Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas Baby Drew. This is your first Christmas. Next year you'll be home and we'll be celebrating our first Christmas together. We love you very much and wish that we could be with you. It won't be too much longer and then you'll have a great big brother to guide you. It was difficult at church without you tonight. Just thinking about having all of my boys with me next year, was a bit more emotional than I had anticipated. But, as usual, God touched my heart and calmed my soul. We wait for you baby Drew as we celebrate the birth of our Savior...Jesus Christ. Merry Christmas sweet angel....I hope you get a special kiss from one of the nannies today....and if you do, that will be from me...I'm sending kisses and hugs to you all the way from Oklahoma.

That's It...

That's it...enough whining for now. International adoption is an emotional roller coaster....so I just need to hang on and enjoy the ride.

Baby Drew....we sure wish you could be with us for Christmas...but we'll have many, many more to share as a family. We'll do lots of celebrating when you come home.

All I Want For Christmas.....

Is some news that our paperwork is moving. Still nothing. A couple of families received word that they're now on Step 7. But...not us. I'm thrilled for Lori and Shelley!!!! I have to believe that we're right behind them. Oh well...what's a girl to do? I'm going to hug my sweet Ian and eat a cookie.

Drats!

The update we received today, was not the update I wanted. Our paperwork is still somewhere between steps 2 and 6. AAAARRRRGGGGHHHH. I had so hoped that we'd be on at least step 7 by now. It looks like my hopes for a January travel date are fading fast. I'm officially bummed today :(

5 Months Old

Happy 5 month birthday baby Drew. We're thinking about you today and praying that you'll be home with us soon.

Growing, Growing, Growing

We received a height and weight update today. Our chunky money, Drew, is up to 14 pounds and 24 inches. It's good to see that he's growing. However, it's hard to think of him growing up without his mommy,daddy and big brother. Oh well....I'm going to get off my pity party and just be thankful that he's growing and developing.

We heard today that 3 of the Ninh Thuan families that received their G & R date on Monday will actually be traveling next week. Their I-600 is supposed to be approved in the next few days. Woo, hoo!!! I'm thrilled for those families. Plus...I'm also hopeful that they'll be able to love on our little guy a little bit for us...and snap a picture or two.

Things are moving right along. I'd love to hear some really, really good news before Christmas.

A Little Good News

Today brought some good news for several Dillon families. At least 3 families are leaving next Monday to pick up their sweet little ones in Ninh Thuan. They will hopefully be able to get some pictures of Drew for us since he's in the same orphanage. We're hoping and praying for those families because their I-600's have not been approved yet. I'm confident that it is going to be fine and these families will be able to travel and have their babies in their arms before Christmas.

I had a nice, long conversation with Jynger this morning. I must tell you how wonderful I think she is. Even though she didn't give us any real news, she made me feel better. Just talking through the thoughts racing through my head with her calmed me. I'm still not giving up on a January travel date...a girl can dream and pray, right? Still no word from the Consulate's office...which is frustrating beyond belief. But after talking with Jynger, I'm not as worried as I was yesterday. She's hoping we'll have an update by the end of this week on our paperwork.

The big Summit meeting last week seemed to have produced many positive things. It's not a lot of "clear" information, but I think things are moving in the right direction. There have been so many horror stories out there recently of families traveling to Vietnam to bring home their little ones, only to be denied. There are two provinces in Vietnam that have currently been shut down...fortunately Dillon does not work in either of those provinces. We are so fortunate that Dillon is such an above board and ethical agency.

Also today, my blogging pal Julie and her husband Chris received their referral. Bennett is in the same orphanage as Drew. He's about 5 weeks younger than Drew. I'm so thrilled for them. There were also several other referrals today, but I don't know what families yet. But...congratulations to all who received referrals today.

I'm still yearning to hold my baby. Still want to kiss his sweet little cheeks. Still want to whisper in his little ear just how much his mommy loves him. But for now....I'll take a deep breath and hope for more great news as the week goes on.

