tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37211164925009633202011-11-27T19:44:38.506-05:00This blog is to give our friends and families updates on our adoption process. We are adopting a baby of either gender and between the ages of 0 months to 24 months from Vietnam. Our agency is Families thru International Adoption (FTIA).Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10782156095561609389noreply@blogger.comBlogger541100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721116492500963320.post-88202916022923487002009-05-11T08:26:00.001-04:002009-05-11T08:28:06.979-04:00

Today is Nieman's second birthday. He remains in Vietnam not knowing he has a family waiting for him. We miss him and wish he was home with us. All I can say is Happy Birthday.

Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15810559555840230876noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721116492500963320.post-82061459386166334762009-03-04T21:07:00.007-05:002009-03-04T21:39:56.300-05:00

Here is a picture of the boys. Nieman is the one on the far right. He has on the yellow shorts and the Power Rangers tank top.Here is one where Ms. Lam asked what Nieman was doing when he pulled up his shirt and pointed to his belly and smiled.

Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15810559555840230876noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721116492500963320.post-66337728205308927042009-03-03T20:06:00.009-05:002009-03-03T20:37:11.361-05:00

While Keith has been in Vietnam trying to fix our mess, he took many pictures of the children and the new Center. The children and the staff moved to a new location. They said the rooms are bigger and have 3 different rooms for all the children. After visiting the children this is what they said about Nieman. Active boy, often play w/ Diep, Lan, Nghi, Ho… The Vice Director, Ms. Quyen likes him

Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15810559555840230876noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721116492500963320.post-41134008243745509992009-03-02T12:33:00.002-05:002009-03-02T12:48:36.243-05:00

People keep asking about the acupuncture. It's really made an improvement in my neck and shoulders. The pain and tightness are gone. My sleep is improving. I find it easier to fall asleep but I still have problems staying asleep. This, of course, depends on my cat's mood. She loves to step on my pillow and hair to wake me up at night. I can't figure out why, most times, so I've been ignoring her.

Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15810559555840230876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721116492500963320.post-83836489754563538862009-02-17T16:06:00.002-05:002009-02-17T16:18:16.610-05:00

My new goal this year is to be optimistic. We are waiting for movement still with Nieman's paperwork. Our agency director is in route to Vietnam. He plans to meet with officials to see if he can get an answer on whether or not this adoption will be processed. The group of us waiting parents (24 in all) are actively writing letters to The State Department (i.e. Hilary Clinton) to see if she will

Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15810559555840230876noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721116492500963320.post-58649120245412116022009-02-05T18:45:00.002-05:002009-02-05T19:01:23.591-05:00

I've been a big ball of stress for a long time. I recently had some very painful neck and shoulder pain, I attributed to my pillow. So I changed pillows, it didn't fix the pain. I had always wondered about acupuncture. They say it was able help with infertility, too. I finally found someone who had done it and got the name and number of their doctor.My first visit was today. I told him about my

Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15810559555840230876noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721116492500963320.post-4100767689469557052009-01-14T12:22:00.004-05:002009-01-14T12:27:45.714-05:00

We received a new picture for December of Nieman. His growth is not very significant. He looks good but also sad. I'm sad that he is not home yet. I hope that he will be with us soon.

Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15810559555840230876noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721116492500963320.post-25172235114325560562009-01-08T19:11:00.003-05:002009-01-08T19:56:25.417-05:00

We are back from Miami after watching our home town team lose. That was the worst part of the trip everything else was great. I had the best time. It's great to be with friends who know all the stress you've been under and they make sure you have nothing but fun. I feel like they did that for me and hopefully I did that for them.We had three great dinners at 3 wonderful and different restaurants.

Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15810559555840230876noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721116492500963320.post-66889774315339431022009-01-05T15:49:00.003-05:002009-01-05T16:10:00.781-05:00

Now is the time for everyone to help us and other families by calling or emailing your senators or state representatives to urge them to sign a letter to the Prime Minister of Vietnam regarding the future of intercountry adoptions from Vietnam. Ask them to contact Senator Landrieu's office to sign the letter. If you want to look up your senator or representative's number or email addresses here

Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15810559555840230876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721116492500963320.post-46208187579672733412008-12-30T12:41:00.003-05:002008-12-30T12:48:34.250-05:00

Well, I'm outta here, I'm going to Miami. We are heading down to Miami to watch University of Cincinnati play Virginia Tech in the Orange Bowl. Hopefully, after a 17 hour drive down we will be able to party in the New Year on the beach. I don't wish the city snow but it would be great if it happened while we are gone. LOL.I just want to say Happy New Year to everyone and I hope everyone stays

Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15810559555840230876noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721116492500963320.post-44557405997312058712008-12-23T11:15:00.003-05:002008-12-23T11:31:15.165-05:00

There are so many things I'm feeling, things I want to say and questions that I have to ask. However, I'm scared to do so. I did ask back in November if we would be traveling in December. I knew before I asked what the answer would be but I asked anyway. Now, I don't want to ask my questions or say my thoughts out loud for fear of the outcome.There are many people who are praying for the children

Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15810559555840230876noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721116492500963320.post-55223239293195753102008-12-19T13:25:00.002-05:002008-12-19T13:34:10.790-05:00

The Joint Council is one of the oldest and largest child welfare organizations, Joint Council on International Children’s Services is the lead voice on inter country children’s services. With a mission to advocate on behalf of children in need of permanent, safe and loving families, Joint Council promotes ethical child welfare practices, strengthens professional standards and educates adoptive

Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15810559555840230876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721116492500963320.post-76734815715059819212008-12-09T12:48:00.002-05:002008-12-09T12:56:56.366-05:00

There is no news, no news at all. Why is there no news, no one knows why. The director of our agency is in Vietnam now trying to get an answer as to why we can't come get the baby. He is trying many different things to get the answer. We may not know if these things he is doing will work for several weeks.In other news, Christmas is 16 days away and we have no presents bought. We have not put up

Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15810559555840230876noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721116492500963320.post-82106041817658418282008-12-04T08:29:00.001-05:002008-12-04T08:31:47.759-05:00

I want to wish my wonderful husband, Happy Birthday. He is a great man who deserves more than anyone to be a father. I love him and all that he does for me. I love that he is willing to put up with me and all my rapid mood changes. I hope you have a great day.Love you,Courtney

Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15810559555840230876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721116492500963320.post-88134945481056246782008-11-26T15:42:00.001-05:002008-11-26T15:42:17.632-05:00

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10782156095561609389noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721116492500963320.post-46867095071070864862008-11-24T12:27:00.003-05:002008-11-24T12:35:19.164-05:00

I just want to give a shout out to my older brother and his girlfriend Amy who recently gave birth to their daughter, Avery Olivia. I can't wait to see and hold her. Another grandchild for the parents to fawn over.I also want to say Happy 50Th Birthday to Chris's Mother. We are all very thankful she agreed to come to dinner where we were all waiting to surprise her.Lastly, I want to express our

Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15810559555840230876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721116492500963320.post-61487891893919592022008-11-19T19:12:00.003-05:002008-11-19T19:22:32.131-05:00

I received a great email today from the agency. They were able to give us some details about how and what Nhi is doing in the orphanage. The wife of the director of the agency visited the children in our province on Sunday. She was able to send back some information on how he is doing. I'll just cut and paste her email.Son Nhi is a handsome boy. He is the Vice Director's favorite so she threw a

Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15810559555840230876noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721116492500963320.post-29378033034734127692008-11-14T08:26:00.002-05:002008-11-14T08:40:08.752-05:00

As you can see we received a new picture of our boy. He is getting bigger but it's hard for me to really tell without seeing him everyday. I'm not sure where the picture was taken but apparently near a motorcycle. We joke that he is so smart that he was working on the motorcycle when they took his picture. From this picture I feel like there is a good possibility that he is walking or starting to

Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15810559555840230876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721116492500963320.post-49961973314671394862008-11-13T13:30:00.002-05:002008-11-13T13:34:09.848-05:00

There has been very intense flooding occurring in Vietnam in the last two weeks. Several families from our agency have been there during the rains and lived through it. Some of them sat on buses for hours in deep water trying to get their new babies back to the hotels. Here is a link to some pictures of the flooding.http://vnexpress.net/GL/Doi-song/2008/11/3BA080EE/http://www.vnexpress.net/GL/

Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15810559555840230876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721116492500963320.post-11657231448081187352008-11-07T12:52:00.002-05:002008-11-07T13:14:07.646-05:00

Yeah, you read it right. The agency said with the police hold up in our providence, travel seems unlikely this year. Even if the police signed off in the next week our paperwork has to go to IAD - International Adoption Department, then to PDOJ - Provincial Department of Justice; then toPPC-People’s Provincial Committee then we get travel dates. This is unlikely to happen in less than 2

Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15810559555840230876noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721116492500963320.post-45473427549113856442008-10-29T14:57:00.002-04:002008-10-29T15:12:19.661-04:00

I need something to do in order to keep my mind busy. I started packing the other day thinking that would occupy my time for a while. I have taken many lists from other families who have traveled or that have thought about what is needed. I typed up a list of things that we needed to buy to pack. I had to put all my summer clothes away anyway so instead I just picked out several outfits to pack

Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15810559555840230876noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721116492500963320.post-72875516638271093892008-10-15T16:15:00.005-04:002008-10-15T16:30:38.488-04:00

I was telling Chris (DH) the other day that I already feel like a Mom. I was off on Monday and I spent the whole day cleaning his room, doing his laundry and putting together a little project for him. I said I already don't sleep due to the stress of not having him with us. So the only thing I need really is Him, to play with, to bathe, to dress, to feed, to put to bed, to hug and kiss and to

Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15810559555840230876noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721116492500963320.post-72000036301330151672008-10-10T12:52:00.002-04:002008-10-10T13:00:27.294-04:00

Great news, today! We received our I-600 approval today. This was the last paperwork step we were waiting for prior to traveling. The wait is not over, however, we still must wait for the Giving & Receiving Ceremony (G & R) to be set. This is where things slow for us. The police chief in our providence has been slowing the process for all the families that have their I-600 approvals. He is the

Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15810559555840230876noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721116492500963320.post-75495647914207691992008-10-06T16:22:00.003-04:002008-10-06T16:28:46.869-04:00

I love you more as time goes by.I love you so much it makes me cry.I love you without holding you at night.Your little faces shines, you are my light.We can't wait to have you home.Your bed sits empty and alone.Your room is filled with toys and clothes.I just can't wait to kiss your nose.The love I feel for you is strong.The wait for you has been too long.My patience is tired and my heart just

Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15810559555840230876noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721116492500963320.post-22184294610873140892008-09-30T12:46:00.003-04:002008-09-30T22:01:24.949-04:00

I have had some people were have asked if the orphanage uses milk from China to feed the babies. The agency sent out a notice on this to the waiting families. It was said the only reason the milk from China has been found in Vietnam was due to it being smuggled or imported. Many orphanages use Vietnamese infant formula and there have been no concerns about them.4 families in Thanh Hoa have

Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15810559555840230876noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721116492500963320.post-36770030670425518152008-09-19T22:31:00.002-04:002008-09-19T22:53:27.808-04:00

We received new pictures yesterday. They are from the Director's trip over to the orphanage. Nieman is wearing the new clothes we sent. It's so exciting and heartbreaking all at the same time to see him in something we know came from us. I would love more to have him home with us. That way I could put his new clothes on him. He look so big!In related news, the Director's visit did not have the

Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15810559555840230876noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721116492500963320.post-85008840389997362862008-09-12T08:29:00.001-04:002008-09-12T08:32:13.840-04:00

