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05-18-2006, 10:28 AM
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International Adoption?
I just wondered if there was any Catholics on here that are in process of international adoption, or have completed international adoption?
We are in process of adopting our daughter from China.
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Mary  DOR 11/2/06  
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05-18-2006, 10:31 AM
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We're Catholic and have 2 boys adopted from Russia, ages 5 and 2. They were both adopted when they were just past their 1st birthday.
What's the time frame you've been given for your adoption? We are thinking about adopting a girl from Korea, if we can somehow get the money.
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Katrina, PROUD MOMMY OF 3!!!!!!
Mom to Dennis-7 1/2 and Tommy-4 1/2 adopted from Moscow in June 2002 and May 2005.
Mom to Claire, 5 1/2, adopted from Seoul, South Korea in June, 2007
Special needs mommy with experience with FAS, dyslexia, FAE, CP/spastic quadriplegia, global developmental delay, and learning from my kids every day!
Maybe, Proudmommy of 5?
Hoping to adopt two more.
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05-30-2006, 01:16 PM
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Catholic and home from China
Hi folks:
We are Catholics. And we just returned from China with our adorable baby girl 3 weeks ago! Catherine Anne XiuJin turned one on May 7th! She is the light of our lives along with our son, also adopted, James age 12. Where are you in the process for China? Donna
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06-02-2006, 06:54 PM
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We are Catholics and have adopted 3 children from Russia. Best of luck to you
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Kendal adopted twin girls Sept '01 from Pskov adopted little boy April '05 from Pskov
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06-13-2006, 11:41 AM
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Russia adopters,
I have always wondered why Russia requires two visits for adoption. Did anyone ever explain? I am just curious.
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ChinaMamaWannaBe May 2006 - Made decision to adopt a baby girl from China. Waiting for next "window" to open for Single Parent Adoption Applications to be accepted.
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06-13-2006, 11:47 AM
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The way it was explained to me was that there was too many cases of pap's coming to adopt a specific child and then backing out after meeting them. So they switched to 2 visits to ensure that the child was wanted by the family. Whether that is true or not, I am not sure, but that's just what I was told.
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Kendal adopted twin girls Sept '01 from Pskov adopted little boy April '05 from Pskov
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06-16-2006, 04:28 AM
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Oh, interesting. That is sad. International adoption is no small endeavor and certainly not for the faint of heart. I think God has been preparing me for this for a long time.
I am so excited to start the process as soon as the singles window opens to me. I pray I am approved by my agency so I can get the ball rolling, but I am trusting God to control everything - that way I'll know whether it truly is His Will or not.
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ChinaMamaWannaBe May 2006 - Made decision to adopt a baby girl from China. Waiting for next "window" to open for Single Parent Adoption Applications to be accepted.
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08-15-2006, 05:20 PM
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Hi! We are Catholic and are in the process of adopting from Guatemala. This is our first child and we plan on adopting again - maybe from China. Good Luck
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Padinbaby 10/29/05 Signed with Agency 5/5/06 Annabella born  5/14/06 Accepted Referal 7/6/07 Exited Family Court 7/13/06 Entered PGN 7/26/06 KO 7/27/06 Re-entered PGN 9/6/06 OUT of PGN 9/22/06 PINK 10/3/06 Home forever 
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08-20-2006, 09:02 PM
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Adopting from Kazakhstan
Hello,
We , too, are Catholic and are adopting our first child from Kazakhstan. We should actually be traveling in the next couple of months or so. It looks like we will be bringing home a baby boy! We're in the process of picking out names to use as either a first name or a middle name if we decide to keep his given first name. We've been checking out saints' names, too.
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08-22-2006, 06:29 PM
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I'm Catholic and dh and I recently adopted two from Korea. We had difficulty picking out our son's name but his name suits him well. With our daughter we had a harder time. I had names picked out for a boy and a girl if we had conceived.
