Here’s a sad truth. It takes a really, really, long time to adopt a child from China. Below is a graph that I’ve compiled with data from our adoption agency, CCAI. It graphs the number of months that couples have waited for their child from January 07 to May 08.
We finally have our Log-In-Date! 01/29/08. This is a big step in the process. We’ve officially started the wait for our daughter. We’re still not sure how long it will actually take. We’re being optimistic in
Two weeks ago we finally received our I171-H. We promptly got a copy of it notarized and sent it off to the Colorado Secretary of State. That didn’t take too long. Last week we received it and sent it off to the Chinese Consulate in Chicago. Hopefully we’ll get it back this week or next.
You may be asking yourself why we decided to adopt a child from China. That’s actually a good question. Jamie’s a better one to explain it, but I’ll do my best. First and foremost, Jamie feels it’s the right thing to do. Actually, she feels like she’s supposed to do it. Since it’s improbable we’ll have a biological child of our own, adoption seems like a great alternative.
Jamie’s been doing research on the ‘net about adoption in general. She also has a co-worker
Well, we have some big news! Jamie and I have decided to adopt a baby girl from China! We’re very excited.
Tonight, Jamie and I attended our first meeting with CCAI. The meeting was packed with information. The presenter, Joshua Zhong, is a co-founder of the agency. He’s very energetic