Ha! We’ve received these and so
many more questions. But most of all, an inundation of overwhelmingly
wonderful, positive, loving, generous comments and private messages. Warm hugs
and well wishes in person. We are so humbled and thankful.
We signed with a home study
provider here, out of Dub@i. The social
worker is licensed in the US. She will prepare our home study docs for us. We are currently researching agencies that
will work with us in our unique circumstances. Obviously, we also want the best,
quickest service and that has their fee schedule very clear. China is part of the Hague Adoption
Convention and by law agencies must be transparent with where all fees go.
We’ve been paper chasing this summer.
Many documents are required. Notary stamps. Aaall kinds of stamps and
signatures. Sigh. And lots more are needed. As you might imagine, we’re
planning on adopting from China. Preferably from the orphanage in which I
volunteered at. At the very least, the same province. Well, we’d love
to be able to visit dear friends we have
there. We are leaving gender open and
keeping with birth order, 0-4. This process takes 12-18 months average.
Sometimes more, some times less.
Most people who have reached out to us are asking what they can do to help. Support is very important. We can tell who
supports us in this amazing time in our life – growing our family. It’s a very
exciting, yet trying time. There will be days that we might get overwhelmed
with paper work. There will be days that we will just want to be there already
meeting our baby. There will be days – after we get matched – that we will feel
so much joy in seeing our child’s face, finally. The little eyes I’ve imagine
for so long looking back at me through pictures. These days will be joyful, but
also very hard. So emotional support will be so appreciated.
Our wonderful family has asked
specifically how they can help us financially.
We set up two easy ways that they can gift us. We weren’t comfortable
with making that public; but after some gentle persuasion from some of our
amazing friends who have fund-raised to help with the costs of adoption, we
will. International adoption has so many
fees, stamps, immigration, papers, papers, papers...
For now what we’ve set up, donors’ amounts and well wishes will be able to
either be private, public, or anonymous.
We encourage anyone who’d like to gift us with any amount, to not be shy
to post it publicly. Every single penny will go towards bringing our child home.
And we will always remember that you were a part of that. Feel free to share this with anyone you think
is keen on helping an orphan to become a beloved daughter/son, sister/brother.
Again, thank you for just being excited for us. We’re so happy and looking
forward to many blessings in our little family.
Click to DONATE
