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Congratulations. May I ask a question? everynametaken Send a noteboard - 17/06/2013 03:00:27 AM

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On July 18th, my wife and I (and my mom) are off to Guangzhou, China (via Hong Kong) to adopt our daughter!

We were matched in late February and recently received our formal travel approval. Our daughter is 15 months old (which means she is a little dragon, being born in 2012) and by all accounts is quite a handful. She is walking and babbling and loves toys that make noise (great! ).

This was a very fast process. It only took 12 months to complete and she will be home in 14 months. Based on past history, adopting from China normally takes much longer. So, we really feel blessed.

This is going to be one hell of an adventure, but I have to admit, I am not looking forward to the 14+ hour flight back to NJ. Not sure how our daughter will enjoy the ride!


Although I think I may already know the answer, I would like your input as I was just having a discussion about American adoption with a few friends. Why did you adopt from China versus the U.S.? Was it a preference or was it something to do with the American adoption process? Not looking to start some kind of debate here with others so if you'd rather NB me than discuss it here then do so, I'd love to hear what your experience was and if you and your wife tried the American route, etc.

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Our travel is booked, time to go adopt our daughter! Anonymous2000 - 13/06/2013 01:47:58 AM 695 Views
Blessings on you in your travels. Dannymac - 13/06/2013 03:10:04 AM 416 Views
Yes, the transition/attachment process is the most difficult..... Anonymous2000 - 13/06/2013 11:58:16 PM 443 Views
Fantastic! Rebekah - 13/06/2013 08:27:57 AM 546 Views
Let's see if you're still laughing when the little dragon puts other kids on fire! ironclad - 13/06/2013 10:43:15 AM 406 Views
Her nickname is going to be Vhagar! *NM* Anonymous2000 - 14/06/2013 01:35:55 AM 221 Views
Congratulations!! @my - 13/06/2013 02:32:18 PM 508 Views
Congratulations Stephen - 13/06/2013 02:32:51 PM 429 Views
Love her always Roland00 - 14/06/2013 11:09:50 AM 474 Views
Wow, that's great news Artsapat - 14/06/2013 12:48:17 PM 403 Views
Congratulations. May I ask a question? everynametaken - 17/06/2013 03:00:27 AM 520 Views
It was a thoughtful process that lead us to China..... Anonymous2000 - 17/06/2013 04:47:37 AM 398 Views
Re: It was a thoughtful process that lead us to China..... everynametaken - 18/06/2013 02:32:42 AM 441 Views
Thanks.....and the Invisible Red Thread..... Anonymous2000 - 18/06/2013 03:59:05 AM 426 Views
Good luck! nossy - 18/06/2013 09:05:55 AM 452 Views
Congrats Praziquantel - 19/06/2013 05:50:32 PM 497 Views
Getting down to the wire, now. You must be getting very excited. *NM* Avendesora - 28/06/2013 03:59:36 PM 278 Views
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