We submitted our application to begin an adoption from South Korea....and our initial application was approved by the agency here in Baton Rouge!!!  We have our first meeting with the Social Worker on Monday afternoon to go over what documents are required, and hopefully to set up the first part of our homestudy!!!  I will update everyone after Monday....keep us in your prayers!

Okay, so if you have been following our site from its creation, you probably noticed some changes!! Like, there was a lot of information about Kazakhstan and now we are talking about Korea! Everything happens for a reason....the Kazakhstan program was undergoing a lot of changes to policy, procedure, and process. There were many uncertainties both with travel time, referrals, and if we would even get to complete the adoption at all when we traveled to the country. Putting all things together, we decided to look around for other options, and stumbled across the one agency here in Louisiana that places children from Korea!!  I will be working to update the page about Korea when I make one, but for now this will have to do! Korean infants are typically in foster care with a loving foster family, have excellent health records, and tend to adapt much more quickly to affection and love. They are usually one year old or less at homecoming, and can be escorted to the US if the parents do not wish to travel, or are unable to do so. Adoptions are finalized here in the US, and the child is granted a US birth certificate. YAY!!!  We definitely feel good about our choice, and we really didn't lose much time in the switch. The paperwork for Korea is less, so we are actually possibly moving forward faster now!!  Keep praying for us! 

Hello all!  This is my first blog as a soon-to-be parent! I cannot believe that this is actually happening...all things happen for a reason, and so many things have led me to believe that adoption is the right answer for us. I have found myself surrounded by a support group far more encouraging than I could have ever put together on my own, from family to friends, to adoptive parents who have already made the journey that we are beginning, to professionals who are guiding us every step of the way. The door has truly been opened for this to happen, and it is going to be one of the best experiences of either of our lives!