Future Timeline

November 2007 - Restart homestudy process. A homestudy or adoption study is where parents who want to adopt meet with a social worker. It involves lots of homework and paperwork. This is the part of the process where parents-to-be get the OK to move forward with the adoption. It takes 1-4 months COMPLETE

May 19th 2009 - Three year marriage requirement met for Korea program. Homestudy submitted and the journey begins. COMPLETE

Nov 09/Feb 2010 - Receive referral for from Korea. (If the timing stays as it is currently - about 6-9 months). A referral is where the parents-to-be are matched with a child. WAITING

May 2010/August 2010 - Travel to Korea is 4-6 months after a referral is received. We hope to stop at Tokyo for a day or two to visit the city and get our body adjusted to the timezone, before we travel to Korea for 5 days to bring home our child.

Welcome!

Paul and I created this blog to share our international adoption story with our family and friends. Our decision to adopt was made after struggling with the unexpected loss of fertility. We attended an informational session at Children's Home Society and Family Services (CHSFS) and we knew right away that the journey of adoption was our chosen life journey. We contemplated the different countries we might want to adopt from, but our hearts were pulled to Asia. As a child, I often asked my parents to adopt an older brother from Asia. My parents were puzzled by this request, but now, 20+ years later, it all makes sense.

Welcome to our blog. We thank you for your love and support!