[kimber]

I know how excited you are and I'm excited for you. I'll send you a pic of my little angel if you email me at mommydaddyjack@yahoo.com
The flight to Tainan is about $100.00 round trip and about $25.00 more when you bring your baby! the train is fun too but it's 4 1/2 hours and about $45.

Chie Chien (Bye Bye)
Kimberley

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Thanks Kimberely,
I really appreciate all of your information. It has been extremely informative. Our agency has sent our home study and pictures to Taiwan this week. If everything works well, we hope to have our daughter home by April!

I am going to email you at your address. I would LOVE to see a picture of Ila.

Thanks again!
Carol

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Our agency related today that our home study and pictures have been received at Cathwell and CSS. Any thoughts about these two orphanages? We have looked at their websites but they dont' give alot of info...

Any guesstimate of how long a wait for a referral would be?

Carol

[kimber]

It totally depends on what your specifications are...eg) "newborn baby girl, healthy" OR "under 1 year, any gender, will accept slight specail needs." some babies at CSS might have a lazy eye or birthmark on the face or something that is correctable but considered "special needs' They recently had the most gorgeous set of boy twins (9 months) that had cleft palates. Everyone who met these boys wanted to take them home because they were so cute and fun. They got allocated to Australia in October.
I'd say allocation at CSS takes usually 1-2 months and Cathwell, I don't know about.
Once you get allocated and get the picture...YIPEE! You'll be so joyous.
Hang in there.
Kimberley