Adoption Update

I just thought I would update everyone on our progress. All of our personal references are in so now we are waiting for the social worker to call us to start our homestudy. Then we are on to fill out our immigration paperwork. We are getting books to help us learn more about the Chinese culture and traditions. I found this awesome CD online with lullabies in chinese that I plan on buying to let our child listen too. I am so excited that this process is progressing for us. Right now we are looking at late 2007 or early 2008 we will become parents. This is all so exciting. We do find that some people hear we are going to become parents and go "oh good luck with that". It reminds me a lot of the process of WLS and how some people were skeptical. Suzanne 300/150

I certainly wish you the very best in this planning and becoming new parents of a child in need. I wish I could do the same thing, but I can't, so please share all your experiences here or with me in email because it literally warms my heart to hear about your story. Thank you for sharing it. Stacey W

Suzanne - Congrats to you and your hubbie on your desire to adopt. It's an awesome thing!!!! You're right, there will always be those negative ppl out there who try to bring you down, but just like with wls, put your mind to the task and do it!!!! We have some friends who adopted two children from Russia (a brother/sister). I think they were ages 2 and 4 at the time. They've been in the US for one and a half years now and it's AMAZING how well they've adjust to the culture and the language and everything. They spoke no English when they got here. Now, they're doing great and they're parents are soooo thrilled!!! It'll happen for you too!! Laurie

Suzanne, Best of Luck with the process and I'm sure the sooner the better for you! Renee

Suzanne, My sister adopted from China last June. We now have the light of all of our lives, Kaiya Grace Meng Ying Tomasik! She is beautiful and extra smart. You will be blessed for the rest of your life, God places children where they are supposed to be. Don't worry about other people's opinion's. You will have to deal with alot of prejudice now and learning to ignore stupidity is important. Whenever you adopt a child of another race there will be prejudice and weird comments. Just try to handle them with grace and move on. I am very happy for you and I think adoption is a wonderful thing to do. I have two adopted children myself. Our's are from foster care here in Michigan. We had alot of opposition and doubt from my family and parent's about that, but we have had them 5 years now and they are wonderful happy kid's. My family is now sure that we did the right thing. Do what your heart tells you and let God guide your decision making. Wendy

Suzanne, Foster care and adoption are two things that are very close to my heart... and my hubby, too! Answering the call to parent a child is a gift from God indeed. It is uplifting to hear about families coming together through adoption. You'll be in my prayers! Brandee

Hi Suzanne! I'm so excited for you and your husband...and I'm even more excited for the little one who will be joining your family! Adoption is near and dear to my heart as I am an adoptee, and proud of it! Both my brother, whom my parents adopted and is not related to me by blood, and I were raised knowing that we were adopted and that meant our parents wanted us so badly they went and picked us out of all of the other babies! We were also raised being aware of our native american heritages (his Chippewa, mine Dakota), and to this day we attend Pow-wows, support Native American rights, etc. I'm proud of my parents, I'm proud of my birth mother, and I'm proud to have been chosen ... by Darold & Peggy, and by God . It's an awesome thing that you are doing, God bless each of you! Lizzie B