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We are in for the long haul! 28 Apr 2007 | 05:20 am
I had no idea that when we started the adoption process, we would have to wait up to 3 years for our baby girl! All of the adoption boards are talking about 2 to 3 year waits at this point. I finally ...
1st Piece of Fabric For my 100 Good Wishes Quilt 7 Mar 2007 | 02:41 am
Yesterday, Rose, a co-worker of mine, gave me an absolute beautiful piece of fabric for our 100 Good Wishes quilt. I was beginning to think that nobody would come forward. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK ...
An Adoption Poem 1 Mar 2007 | 05:31 am
As a girl I had a common dream, to be a mom someday. My baby would have eyes of blue and hair the hue of hay. But now my dreams have been transformed. New visions fill my head. Now the tresses that I ...
Why China? 17 Feb 2007 | 04:26 am
I am asked this question often - Why did you chose China? We chose China for many reasons. The first being - that is where our daughter is. At least, that is the first thing that comes to mind now tha...
WE are LID!!!!! 13 Feb 2007 | 06:17 am
I just got the email a few minutes ago!!! Here it is.... ********************************************************* To: Hilario Fernandez & Christine de Zayas-Fernandez Re: CCAI Log-In Date & Packet ...
Happy Birthday Princess Annelise 9 Feb 2007 | 01:52 am
Yesterday was Annie's 5th birthday! It is amazing how time has gone by so fast and yet, at the same time, it seems such a long time ago that I gave birth to her. Annie was so tiny when she was born. H...
Bai Jia Bei 7 Feb 2007 | 07:09 am
To welcome and celebrate a new life, there is a tradition in the northern part of China to make a Bai Jia Bei, or 100 Good Wishes Quilt. It is a custom to invite friends and family to contribute a pat...
Can't I just dig a hole to China? It would be a lot faster! 2 Feb 2007 | 08:24 am
Every family that goes through the adoption process puts together a "dossier" that is sent to China and it's govermental agency(CCAA) that reviews the packet and actually matches you with a child. The...
Your two cents, please! 1 Feb 2007 | 08:57 am
We are really having a hard time coming up with the perfect name for our little chinita. We've all agreed that her middle name will be "Mei," which in Chinese means beautiful. We will probably add a s...
Why are we doing this? 31 Jan 2007 | 04:33 am
Dear Family and Friends, Last summer we made one of the most meaningful decisions of our lives...we decided that we were going to go ahead with my childhood dream of adopting a baby. The reaction we ...