In Need Of Some Good News

I'm stressing over the silliest things lately. Maybe not the silliest, but things that I have no control over. We filed our I-600 on October 26th and it was delivered to the US Consulate in Ho Chi Minh City on October 29th. Several other families from our agency have received an email notification, from the US Consulates office, that their package was received and in some cases requesting additional information. To date, we have not received that email. I'm a little worried about that. I've talked to Jynger about it and she assures me that not all families received something from the Consulate's office. I trust her completely. But, I'm seeing on other discussion boards that several families have received their I-600 approval...all after receiving the initial email acknowledging receipt of their package. So....now I'm really concerned. I know I shouldn't be. There are many families ahead of us that need to get their I-600 before we do because they are much closer to receiving their travel date. But....that doesn't make me feel a whole lot better at the moment. I just need to know that they truly do have our paperwork and it is being worked on.

The big summit meeting was held in Washington, DC last week regarding the future of Vietnam adoptions. From everything I'm reading, it sounds like things went well...but again....we don't know yet. I know Jynger and Katie are swamped this week...but I think we all need to hear some news. We're all hanging by a thread right now.

Drew will be 5 months old next Monday. It's only been 2 months since our referral. But...I really want my baby. I know it's going to happen and I know that God is in complete control of it. But...this human heart that He gave me is longing to hold my son.

Hopefully tomorrow will bring some news...preferably good news.

Thinking About Next Year

Thanksgiving was wonderful this year. But, I couldn't help thinking about next year. What will it be like with 2 little boys running around?

I'm missing my boy today. Ian is doing a great job of keeping mommy occupied, but my mind often drifts to Vietnam and thoughts of our little guy waiting there for us. What did he do today? It's too early for me to be missing him. We still have along wait ahead of us.

Baby Drew....mommy, daddy and Ian love you very much. We can't wait until you're home with us. Hopefully soon we'll be on our way to meet you and bring you home.

What's Next???

Now that our dossier has been logged in....what happens now? Fortunuately, Dillon provides us with a clear picture of what is going on in Vietnam with our paperwork and with Drew's paperwork. There's a lot of sending paperwork back and forth. Here's a look at what's happening now and what will be happening over the next few weeks / months:

Steps 2-6 will happen after your dossier has been logged in and can take approximately 6 weeks or longer for these steps to be completed.

2. After receiving the acceptance papers, the Dillon staff will send a letter to the Department of International Adoption (DIA) in Hanoi. The letter explains your desire to adopt a child from Vietnam. This process can take about 7 business days or longer for the letter to be sent and received.

3. The DIA will then send a letter to the local justice department of the province in which the child you were referred is residing. The letter is explains that your family is desiring to adopt the child that you have been matched with. This process can take about 7 business days or longer for the letter to be sent and received.

4. Once, the local justice receives the letter from the DIA, they will then send a letter the center (orphanage) telling them which child your family is desiring to adopt. This process can take about 7 business days or longer for the letter to be sent and received.

5. Once the letter is received by the center (orphanage), the center then has to respond with a letter back to the local justice stating that yes this child is available for adoption. This process can take about 7 business days or longer for the letter to be sent and received.

6. Once, the local justice department receives the letter, the local justice department will then send a letter to the Department of International Adoptions (DIA) that yes this child is available for adoption. This process can take about 7 business days for the letter to be sent and received. When the DIA receives the letter from the local justice department, the DIA will then send our staff in Vietnam a letter requesting them to send your acceptance papers of the child that you have been referred. This process can take about 7 business days for the letter to be sent and received. Step 6 can take about 2 weeks or longer to complete.

*After step 6, you can anticipate an update after each step

7. Dillon staff will send the acceptance papers to Hanoi. This process can take about 7 business days or longer for the acceptance papers be sent and received.

8. Once, the DIA receives the acceptance papers from the Dillon staff, the DIA will then send a letter to the local justice department asking them to start compiling the legal docs (child’s dossier). This process can take 30-45 business days or longer to complete.

9. After the child’s dossier has been compiled, the center will send the legal documents to the local justice department. Once, the local justice department receives the dossier, they will then review the dossier. After they have completed the review process, they will then forward the legal documents to the DIA. The review process can take 1 week or longer.

10. The DIA will review the child’s legal documents and your family’s dossier. After the DIA has completed the review process, they will send the child’s legal documents and the family’s dossier back to the local justice department. The review process can take 1 week or longer.

11. The local justice department will then review the family’s dossier. Once, they have reviewed the family’s dossier, they will then send the family’s dossier and child’s legal documents to the people’s committee. The Dillon Vietnam staff will at this time also submit the commitment forms and power of attorney forms that you signed at time of acceptance. The review process can take 1 week or longer.

