[HollyB]

We had two bio sons and thought we were finished with our family. When the boys were 8 and 12 I really started grieving the thought of never having a daughter. (and I couldn't fathom the thought of another pregnancy) We decided to act on the impulse to adopt an older child. I walked into an agency in March 2003 and asked questions about costs, time, etc. and we went with the path of least resistance, which meant we we sitting in Kathmandu, Nepal with our 3 1/2 year old daughter on Mother's day (May 2003). We waited out the six weeks and were home in June. Decided we wanted one more and the one had a sister and a brother, so, what the hey, we took them all. The Russian adventure was much longer, more emotionally draining, etc., but of course, absolutely meant to be.