My jet lag has finally started to lift so I’m lucid enough to try and recount the details of what has unleashed. In the past 72 hours I have become a parent, flown almost 13,000 miles around the world and also survived the Christmas holiday. Did I forget to mention, I BECAME A PARENT?! Custody …
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Final Approval
We got an email last night saying that we officially have final approval. Each step along the way has been pretty anti-climatic just because you’re waiting so long. So when something finally happens, you whisper an underwhelming wow. Plus everything comes from the Korean government. So by the time the news gets from the courts …
Custody
We have a custody date! On the same day we will also be doing the visa interview. The other two families that are gaining custody that day will go straight from the agency to the embassy for the visa interview. Our boy is super attached to foster mom and will undoubtedly scream and cry and …
Trip #1
Our week in Seoul was amazing. It surpassed all my expectations. South Korea is a beautiful country with a rich culture. The people have a level of hospitality unlike any other. We stayed in Hongdae which was a very busy area with tons of shops, restaurants, street food and night life. It was a little …
Processing
It’s really tempting to think that we might be able to bring home our son before Christmas. As everything with this process, I can only hope and pray that everything goes well and we can bring him home safely. There are a couple of positive things that I now know for certain. While waiting to …
Dog and Baby
I’m a little bit worried about what life will be like with this crazy dog when we bring home our toddler. Maddox is a wild 5 year old wheaten terrier. Most people don’t know how hyper this breed is. They pretty much stay puppies their whole lives. Our son will be coming home in the …
We got a court date
This morning our agency notified us that we have a court date of November 22. In less than a month we will finally be able to meet our son! This is so surreal. After I got the email I called my husband and he went somewhere quiet at work and we were crying together over …
Court Submission
Yesterday our agency informed us that Eastern Welfare Services submitted our application to the Seoul Family Court. This is another huge milestone and now I can officially say that this is the last waiting period before we get a court date. On average this has taken 30 days since court submission. We are almost there. …
Most amazing thing
We were slugging on with our wait when suddenly something incredible happened. On Friday September 27 we got an email with updates and photos of our son. Our agent stated that we might get EP approval within 3-6 weeks. Like all things in adoption it’s slightly discouraging yet optimistic at the same time. Twenty minutes …
Sing me a Melody
Everyone know the freeing effects that music has on people. Music has been especially meaningful for me throughout the adoption wait because the artists put into words sometimes the emotions I can’t express. I have some songs that I listen to repeatedly because they are sentimental and remind me of the impact that adoption has …
Adopting After Infertility 