Monthly Archives: October 2010

We sent our LOI (letter of intent to adopt) on Sept 26 via email to our coordinator.   Today, our coordinator told us that CCAA (China Center of Adoption Affairs) now requires parents to sign the LOI.  This means that our … Continue reading →

Upstairs of our house, we have three bedrooms and an office loft.  One of the bedrooms is our master bedroom.  Initially, when we started our adoption, we wanted to adopt a baby girl because back in 2007 we thought that … Continue reading →

Since our son has a cleft palate, it’s best that he doesn’t use a baby bottle that comes with a regular bottle nipple. He needs a specialized feeder bottle to help him drink his milk without problems such as the … Continue reading →

In USA time, today is our baby’s 1st birthday! I wonder what his foster home did for him on this special day. Did he have some cake or get a new toy? I hope he is well and we can’t … Continue reading →

Sunday is usally my rest day after cleaning the house the day before.  I normally don’t like to go out on a Sunday.  I prefer to just chill at home and be a couch potato or bake cupcakes in my kitchen.  But today … Continue reading →

On a typical Saturday, I watch TV, clean the house then watch TV again. But my Saturday today was different. This morning, I got my very first seasonal flu shot which includes the H1N1 vaccine. I usually don’t get one. … Continue reading →

We needed to get our fingerprints done for the Dept. of Justice. So today we went to the Napa County Sheriff’s Dept. to get them processed. Last time we did a live scan was three years ago. Whenever I get … Continue reading →

My husband and I told his parents that we’re finally going to China. I had my husband print out pictures of our son so his family can see how he looks like. Since my in-laws babysit my cute niece during … Continue reading →

We talked to our social worker this evening to get an update on our home study. She asked us a little bit about the baby we are adopting such as whether the infant is male or female, health of baby, … Continue reading →

My husband and I had dinner with my family to announce that we will finally be parents to a baby boy.  Finally, I got to tell my family.  It was harding keeping this to ourselves.  We waited to tell my … Continue reading →