Good News

Today, I spoke with our agency and good news we are approved. They are getting our contracts out soon. I do not know why I was worried we have already adopted internationally but I always think in the back of my mind that maybe they will say no. Now it seems a little more real that we will have another baby in such a short period of time. I never would have thought that within a 2 year time span I would become a momma twice over.

Application Sent

Merry Christmas to all. Today we finally sent in our application to our adoption agency and applied for a baby girl under 12 months old. It is hard to believe that this time next year we will be chasing around two children. Unless of course something slows down our process because we all know that with an international adoption anything can happen. We are truly a blessed family knowing that this is our first Christmas with Delylah's big sister Lennah and next year a family of four. Now the fun of the paper chase begins, the 171 H chase, a new updated homestudy and all the trimmings that come with an adoption. Again, we want to wish everyone a joyful holiday season may you all be blessed.

Our Decision

I guess I am a few days behind I am making the first official post on Delylah's website. On Monday (my birthday) Keith and I officially contacted our agency and made the decision to go ahead with an Ethiopian adoption. This had weighed on our hearts before Lennah even came home that we would most likely adopt from Ethiopia next. However, our agency for Lennah's adoption had different requirements; as did others, that made us think that we would be making another trip to Vietnam to expand our family. Well, a few months ago we met a wonderful couple who are now waiting to travel to pick up their son from Ethiopia and told us about their agency. Well, it looks like we will meet all the requirements and will be applying to them. So the paper chase for number 2 is about to begin. I don't forsee any issues just going through hoops that we thought we would avoid because our other adoption was so recent but of course nothing is easy with an international adoption. So I guess you can say we are proud to announce our decision to adopt a baby girl whom we plan on naming Delylah Aviella. Some may question our decision to not request a boy, but I had always wanted a sister so I am hoping that our girls have a bond that I never had the experience of. We do, at some point, plan on adopting an older boy; whether it is here meaning domestically or abroad at some point in the future. Since we would like to have three of four children. Thus begins our journey to bring another daughter into our hearts and lives. Please follow us and keep us in your prayers.