[lncmrc]

Hello!

• My name is Nicole, 37 years young.
• 2 siberian huskies, Smokey & Bandit.
• Born & raised in Charlotte, NC.
• Live in Crouse, NC (Gaston County side of this Lincoln County town) and love being away from civilization.
• Married 8 years.
• Work full-time in Charlotte, NC for an international shipping company.
• In the early stages of adopting from Guatemala.
• Isn't NC the best state....mountains and the beaches----Oak Island rules!

[bblb]

Hello!

Thank you for this new board!

I was born and raised in Charlotte as well, and am living here with my husband and wild 3 year old golden retriever.

We too, are adopting from Guatemala! And in the very early stages--narrowing down agencies and such.

We are so excited to be starting our adoption! (And freaked out all at the same time).

You are the second person I've met from Charlotte who is adopting from Guatemala!

Can I PM you to talk about homestudy agencies?

Have a good day,

Brandii

[BabyD]

Hi! My name is Becca. DH Jason and I are adopting domestically. We've been waiting for 8 months so far and are the proud parents of two adorable Labs.

[StampnWendy]

Hey everyone My name is Wendy and I'm from the Mooresville area (originally NY).

We started our domestic adoption at the end of November, got our home study done and profile ready in December, and now are officially waiting. We have received a few referrals, but no matches....still waiting

[Gardenia]

Hello! My name is Tami and I am a stay-at-home mom to an adorable 9 month old (domestic adoption). We are originally from North Dakota but are loving Charlotte! We're debating if we want to start the process for #2 once dd turns one. Well, dh is doing the debating...I'm all for it!!

[BabyD]

I say go for it Tami. Allison wants a little brother or sister!

[Gardenia]

Becca--I thought that was you!! As far as starting the process again, DH is being scared with stories from co-workers who are adjusting to 2 kids right now. Hopefully he'll be ready to update our homestudy for #2 this spring.

(P.S. We need to do a Charlotte friends get-together again!!)

[bblb]

Hi again!

It's so nice to meet everyone!

Would those of you who have adopted domestically or in the process of mind sending me a pm about your agency, or the process in general?

We are thinking we will adopt from Guatemala, but have also been looking at a domestic adoption as well. It'd be so great to talk to others who live nearby and can relate.

Thank you a bunch!

Brandii

[caseyjmu99]

Hello all! I just stumbled across this board and wanted to introduce myself. DH and I live in South Charlotte and are in the process of adopting our first child from Korea. Our homestudy went to Korea 2-12-07 and we are hoping for a referral some time this summer.

-Casey

[bbeard72]

Hi,

We just completed our Guatemala adoption and brought our son home in January. We live in South Charlotte (i'm from here, hubby from Mass.). I am 34 years old and we have two dogs and we both work full time.

Brenna & John

[mcnay1]

Hi all...Ive been away from this forum for quite some time, and have recently come back. My name is Katy and my DH is Matt and we live in Cornelius. We brought our first son home from Guatemala last March (cant believe its been a year). he is 21 months old and we are in the process of #2. We are in PGN without PA as we seek to adopt JD's birth cousin. We are cautiously optimistic...

Good to meet you all...
Katy

[tomandcate]

I have been on the General boards for several years and just stumbled upon this board today linking from another post there!

DH and I are married 8 years and live in Mint Hill, relocated late last summer from Ohio (I was born and raised here so we wanted to come back to family).

We adopted our first son (CC) in 11/04 from Ohio. We started the process for #2 while we were still in OH and then continued once we moved to NC. This past February we were placed with our darling second son, who is now 3 1/2 months old - also born in OH. He is full Hispanic.

I am a full time SAHM but also work a full time job from home, so things are very busy here! Thankfully John (son #2) began to sleep through the night last month, so it's getting easier!

I would love to get together with anyone who would like to set up playdates, etc. Sam (son #1, now 2 1/2 years old) will be going to preschool next fall but he does not have any playmates yet. He just loves being around other kids - goes to the playground and wants to give every kid he sees a "big hug."

Look forward to talking to you all and possibly getting together in the future - for those in process, good luck to you!!!
Catherine

[dockery]

Hi, my name is Leslee
We are adopting from China
LID 06-12-07
It is looking like it may be a really LONG wait!
My husband and I live in BElmont NC
We have 2 biological children ages 11, and 15

[Petsitter]

I am April and we came home from China with our beautiful 3 year old son in June. We are in the process of adopting again, this time from Vietnam. Got our 171 on Friday!!

[RobGraham411]

I've lived in Charlotte my entire life, but I was adopted from CHS out of Greensboro.

Glad to see so many posts from my hometown and home state.

I see many of the posts come from adoptive parents; y'all let me know if you have any questions because I have lived the adoption experience for 22 years.

And of course, if there are any adult adoptees out there, hit me up - I think having a strong network is important for people in our shoes, so I'm trying to develop mine as we speak. Peace

Rob Cureton Graham