My names for my conceived children if I could have them: Shawn Douglas (yes I know it's from a soap opera but I really loved the name) and Elizabeth Anne. My dh made the mistake of telling all of his family that we had picked out the name of Elizabeth Anne. When dd arrived, in my heart, I couldn't call her the name of the daughter that I couldn't conceive. It would have hurt too much. After about a week of going back and forth on what to name her, I came up with her name. It came to me one night while I was feeding her her nightly bottle and it felt right, really right. With her name we still honor our daughter that we couldn't conceive but gave her a name all her own. Her name is Catherine Elizabeth Ryanne Eun Seong. We call her Katie for short. Jen
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8/12/04 Handed in Application 9/6/04 Completed HS 9/16/04 Received Referral of Ryan Christopher Seong Tae  10/22/04 I-600 Completed 11/1/04 Received I-171 & I-171H 4/14/05 Ryan's Arrival at JFK airport 12/15/05 Ryan's finalization 10/14/05 Agency Called-Ryan has a sister 10/26/05 Updated HS 11/21/05 I-600 Completed 11/30/05 Received I-171 & I-171H 3/30/06 Katie's Arrival at LaGuardia 12/12/06 Katie's finalization 6/29/07 Agency called-Ryan & Katie have a sister 7/17/07 Received her referral & accepted next day 7/23/07 Updated HS 9/7/07 I-600 Completed 11/20/07 Bella's Arrival at airport
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09-04-2006, 08:56 PM
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Catholic and adopted/ing from Guatemala
My husband and I are Catholic and adopted our son in 2004 from Guatemala and are hoping to adopt another Guatemalan child soon.
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10-05-2006, 12:36 PM
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yes...Guatemala
We are Catholic and are adopting our son from Guatemala. We are in the last steps and pray we have him home by Christmas. Once he is home, we will start the process for adopting a baby girl.
God Bless all on your journey. -Ran
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Baby boy born 4/24  DNA Match 6/13  Unforgettable visit 6/30-7/4  PA 7/24 / In PGN 7/27  KO 8/25  Re-submitted 8/25 same day OUT 10/12 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Submitted to Embassy 10/31 PINK 11/6 Apt. 11/13 HOME 11/15 Ask me what agency NOT to use !!!! Starting adoption #2 with new agency !!! Baby girl born 3/12 DNA match 5/4 PA 7/2 / In PGN Visit trip 7/13-7/17 OUT 7/12 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Submitted to Embassy 8/2 PINK 8/9 Apt. 8/20 HOME 8/22 Ask me what agency to DEFINETLY use !! Faith is not a belief that everything will turn out to please us; rather it is the confidence that no matter how things turn out, God will somehow use the events in our days for His glory and our good. (E. Stanley Jones) "Be still, and know that I am God;..." Psalm 46:10
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10-05-2006, 04:27 PM
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China for us :)
DH and I are DTC 9/1/06, with no word yet on our LID.
Hope we hear soon. Sadly the wait times are increasing for China. Rumors put the wait at 18-24 months or worse  But I feel in my heart of hearts that we will be home with our child before Christmas of 2007! Hugs,
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Rebecca DH: Andy Fur babies Cats: Trinity, Louis & Reggie Dog: Scooter   7/23/08: Licensed 8/04/08: 1st placement Princess P 9/09/08: 2nd placement King Q  03/15/06: Approved by agency 06/29/06: Filed I-600A 07/27/06: Fingerprint appointment 08/12/06: Received 171H 09/01/06: DTC 09/26/06: LID 11/15/07: Out Of review! 09/04/2010: Expected Referral
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10-08-2006, 07:37 AM
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My DH & I are Catholic and we adopted our son this past spring from Lithuania. It took just over three years start to finish and was a certainly a test of faith!
Gina Mom to Becky (16) Olivia (12) Timothy (2)
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10-12-2006, 03:27 PM
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DH and I adopted our second son, soon to be 8 y.o., from Taiwan about 1 1/2 years ago.
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Marci
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