We have decided and it will be a shock to most

Hi everyone,
I know yesterday we made it sound like we had our mind made up and even as early as this morning we thought we did. We went to the baby house today to bond with the youngest little girl. We played with her for a good 2 hours and we both left the place feeling very unsure about our decision. We went back to the apartment and called home. After talking to my parents and doing a lot of talking to each other, we decided we had to really rethink things. Brian and I asked ourselves what we seen when we closed our eyes. When we both opened them we said we see a little girl running to the pool with Caden or running around the yard playing with Caden. Not me changing diapers and tending to a baby while Caden plays by himself. If we would really be honest with ourselves the reason we started this adoption was so Caden had someone closer to his age that he could play with and be close to when he got older. If we brought home a baby he wouldn’t be able to play with her for a long while and there would be a huge age gap. With all that being said we chose to go with the 2 ½ year old. When they brought the 2 girls out to us the oldest one just walked in and had the biggest smile on her face, she melted our hearts. We should have listened to our hearts right then and there. We came here thinking we wanted the youngest one we could get, but really the more we talked about it the more we realize with our life style and Caden she will be the best choose for us. Her given name here is Sabina. We have not decided to weather or not to keep that yet. The name fits her but still unsure. When you all get to meet her, she will melt your heart like she did ours.

Day 5 (I think)

Hi everyone,
We have been to the baby house and we have been given two children to choose from. I know that sounds weird to those of you who have not been through this. One of the little girls is 2 ½ and the second one is 1 ½. Ok the oldest is smart and cute. She can walk and talk (not that we understand her). She is Eurasian. She is older then we wanted, but I could see her and Caden getting along. On the other hand there is the youngest one that my heart went out to. She is very behind and she has very lazy eyes, a lot like Caden had but worse. She can pull herself up on a couch, she can copy us if we clap or do a movement, she follows object well. She babbles like a baby, so she can’t talk yet and she don’t walk. She is blond hair, blue eyes. She does a lot of things Caden did when we adopted him. We were told she sleeps well and eats well. We have had two days to decide and tomorrow they are going to ask for our answer. We are pretty sure we will choose the youngest one but chose to sleep on it. The youngest one has yet to be picked for adoption and they said it was because of her eyes being crossed. We had to deal with Caden’s eyes and his medical issues, I am sure we can handle hers. I just hold her and wonder what would happen to her if we don’t adopt her. Will she live in an orphanage all her life because someone couldn’t deal with her crossed eyes and her delay. I just think with a little attention and love and she will be keeping up with Caden in know time. With Caden he picked us and I came over here thinking that would happen again, but I also have read a lot of things on the internet that that kind of bond happens very seldom. I am positive we will make the right choice, it’s not like we can put her on e-bay if she don’t work out. LOL. Talk to you later
Love us

2nd day

Today we did nothing. We sat around the apartment and just chilled. Tomorrow at 3pm we are going to the orphange and hopefully we will be able to post a picture then. Caden if your uncle carl is reading this we love you. Talk to you then
Beckie

here and alive

Hi all,
We arrived in Almaty last night at 3:00 am. We went to a really nice hotel and got about 4 hours of sleep. Could use way more then that. Anyways we are heading to the orphange city Kostanai at 2pm this afternoon. Right now it is 10:45 am Fridayand your time is 11:40 pm Thursday. Very confusing, we have been up 34 hours straight. We will be here for about 23 days and then get to go home. We have decided if we cam come up with the money, that we are going to have her escorted back home. this trip was really hard and tiring on us. i cant do this again. I know it will be worth it but for the money it is also worth having her brought to us. Well we will talk to you later. Love you Caden
Love Beckie and Brian

were off

2 hours and counting. We got all of our papers last night and now we are packing up the truck so we can leave. Wish us luck and keep us in your thoughts.
Love,
Beckie

Here we go again

We received some good news yesterday. Our agent called and said our LOI arrived and they want us to travel soon. I sent out for our visa today and booked our flight for next Wednesday. We leave Grand Rapids at 1:54 p.m. We are hoping to be back on Dec 29Th. I will try to keep everyone posted. Will write later
Beckie

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

Just wanted to write to say Happy Thanksgiving to you all. We went over to Brian's sister's house for the day. She made a wonderful meal and we got to visit for awhile. After that we went to Grandma Symon's for dessert and to visit. Caden had a big day and did wonderful. We think he may be coming down with another cold. He was without one for about 3 weeks, gotta love winter. Anyways no new news on the adoption and everything else is going good. Talk to you soon. Have a good weekend all.

Love Beckie