Introduction

[Kimberly H]

Hello! Time to get this forum moving.

I'm Kimberly, DTC 3/31/03 with CCAI, waiting for our baby girl from China.

October/November'02 referrals are being received right now and the big question...will December/January referrals come together or will the CCAA go to one month at a time at this point?

We'll see...

[mama2be]

Kimberly...this is alot to ask but I'd love to hear about your adoption experience..why you chose the agency you did etc...and any frustrations or great news from it. I have two things that I have always felt I'd do...

1. I have had a strong feeling that I'd be an organ donator or bone marrow donator ...

2. more recently (and not so strong-but a feeling) that I'd adopt two children from Russia (or area)...

That feeling is getting stronger and stronger and my interest are so peaked...i jsut know I'd go crazy if I fell in loe with a child and they kept the baby from me...I swear I'd go postal. do you feel up to sharing any info????

[emmiem]

Hi! I have a 2 1/2 year old adopted from Guatemala. We would like to start on our second adoption before our 13 year old gets any older! We would have liked Guatemala again but the country is in chaos right now so we are thinking of China. Anyone have any opinions on agencies?

[mama2be]

We leave Thursday to vacation with dear friends who have adopted a little girl from Guatemala. She is 18 months old and adorable :)...

[Momof3Labs]

Oh, man, Neve, I better plan to be in NC for more than one day. We have more in common than you can imagine! Warn Steve that he won't get a word in edgewise!

[BonnieV]

Hi,

I'm Bonnie and Stephen is my miracle. He came home to us 2 days old. He's now 5 1/2 months old and the light of my life. He just started sitting on his own.

I'm not sure if this link will work.

http://images.snapfish.com/338633%3A...34277473nu0mrj

Bonnie & Stephen 3.26.03 (domestic, newborn, agency adoption)

[hjdong]

Hi - I'm Holly, also adopting from China, DTC (dossier to china - all the paperwork in case anyone doesn't know the abbreviations) 8/15/03.

We still have a long wait to go.

[ginamlee]

Our second child, Mariah, was adopted from Russia. She was almost 5 years old when she came home. We found her photolisting on the internet and the adoption took 4 months from start to finish. We adopted an older child because we wanted our kids to be close in age. Well, you know what they say about the best laid plans... I was pregnant 5 months later and we went from 1 to 3 children in just over a year. Now, number 4 will be born in 2 weeks. So much for kids close in age! ;)

[mharling]

emmiem -
My brother and SIL, as well as some family friends, adopted with HOLT. http://www.holtintl.org/flash/

Mary & Lane 4/6/03
http://www.shutterfly.com/osi.jsp?i=...21b32e1840e40d - New 9/8

[mama2be]

OH Gina tell us more!!!!!
How did it go so quick??? What happened...does it normally go that quick.

That happens by the way once you adopt you get pregnant...but if that happened to me I'd say "bring um on" :):):)...I now want a house full of children...and I'm 36!!!!