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Smooth journey!
I am glad and thankful for this tread of messages about successful adoptions.
I have to say that in our case everything went so smooth that it was unbelievable. I always thought that I was going to find a brick wall and I never did. We started our process in Dec. 2007 (waiting list in our agency), so we actually started at the end of March, submitted our international dossier for Russia in early June, got our referral in September, met our 16 months old princess in October, broght her home November 25 2008. Great agency, great experience. I think the agency has a lot to do with the success and waiting time of the adoption process. Some agencies have only a few regions, some are more spread out so they get more referrals so the waiting time gets shorter.
Our Anastasia is a very resilient toddler, full of life and fits into our family perfectly. We have 3 bio sons ages 14, 11 and 8 and now our little beauty just turned 2. It's been a great experience, I feel so happy I can't even put in in words.
Everyone wanting to adopt... just go for it. If you inform yourselves, know what to expect, even the worst case scenarios, you will be able to handle the incredibly beautiful experience of adopting a child.
Good luck and keep in touch.
Daniela
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