[chriscinger]

Any other Iowans here?

I'm Cindy, and I live in Mason City. DH and I are working on our second adoption, though we've hit a giant snag. More later....

[iccsd]

Hi Cindy.

We are in Des Moines. We are on our second adoption. Our first adoption was twin girls from Guatemala. Now we are adopting a baby boy.

Sorry to hear about your snag....

I'd love to organize an Iowa event sometime. It would be fun to get all of these beautiful kids together.

Sara

[jennywren]

My DH and I are from Dubuque and are in the process of adopting our first child together. DH has 4 children from previous marriage. Looking forward to sharing your experiences about adoption.

[iccsd]

Jen,
I'm from DBQ. We get back there often to see my parents. Did you grow up there?
Sara

[Ranfeldcj]

We live in the Des Moines area working on our first adoption. Currently waiting for DNA authorization. We are adopting a little boy from Guatemala. It's nice to have people in the area to share with.

[iccsd]

Hi fellow Des Moines-ite!

I've gotten to know many people with children from Guatemala in our area. We hope to organize a playgroup sometime late spring or early summer. Keep in touch so you can join us. Hope your process goes well!

Sara

[iamcguire]

Also from the Des Moines area, in the process of adopting our first child, we are currently in PGN.

[oleson1]

Hi all! Not many of us here...

I am from the Waterloo area. DH and I have 2 bio boys and adopted our daughter from China a little over 9 months ago.

[bannya]

Hello! My wife & I are from Iowa City. We've adopted twice from the state foster care system.

[EngineerGalinIA]

Hello everyone;

I'm from Davenport and leave on Wednesday (2/21) to pick up Matea. I hope all the families can get together when the weather gets a little bit warmer for our kiddos!
Ann

[Stacytoadoopt]

Are you home yet????? Looking forward to hearing about your homecoming...

I am Stacy, live in the Iowa City area, and brought home my daughter from Guatemala in Sept 2006.

[Brie Brock]

Hi,

We are from Des Moines. We have 2 beautiful little girls adopted from Guatemala, 1 1/2 yrs and 2 1/2 yrs old. We also have 4 bio kids as well. We are just one big happy family! We'd love to get together with some of you. And for those not home yet...good luck and I hope your process goes smoothly.

Debbie (aka: Brie which is bio daughter's name)

[beav]

Hey everybody!
We are from St. Ansgar. We have 4 bio children and adopted our daughter just 6 months ago and our looking forward to finalizing this month. Looking forward to getting to know you all.

[mclenning]

We are from Bettendorf. My husband and I are adopting from China. Unfortunately, their referral time keeps getting longer and longer. We are logged in as of 4-15-07, so could have a 2 year wait ahead of us or so. We have a 4 year old bio son, who keeps us plenty busy, so hope that will help with this long wait. Looking forward to getting to know more adoptive families in the area!

Meredith

[amswiu]

Hello! We are from Clinton, IA. My DH and I adopted a son from Guatemala. He came home in March. We look forward to learning more!

Sincerely,
Ann