China adoption

What is it like to adopt from China? One family's story of adopting a baby from China.

NPR host Scott Simon became a father for the first time at the age of 50, when he and his wife Caroline adopted the first of their two daughters from China. He describes how he felt becoming a father relatively late in life, how his family changed — and how his daughters continue to inspire him, in a new memoir, Baby We Were Meant For Each Other.

Our two weeks home happens tonight, AND today also marks one month since I met Luke! from this to this! Believe me, there were lots of hilarious out takes to this photo session. When I put Katie in the chair Luke was standing with, he started licking her sleeve. And Miss Katie bug was doing her best NOT to smile. Stinker. As you can see, if we get him into a standing position, and place his hands on something, he can stay upright for a little while. He can't get into a sitting or standing…

Paulette is currently in China to bring home her beautiful daughter Annalise. Her travel blog is 'together forever' . The post below is t...

We hear this question all the time. It is a great question. A loving question. Kudos to you for asking! Fortunately, I can speak from personally experience. We adopted our youngest child, Ella in 2…

On the first day my husband and I brought our adopted daughter Mitzi home from China she fell down a flight of wooden stairs while we were distracted …

Dearest Cecilia, our dear sweet daughter and dancing princess, Ten years ago today, on Feb. 27, 2005, we “gotcha” in China. We can hardly believe how quickly the time has gone. You̵…

"See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland." - Isaiah 43:19 Just a little update from Monday. I posted it on Facebook but not on my book page or here on my blog. We had our first foster care meeting to see where we are at. They wanted to know if we had any questions and told us there are no guarantees, as we already know. And they know we are interested in a little girl named Hannah. Which is why…

Follow along on our adoption story as we pick up our children...

July 23, 2012 - Gotcha Day!!!! July 19, 2012 - travel to China July 11, 2012 - awarded $2,000 grant from A Child Waits Foundation Ju...

Seventeen summers ago, we were making plans.

An Ancient Chinese Proverb says…”An invisible RED THREAD connects those who are destined to meet, regardless of the time, the place or the circumstance. The thread may stretch or tangle, but it will never break.” On April 1, 2003, I received a packet from WACAP with the profi

When I was younger I was open about being adopted.During show-and-tell in preschool, I shared moon cakes with my classmates to celebrate Chinese New Year.…

Part 6 – China adoption diary: The sisters wrangle over pigtail pitch, Madeleine becomes a thoroughbred clothes horse, and Mom wonders, "What if Grace’s Chinese mother had any idea that her precious daughter was right here in Maoming for only one day?"

If you are serious about adopting a baby from China, here are 6 things that you really must understand first.

When others find our that we are adopting, there are a number of "standard" questions that we are asked. What country are you adopting from? When will you be able to get your children? How long is the process? How much does it cost? Who is your agency? But there is one question that I am asked mor

Part 5 - China adoption diary: "Officially ours," Madeleine Bao Yi becomes a Belsie - CSMonitor.com

An adoptive parent and her daughter discuss what they both wish they had known before going through the process of adopting an older child.

Families from the U.S. and around the world had been waiting years to meet the boy or girl they were set to adopt from China. This week, they learned that China is no longer allowing international adoptions.