I know this blog is mostly about Nieman (who turned 16 months yesterday), but today is a very special day. It is our 10 year anniversary and I wanted to let Courtney know how much she means to me. It doesn’t seem that long ago on a bright sunny Saturday afternoon that we began our life together. She is a wonderful person with a good heart and great sense of humor (all be it weird at times). We

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10782156095561609389noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721116492500963320.post-4153290074730133262008-09-10T16:15:00.002-04:002008-09-10T16:21:34.552-04:00

We received new measurements today. Nieman is now 19.8 pounds and 28 inches. We have NOT received any new photos yet, but the agency is pushing the orphanage to take some new photos of all the children. I hope to get a picture of him in the clothes we sent.We are still waiting on news of how the Director visit to the provinces is going. He arrived on Monday but no news yet. This visit could

Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15810559555840230876noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721116492500963320.post-6180144458729460782008-09-08T08:26:00.002-04:002008-09-08T08:36:36.339-04:00

Chris and I want to thank everyone who came to or sent a gift to our shower. We appreciate the support and love that everyone gave us yesterday. It was a great day and we truly enjoyed spending it with our friends and family.We also want to thank Michelle and Greg for the location, Lauree, Joe and Sheila for the food and Liz for the preparation, decorations and beverages. You guys made the day

Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15810559555840230876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721116492500963320.post-65283682095697144302008-09-03T21:34:00.003-04:002008-09-03T22:07:25.552-04:00

This week we were able to send somethings to the baby. The Executive Director/CEO of our agency is traveling over to Vietnam on the 8th of this month. He was willing to take a gallon sized zip lock bag of items to each of the children in our Providence.We wanted to get Nieman some new clothes. The last couple picture we received of him he was wearing the same outfit. We assumed this was because

Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15810559555840230876noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721116492500963320.post-81058070340128778622008-08-17T22:41:00.002-04:002008-08-17T22:49:40.164-04:00

We have decided to start adding some articles for people to read to understand all the things we may experience but have trouble explaining to everyone. You will see a new item Helpful Articles on the left. I plan to post any articles that I feel not only do we benefit from but you reading this will find interesting as well.It has been hard to answer all the questions, sometimes because it takes

Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15810559555840230876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721116492500963320.post-31966325909226036572008-08-11T12:37:00.002-04:002008-08-11T12:45:10.339-04:00

Our little "Nhi" is out of the hospital. He was released today and returned to the orphanage. He will continue to take medications to treat the remaining pneumonia. We are happy to know that everything worked out just fine, even though, we weren't there to take care of him. We thank you all for your kind words, wishes and prayers. We are hoping this outbreak will get noticed by the right people

Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15833340773692778117noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721116492500963320.post-35808803518701224322008-08-07T10:09:00.002-04:002008-08-07T10:21:34.663-04:00

I just received report that Nhi has been moved out of the ER and is just in the normal care section of the hospital. He is doing much better and will hopefully recovery quickly. The agency has updated us with all that has been going on in the orphanage in Bac Lieu. Here is some of what she said."It has been a difficult week for several children in Bac Lieu who are struggling with illness and who

Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15833340773692778117noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721116492500963320.post-15134466999859051382008-08-06T16:08:00.002-04:002008-08-06T16:17:54.701-04:00

We received news on Monday from the agency that Nieman and 3 other children from his orphanage are sick. They felt they might have pneumonia so they were taken to the local hospital to get treatment.Tuesday, we found out he did have confirmed pneumonia and was receiving oxygen treatments to help his breathing. Today, we heard he is doing much better. We are receiving very little information from

Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15833340773692778117noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721116492500963320.post-20735017032178775412008-07-25T16:03:00.002-04:002008-07-25T16:25:38.163-04:00

We have had progress in our movement through this wonderful world of paper chase. We finally finished our documents that needed to be updated. We were of the of few that turned in all of our dossier documents prior to the agency making others wait until referral or "crunch time". Everything was done, but since it has been such a long wait there were a few documents that needed to be re-done/

Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15833340773692778117noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721116492500963320.post-51666868629741156372008-07-14T12:25:00.003-04:002008-12-08T20:17:26.473-05:00