12. The people’s committee will then review your family’s dossier and the child’s legal documents. Once, they have completed the review process, the chairman of the people’s committee will give an approval (decision). After, the approval of the chairman, the child’s legal documents and your family’s dossier are sent back to the local justice department for your GNR date to be issued. This process can take 1 week or longer.

Families should have approximately two weeks notice before travel.


It's a long process and one that's evolving. There are potential changes on the horizon. We're hoping and praying they do not delay our process. We're also praying that we would travel in January. If we don't travel in January, it's likely that we will not travel until at least March. It's holiday time in Vietnam in February with TET and everything shuts down for several days / weeks.

There is a summit on November 28th in Washington, DC concerning the future of Vietnam adoptions. We all need to pray that legal and ethical adoptions will continue in Vietnam.

LOG IN DATE!!!!

We received word today that our "log in date" (LID) was October 22, 2007!!! Woo, hoo!!!

Now we start steps 2 - 6 of the infamous 12 step process. We won't receive another paperwork update until we've completed Step 6. Of course, I say "we"...."we" aren't doing anything, it's the staff in Vietnam and the government agencies there. If "we" were doing it....IT WOULD BE FINISHED ALREADY. Thank goodness that Dillon has such great staff in Vietnam that does handle all of this for us. I'm looking forward to seeing Thomas again when we travel to Vietnam and meeting the other staff members.

Now...it's celebration time in our house. Not only did we get notification of our Log In Date....Ian received his Certificate of Citizenship today. It's a happy day all around.

Sleeping Angel

We received this new picture of our angel Drew today. Jynger was in Vietnam last week and was able to see our litle guy and get a pic for us. He looks so sweet. He has the sweetest little mouth. Maybe he's dreaming about his momma coming to get him. Hopefully it won't be long Drew....

October Update

Not sure if we'll get these monthly, but it was a nice surprise today. We received a height and weight update this morning. Drew is up to a whopping 10.12 pounds and he's 22 inches tall. Yay...he's growing!!!

Now...I'm ready to go and get him :)

We Give You Glory

Giving God ALL the Glory for our wonderful blessing!!!

3 Months Old Today

Our little guy is 3 months old today. Happy 3 month birthday Drew!!!! We hope we'll have you in our arms very, very soon.

Paperwork On The Way

We received an email from Katie today. Our acceptance paperwork is on it's way to Vietnam. Woo, hoo!!! Now we wait for our Log In Date (LID).

One itsy bitsy step closer to Drew.....YAY!!!

"Your Day Is Going to Get A Whole Lot Better"

Those were the words Charlie spoke to me around 11:15am this morning. He called me at work and said "how's your day going?"....I said "uh, um..OK"....he said "your day is going to get a whole lot better"....then he told me that he was on his way to pick me up and we were going to Dillon for lunch. What? Oh my...this couldn't be happening. Yep...it was happening. Rebecca (our social worker) called him and told him that they had a referral for us.

It took us FOREVER to go about 5 miles to the Dillon office. We sat down with Katie in the conference room and she began going over the referral paperwork. It just seemed so surreal. So much different than Ian's referral day. We looked over the information and we knew that he was our son.

Then the moment came. The moment when we first saw a glimpse of his sweet little face. I knew the moment I saw him that I was looking at the face of my son. He's so cute. He almost 3 months old. He was born on July 10th in the province of Ninh Thuan. We'll name him Drew Austin Quang Conner.

Now the wait begins. Hopefully we'll be on the short end of the 3-6 month wait, but anything can happen.

It's been an amazing day and we are so, so thankful for the new blessing that God brought into our lives today.

Charlie was right....my day was GREAT!!!

Officially Waiting

Today we received an email telling us that our dossier has been authenticated and is now complete!!! Yay!!! What does that mean?

WE'RE OFFICIALLY ON THE WAITING LIST!!!!! Woo, hoo!!!

Even though I'm not very good at waiting....it's exciting to finally be on the list. Hopefully our wait won't be too long.

Wake Up Call

Ever have one of those moments in church when you know God is speaking directly to you...no one else...just you? Well, I had one of those moments today. God gave Deron the words to speak directly to me. I don't know if anyone else needed Deron's message today...but I certainly did.

Acts 17: 26-27...From one man he made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he determined the times set for them and the exact places where they should live. God did this so that men would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us.

