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International adoption question
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Anyone here adopting internationally? DH and I are in the process of adopting from Ghana, and I was just looking for other ladies to talk to. Thanks.
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Re: International adoption question
we are :-) but from South Korea :-) its been a crazy road so far! our son will be 16 months old on 3/9..... we got matched with him almost 7 months ago, and we have no clue when he'll be coming home :-(
Korea has always been one of the more stable IA programs, which is why we picked it. BUT the Korean ministry is starting to change some of the "rules" and process.... so a bunch of babies have been "stuck" while we wait for them to start processing visas again. :-( its been really tough just waiting, with no real end in sight. he will be our first child, and we're just so ready to start our lives as his parents.
BUT on the plus side, he is in a foster home with a great foster family- so i know he is being sooo well cared for and loved. he also goes for a check up every month, so we've been getting a lot of info about him, and a bunch of pictures :-)
Anyway... thats our story! I know IA can be so different from DA, so feel freel to talk, vent, whatever! :-)
(All of that said, we are no where near looking for #3... and as much as it hurts my heart, I don't think we'll ever do IA because of the out-of-country component with two small children at home... I can't stomach the thought of leaving my babies for three weeks)
We're adopting through Nightlight's Uganda program. They would prefer that we not artificially twin our kiddos, but they didn't have a problem with DS being young.
And Silliest, I know this may not be possible for y'all, but my mom is coming w/us so we can bring DS. I haven't been away from him for more than 5 hours. 3 weeks would kill me!
Application approved Dec '11
Mar '12: Homestudy interrupted by change in Uganda requirements - where do we go from here?
After searching and searching, back with Uganda but with our homestudy agency's program.
Homestudy complete July 19
USCIS I-600A submitted July 20. Biometrics appointments arrived Aug 17; fingerprinted Aug 21; 171H received Sept 25th. On the wait list Oct 1st: #18. By Jan 25th, we're #13!
Come home, baby A!
We have two bio sons (age 4&1) and have started the process to adopt from Bulgaria. The age of our youngest has not been an issue because the wait time can be up to 3 years.
Good luck!
Also, the travel for Ghana is two trip of about a week each. I don't think I could handle a three-week separation either. As it is, that's the most nerve-racking part for me.