After the Lunar New Year??

Latest update....our agency is expecting more referrals after the Lunar New Year, wihch is Feb 14th. I have small excitement, with all the possibilites, if not this group maybe the next, or maybe this group. We are totally trusting our agency, they are making it very clear that our inprocess dossier in Vietnam will be just fine. That the latest announcement from the USCIS was warnings for families just starting the application process. Reading other chat rooms and others posting doubts gives me brief periods of anxiety, I just keep remembering that we are in excellent hands and I totally trust our agency. Everything they have told me makes sense. Our agency has once again talked me out of the deep end. When others make anxiety filled statements....I wonder what agency are they using, Our agency gave us a weeks notice and fully explained the announcement to help with our anxiety from hearing it second handed. They once again re-addressed all of our concerns after the announcement was posted to the website. Now if I could just speed up time past Lunar New Year......oh well only time will tell.

When will we get the call?

The last family that waited for a little boy from Vietnam waited 17 months. So far we are just about at the 16 month point. I would be lying if I told you the wait was easy. Yes easier than most because we have two children that keep our days very full. But I think of him every moment of the day. Is he born yet? Is he healthy or hungry? Where is he? Our children don't know about the adoption yet. They are way to young to understand waiting and I don't want to stress them out regarding Mommy and Daddy having to take a long trip. They will know in plenty of time.

Room For Just One More...

We have been extremely blessed with the two most wonderful children in the entire world. Our first daughter came to us after many very emotional years with the infertility battle. We were basically chewed up, spit out and emotionally drained, financially still paying off medical bills. However hopeful that we would have children. After a very hard 21 month adoption process our daughter from China was referred to us. A journey that has forever changed the way we look at life and the world. We departed China thinking boy we could of done so much more, if we had only known. We both looked at each other knowing one way or another we would come back. China was not yet done with us, China was calling and we were ready to answer. Three years later we needed a sibling for our daughter, a sister seemed proper, however we stated we would be open to either a boy or a girl. Preparing for this adoption was a breeze, the documents, forms seemed like second nature, we were paper ready in record time. Nine short months later the call came. Hello this is Children's Hope, are you sitting down? We have a beautiful boy that is ready to be your son! We have a son! We have a son! We have enjoyed every single moment with our kids since then, joy with each milestone. They are the center of our world. Everything is perfect....why do I feel like this can't be the end? Becoming parents has been the most rewarding experience in our entire life. July 2006 I look at my husband, "don't we have room for just one more?"