It's been 14 months since we were placed on the waiting list. Nieman turned 14 months old this month. I always wondered if I would be able to remember what I was doing when my child was born. Now that I know his birthday, I was looking at last year's calendar. May 11, 2007 was a Friday. It was a beautiful day with a high of 86 degrees. I think I went to dinner with Chris and probably Glenn since

Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15833340773692778117noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721116492500963320.post-43628071742163409502008-06-16T12:49:00.005-04:002008-12-08T20:17:26.584-05:00

After 2 weeks, Chris and I have thought long about how to incorporate his birth name with a name that will fit him here in the U.S. We have decided to name our son: Nieman Allen Janney. We felt like Nieman was fitting because when shortened by friends and family it will become Nie. His middle name Allen is in tribute to Chris's grandfather that past away after a long battle with Alzheimer's. We

Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15833340773692778117noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721116492500963320.post-87714814568604107262008-06-10T16:03:00.003-04:002008-06-10T16:24:37.498-04:00

We have accepted the referral of our "little one" Nhi. We will be completing more paperwork over the next couple days and weeks. This will include a trip to Columbus (for all the northern friends and family) to get the documents state certified. After that we will be sending the documents to San Francisco for the Vietnam authentication.Once all of our renewed documents are in along with the

Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15833340773692778117noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721116492500963320.post-38446206903051428392008-06-05T18:26:00.003-04:002008-12-08T20:17:26.716-05:00

We received "the call" yesterday from our agency. We have been referred a little boy. He was born 5/11/07, which makes him almost 13 months old. His given name is Son Nhi (Nhi is his first name meaning Little One). We have not decided on the name we want to give him! He was born very premature weighing only 3 lbs at birth. He stayed in the hospital after birth for 2 months prior to going to the

Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15833340773692778117noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721116492500963320.post-56600503443602376912008-05-12T13:29:00.002-04:002008-05-12T15:22:49.313-04:00

We have received a match for a child, a little boy to be exact. We received a call from the agency asking if we were willing to accept a match for a little boy from the Bac Lieu providence (a lower providence). He was abandoned by his mother or birth parents. He was born 5/2007, so he will turn one sometime this month. We don't have the exact date for his birth. The agency can't give you a lot of

Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15833340773692778117noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721116492500963320.post-64477230344133771392008-04-28T18:55:00.003-04:002008-04-28T20:07:41.377-04:00

Hello all,Don't freak out, for those of you who read the world news. Yes, we have heard that the agreement between Vietnam and the U.S. expires September 1st. Our agency has been keeping us up to date on the developments with the agreement. Our agency as recently as last month has issued this update to waiting families:As you know, FTIA is actively engaged and advocating for a new Vietnam - U.S.

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10782156095561609389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721116492500963320.post-64233291552078823192008-04-13T15:20:00.002-04:002008-04-13T15:40:48.473-04:00

The agency is on an upswing. There have been 3 referrals so far this month, 2 infant girls and 1 infant boy. The agency also says there are 7 other families that have been "matched" with children and are waiting for their referrals. This is all positive news for us. It means we are "movin on up".I have an "unofficial wait list" mapped out from the info I get through the agency's chat room. I have

Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15833340773692778117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721116492500963320.post-52663174346834642972008-04-02T15:58:00.002-04:002008-04-02T16:18:51.341-04:00

It looks like I'm only posting once a month, the reason, I don't have much to say. No news on the baby. There was one little girl referral in March and one family is in country now picking up their little boy. The more families start to travel the more we will learn about the process in country.In other news, I have decided to compete in a triathlon. I was already in the process of getting ready

Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15833340773692778117noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721116492500963320.post-69789251002796981842008-03-03T12:45:00.002-05:002008-03-03T13:03:11.163-05:00

It's March. A year ago, on the 23rd of this month we had completed all our paperwork for our dossier. We sent to off to be reviewed by the agency. This is, of course, before they decided to stop having the families do their dossier ahead of time. May of last year, the agency decided that since the wait was getting longer that the families should wait to do all their paperwork until after they got

Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15833340773692778117noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721116492500963320.post-90086032453512607532008-02-13T11:47:00.003-05:002008-02-13T11:52:24.508-05:00

I wanted to wish everyone a Happy Valentine's Day. I hope you get to spend time with people you love. No news on the adoption front. It's been slow due to the holiday. 12 families have referrals and are waiting on their paperwork to be approved before they can travel. We are keeping our fingers crossed that in the next few months we hear of a referral for our family.Again, Happy Valentine's Day

Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15833340773692778117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721116492500963320.post-2026821029117726982008-01-28T11:28:00.000-05:002008-01-28T11:33:10.696-05:00

I want familiarize you with the Vietnamese holiday Tet. We hope to take part in this celebration with our child throughout their life to keep them in touch with the heritage and country’s culture.Tet is a popular holiday and festival in Vietnam. Tet is a celebration of the New Year. This year it starts on February 7, 2008, the holiday lasts three days. 2008 is the Year of the Rat or Mouse. This

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We are still anxiously waiting to hear from the agency. There have been 7 referrals so far this month. That is a record since we've been with the agency. The agency hopes to be able to refer just as many next month, however, the holiday may slow it down. What holiday you may ask? Many of you have heard of Chinese New Year well, it is similar. Vietnamese call it Tet (their version of the New Year.

Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15833340773692778117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721116492500963320.post-48696643080314789152008-01-02T17:12:00.000-05:002008-01-02T17:39:58.042-05:00

Happy New Year. A new year brings good news from our agency. They have referred 4 more babies, 3 infant boys and 1 infant girl. I will not know how far up the list we move until the families identify themselves. I have based our standing on the list of the other families who are active in the agency chat room. The agency stated that some of the families referred these children are not active in

Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15833340773692778117noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721116492500963320.post-45562280578928492342007-12-18T12:50:00.000-05:002007-12-18T13:02:16.928-05:00

We are moving on up the list. The agency has referred another little boy to a couple on the list. They had some paper delays so things have moved slower than they would have liked. He was born June 30th.The agency states that 7 families have either been referred or have the paperwork on a referral and are waiting to accept. I know of 4 families referred. The agency also states that there have

Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15833340773692778117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721116492500963320.post-46315848751995305782007-12-06T16:10:00.000-05:002007-12-06T16:22:26.726-05:00

I just saw in my adoption group chat room that there has been another referral. A little girl. I was also looking at a blog for a couple who is next on the list for a boy. They have been matched with a little boy. No word on when they will get their referral. The agency has been right so far as saying an equal number of boys and girls are being referred. Everyone keep your fingers crossed that we

Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15833340773692778117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721116492500963320.post-54213202632933336492007-12-01T12:30:00.000-05:002007-12-01T12:57:33.857-05:00

I have started to register for baby items, unfortunately, I can't register for a lot yet. Until we know the gender, age and size of the baby it's too hard to register for clothes and other items. I thought this would be a fun process. It hasn't been. I know I'm over thinking all of it, not a big surprise to certain people.Chris and I have have been looking at Target and we have made 3 trips to

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I know it’s been several months since you’ve heard anything from us on the baby. With the holiday right around the corner many people will be thinking of friends and family. Chris and I have been thinking it’s time to give an update. First, let’s go over the lingo of adoption to keep everyone on the same page.Matched-means a family as been identified as next in line for age and/or gender of a

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1. A baby is abandoned. Authorities prepare initial paperwork, including the witness declaration and initial police report. Childcare Centre (CCC) staff request child's information to be posted in the local media, 15 days.2. 1st Media announcement, 30 days.3. Authorities prepare paperwork, including child's birth certificate, prior to 2nd announcement, 15 days.4. 2nd Media announcement, 30 days.5

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Check out this site for some helpful and handy vietnamese translationshttp://www.vietcali.com/qevp/qevp2.html

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