 26 months.

I hope you live your dream very soon!

Saturday, December 20, 2008 at 3:34:00 PM EST
Meagan said...

Hi Leslie,
Just wanted to thanks for your supportive words - they mean a lot coming from someone who gets it. WE just got the call 4 weeks ago that they were ready to send our docket to Vietnam but I told them to hold off. I just don't think I can wait 2 more years to become a mom. We shall see - Here is hoping time goes by fast for you and your dream does come true in the end (sooner rather then later). Meagan

Sunday, December 21, 2008 at 2:38:00 PM EST

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