That scripture has a lot packed into it. But, in the margin of my bible today I wrote one of the tidbits from Deron's message. "If you believe God is good, you must believe his timing is right". WOW....that hit me in the gut. See what I mean? God sent this message today just for me to hear. I know that God is so, so good and why do I ever question? It's that human heart He gave me. But...I KNOW....and today I'm SURE....God's timing is right. No one besides God determines the beginning and the end. God knows exactly who our child is, when he was born and when he'll be revealed to us.

Thank you God for Deron and his message today....you alone God knew that Nadra in Tulsa, Oklahoma needed to hear these words today. Thank you God for allowing us to be human, but then also reminding us that you, and you alone, are in control.

Pouty Party

I'm kinda bummed. We received our "Waiting Families" letter today from Katie (at Dillon). The letter was fine, but for some reason it just made me sad. Partly because they are doing away with the number system on the waiting list. For example, when we went on the waiting list for the India program, we were #6 on the list. Now, all we'll know is that we're on the waiting list. I know it doesn't matter what number we are, when the OUR child is referred...we'll get him. But...it was good to know how many people were ahead of you. Oh well...I'll get through this pouty day.

Finally...Dossier Complete

Today, I turned in the final documents for the Dossier. Yay!!! It's a huge relief to have this part finally completed. Once these documents have been authenticated...then we're "officially" on the waiting list.

I'm so ready for a referral. But...I've said that before. Our child is out there somewhere and I know, in my head, that he'll be revealed to us in God's perfect timing. It's so hard to wait, but we'll get through it.

WOO HOO!!! I-171

Yippee!!! Our I-171H came in the mail yesterday. We'll get our doctor's letters this week and then our dossier will finally be complete!!! I'm so excited. Charlie, on the other hand, is now just a little nervous. He said that it's finally sinking in that before long we're going to know who our child is. I CAN'T WAIT!!!!

Next Friday, September 7th will mark two years since we saw our precious Ian's picture for the first time. It would be kinda cool if we could find out who his little brother is around the same time.

Anyway...it's a happy day in the Conner household!!!

Meeting Thomas

This evening we attended a reception for Thomas held at the Dillon office. Thomas is one of the Dillon staff in Vietnam. We actually met him at India camp last week, but were able to see him again this evening. There were so many people there. I loved it. But, it was crazy hot. The conference room at Dillon is not very big and with the number of people there....it was nuts. But, we had a great time. I'm so ready for a referral now after seeing all of those cute kiddos. It was fun to actually meet people I've "talked" to on the Dillon forum and through our blogs. I feel like I know so many of them already.

While we didn't get to spend much time with Thomas, it was great to be around all of the Dillon families. It's amazing how adoption brings a whole new circle of friends into your life.

Did I mention that I'm ready for a referral?

We're waiting on our I-171H approval. It's been two weeks...but who's counting?

Hey....I'm ready for a referral......is anyone listening? I shouldn't be complaining. There are people out there that have been waiting a lot longer that we have. Hopefully the referrals will come soon for all of us.

I'm especially hoping for G & R dates for the families who are so close to traveling. Good news has to come soon!!!

Finger Prints - Check

Today was a great day. We left Tulsa around 8:00am after dropping Ian of at day care. We arrived at USCIS around 9:50am. Our appointment was at 10:00am. We walked in, passed through security and headed into the room for our appointment. We were pleasantly surprised when we found we were the only people in the room at the time. We filled out a little bit of paper work and received our numbers. About 10:05am, my number was called. My fingerprints were taken and then Charlie's number was called. By 10:20am...we were done!!! Woo, hoo!!! One step closer to our little angel somewhere in Vietnam.

I emailed Jynger and Katie yesterday and told them that today would be a great day for a referral since it was my birthday. But....the call didn't come today. Hopefully soon, as Jynger puts it...she's so politicly correct and non committal. I love her!!!

Now we wait for the I-171H to come in. Waiting....I should be pretty good at it by now...but not so much.

