Sunday, September 2, 2007

You're Adopting from Where??

So most people ask why we chose Kazakhstan. The truth is because of the outstanding care the orphans are given. The ratio of caregivers to infants is similar to that of a United States Daycare! There is said to be less prevalence of fetal alcohol syndrome and some infants remain in the hospital until 3-4 months old and then moved to the orphanage. The referral time is relatively short (6-9 months after you submit your paperwork), and the children are beautiful! The can be Asian, Euroasian, or Caucasian decent.

Saturday, September 1, 2007

How We Came to Adopt

As most of you know, I am not the most fertile person on this earth. The truth is I get pregnant very quickly...keeping it is another story. To add to this problem I have a lot of scarring in my uterus from multiple D&C's. So 11 surgeries later, we felt God had a different calling for us. I felt so fortunate that I shared my life with a husband, family and friends that are all supportive of us adopting as well. Especially to my husband who just wanted to build a life and family together -- regardless of how that family was formed.

We are blessed with 1 amazing biological child, Davis now 2.5. We both knew that we wanted to have more children, so the decision to adopt was an easy one for us. In the Fall of 2007, we started the process to adopt from Kazakhstan.


“However motherhood comes to you, it's a miracle.” ~Valerie Harper, adoptive parent