UNTIL DECEMBER COMES...

Hello Everyone,

We realize that it has been awhile since we have last update, and I think we have said that it every post thus far. Our intention was to post once a week with updates, but once we began blogging, we learned that updates for the adoption process don’t come that quickly. So again here we are, sorry we haven’t posted in awhile!

As for news, as you all probably know by now, Jen is pregnant and her due date is June 28th, which is coming upon us extremely quickly. We couldn’t have planned it any better, being that we both have the summers off.

And for the adoption, things have definitely become frustrating, as if they weren’t already. We had finally received a referral that we were going to accept. It was for a five year old boy from Taiwan. We originally wanted siblings, but since the process was taking so long and this referral came in, it was difficult to say no. So our intention was to adopt this little boy then adopt another child later on. So upon saying yes to the referral, our agency got back to us and informed us that Taiwan would not allow us to adopt. Their policy (meaning Taiwan’s policy) is that our biological child must be at least six months old before we are allowed to adopt from their country. Their rationale is that they want to make certain that all children, biological and adopted, will get equal treatment. Needless to say, we were and still are furious. We wrote a long letter to the president of our agency stating that we should have never been sent the referral then told that we were not allowed to adopt. It is extremely unethical, especially when considering all the emotions that go into viewing the photos and medical records of these children.

And so here we are, waiting another half a year to adopt. It has been approximately 1 ½ years since we began the adoption process. With all the children out there without families, you would think the process would go much smoother and quicker. I guess that’s what happens when politics and money become a motivator to help homeless children.

As for our supposed weekly updates on the blog, we are going to postpone the blogging until December, which is when we are legally allowed to continue the adoption process. So until December, we hope everyone’s year is going well and that you enjoy life!

Izzy & Jen