Finger Printing Appointment

We received the letter yesterday from USCIS. Our appointment for finger printing is Friday, July 27th in Oklahoma City. What a great day!!! July 27th is my birthday. Wonder if I can convince them to expidite the process as a birthday present to me? Hmmm....probably not...but you can bet I'm going to ask. :)

I Stopped Counting

Last week was such an exciting week for the waiting Dillon families. I stopped counting after 6 babies had been matched with their forever family. Not really...but I may have lost count. I think....think...there were 11 referrals last week. Maybe even 12...but I'm not sure. That's HUGE. Now, we're probably in for a "dry spell". But that just means that our children are not ready for us yet and they will be revealed to us in God's perfect timing (I must keep telling myself that). Charlie and I had a date night on Saturday and looked at each other over dinner and laughed (you know, that nervous little giggle) that this was feeling more "real" now. Not that we ever doubted that it was going to happen, but when you see so many families united (especially ones that are just a couple of weeks ahead of you in the process), it makes it seem much more exciting and..well..."real". We are thrilled for all of the families that received referrals last week and we pray that the remainder of their process moves quickly so that can meet their children very soon.

We are planning on enjoying every minute we can as a family of three. I want to really enjoy the alone time with Ian before our family grows to four.

What A Week

Wow...it's been an exciting week for Dillon families. I think there have been 5 or 6 referrals this week. That is amazing!!!! How fun that so many families now know who God picked out for them.

Congrats to Jessica, Ruth, Shelly C, Dawn & Kim....you will be heading to Vietnam very soon. I'll be praying for the remaining part of your process to move quickly.

It just goes to show you....God is at work in the lives of these families and in the lives of their little ones waiting in Vietnam. God is sooooooooo Good!!!!!!

Update: 7-6-07.....another referral has been announced....Congratulations to Dianna and her family. They received a referral of a precious baby girl yesterday. Yay!!! That's 6 referrals for sure....maybe more. What a fantastic week!!!

Dossier to Dillon

Today we turned in our Dossier to Dillon International!!! Yippee!!! One more step closer to our new baby. We are still waiting to be fingerprinted and then the I-171H will be issued.

No major problems with this Dossier. Compared to the Dossier we had to prepare for India...this one was a piece of cake. I was totally, but pleasantly, surprised.

There have been three referrals so far this week that I'm aware of. One is a precious little boy who was a "waiting child". Stormy and her family have spoken for him. He's just the cutest little guy. We're thrilled that he now has a forever family. One little girl was referred to the Varn family and a little boy to the Cline family. It's been an exciting week on our discussion forum.

The families who are in Vietnam now picking up their kiddos are returning home tomorrow and Friday. That is so exciting!!! The left the US on Thursday, June 21st. So, they're coming home in just under two weeks and just over 2 weeks. That's good news!!!!

Working On The Dossier

Today we received the Dossier information from Katie. Woo, hoo!!! That's the next set of documents we need to gather. We'll submit the "certified" copies of those documents and then the folks at Dillon will send them to on to be authenticated by the Vietnam Embassy. I'm on vacation all week next week and it's my goal to have all of the documents to Dillon by next Tuesday.

The cool thing today was that 3 of the documents we have to sign are in Vietnamese. Wow...it's actually happening. I'm so excited!!!

By the way...if you haven't checked out the "In Vietnam" links on the left...be sure to do so. There are three families in Vietnam now picking up their precious babies. Congratulations to Erin & Jason, Jessica & Ken, and Leslie & Scott!!!!

Vietnam Family Day

Yesterday we attended the Vietnam Family Day hosted by our adoption agency. We were amazed. There were so many people there. It was much different than India Camp. I was expecting a fairly large group...but it was crazy. We only stayed about an hour. It was nap time for Ian and he was cranky, cranky, cranky. He was asleep in the car about a block in to the drive home. We were able to see so many cute, cute kiddos. I didn't get to talk to as many people as I wanted to...but I recognized lots of faces from their blogs.

Ian had a pretty good time. I was quite surprised that he didn't want to play in the balls...but he wanted nothing to do with it. He was interested in the car, truck and boat....until we put the quarter in and it started. Then he was a little afraid. He got this shocked look on his face and started saying "up peese...up peese." He didn't want to get in them again.

We met up with another couple that we attended the Adopting Again workshop with. Al and Chris are just a little ahead of us in the process. They live in the Tulsa area and we're hopeful that we continue through this journey together.

I didn't know how I'd react after going to this event. Since we're still so far away from actually getting our baby. But...it got me all excited again. I saw so many cute kiddos and so many happy families that it made me ready to tackle anything to get to our baby.

Get ready Vietnam....here we come!!!!

Nothing New

I'm a little down today. I was sure that we'd be further along than this by now. After all, it's our second adoption with the same agency. It seems there are a lot of people in the same stage as us right now and it's taking a little longer to get our home study completed (typed) than I had anticipated. Plus, Rebecca leaves for China tomorrow for a Birth Land tour with 5 families. So, I'm not anticipating it to be completed now until after she returns. Completely out of my control....the way the whole adoption process is.

On a happier note in the world of Vietnam adoption, several families have received their Provincial Approval and are now waiting on the G & R date. They'll be travelling very soon. Congratulations to the parents of Beckett, Avery and Loston!!!!!

Jynger is in Vietnam now. She has been there for about a week and is scheduled back in the office next week. Hopefully she'll bring lots of good news (translated...referrals) with her. There are lots of families that have been waiting for many months to receive their referrals. I'm praying that there's movement soon on the waiting list.

Moving on now...I'm finished with my mini pity party for tonight.

Home Study Complete

Our home study visits are now complete. Today, Rebecca visited our home and did our final visits. She met with me individually. Charlie joined us a little later and we did the remaining "couple" visit. I left to go pick up Ian so she did Charlie's individual visit then. When Ian and I returned, we chatted for a few more minutes and then we were done. Talking to Rebecca was like talking to an old friend. She'll type up the home study, send us a copy to proof, submit it for approval and then send it to USCIS. After that, then we'll get the fingerprinting appointment.

We should receive the dossier packet from Katie after the home study is approved. Thing are moving right along. I'm ready to get this paperwork finished and then we'll settle in for the wait. Aaaaahhhhhh...the wait. I remember it well. Hopefully I'll tolerate this wait time a little better than I did Ian's.

The Same But Different

Going through the process to adopt our second child seems much different than before. We're doing much of the same paperwork, the same steps (so to speak)...but it just feels "different". Charlie and I have talked about it and it's kind of hard to put your finger on. I suppose part of it is because we already have a wonderful son, Ian. While I'm just as motivated to get all of the paperwork done...yesterday....I'm not as "frantic". That's probably a good thing. Frantic behavior and a 2 year old probably don't mix well. I still have lots of questions and before we even finish our home study, I've been emailing Jynger and Katie (from Dillon) with lists of questions each week. Jynger went through this process with me when we adopted Ian...so she knows that I ask lots of questions and communicate with them VERY often. So, obviously some things are the same...my questions and my impatience.

Four Dillon families have had their G & R in Vietnam. Their boys are so, so cute and they all look so very happy. Hopefully that will be us one day soon.

Today another Dillon family received a referral of a little boy born in December 2006. It's been an exciting week on the Dillon Forum.

Can Tho Families Almost There

Four Dillon families are traveling to Vietnam to meet their children for the first time. The parents of Cole, Dylan, Howie and Zak should actually be in Vietnam right about now. They will travel to Can Tho and meet their boys later today (Saturday). Their GNR (Giving and Receiving Ceremony) is April 24th. What a special time for their families. I remember so vividly the travel to India to get Ian and the anxiousness we felt as we waited to head to the orphanage. Our prayers are with them.

The links to their blogs are posted on this page.

Happy Day Can Tho Mommies and Daddies.....you'll be holding your precious boys very soon.

Home Study Visit #1

Today we had our first Home Study visit. Having gone through this once before, I wasn't quite as nervous as the first time. But, still just a little anxious. Our social worker is FABULOUS!!! We are fortunate to have Rebecca Hackworth doing our home study this time. She's been with Dillon for many, many years and she is wonderful. We met her at our first adoption workshop in 2004. We loved her from the moment we met her. When we found out that she was going to be doing our home study, we were thrilled. She's so easy to talk to.

Our next visit will be in our home on May 2nd. She'll also do our individual interviews at the same time. So, one more long visit and we'll be done!!! Woo, hoo!!!

And So It Begins

This blog is designed to follow our adoption journey to our child in Vietnam. We are still very early in the process, but hopefully this will help our friends and family follow our journey.

The name of the blog will change. We do not know yet if our child is a boy or a girl (we're pretty sure it's a boy). After we have receive our referral, we'll probably change the name...so stay tuned.

We have felt for a while that we wanted another child. God so graciously opened the door and in faith we're walking through it. Many people have asked us "why Vietnam instead of India?". Our answer is simple...God closed the India door to us and opened the one to Vietnam. We know that's where Ian's sibling is waiting (or perhaps not even born yet).