Buckle up everyone, we're on the adoption train again. Yes, that's right we've signed up to adopt another baby from South Korea! We are ridiculously excited. Here's what you want to know:
* Though you can never really predict when a referral will come, our agency is telling us late summer/early fall next year.
* We are requesting a boy. We always thought we wanted a boy and a girl, but after lots of talking and soul searching...our hearts kept leading us to another boy.
* Things have changed with international adoption in Korea since Gabe came home. Without going into (boring) details, it is taking longer for children to come home. Gabe came home after 4 months of waiting and was 10 months old. This baby will probably come home about 10 months after referral and will be about 15 months old.
*We will go to Korea again to bring him home. Right now, we absolutely plan to bring Gabe with us. He will probably be 3 1/2 when we travel.
We are so thrilled to be adding another baby to our family and a little brother for Gabe! Thanks for all your support since we started this journey a few years ago, I know we'll need you this time around too. So...let's hit the road together!
47 comments:
Fantastic news for a fantastic family. Can't wait to watch your family on this new journey!
Congrats! So exciting. Love your blog! I have a big heart for little boys too.
How so very Exciting! I can't wait to follow along.
Congrats!!! Very excited for you
Woo hoo! Got chills upon reading. Looking forward to following along - Congratulations!
Great news for your family! How exciting to be starting another adoption process... and to begin taking steps to Baby Brother!
Wonderful, wonderful news!!! So happy for your growing family! :)
I'll wait for you all in Korea! :)
Congratulations! So very excited for your family!!!
oh i'm SO excited for you all!
so excited for you!
i speak from experience when i say, "there is nothing better than house full of little boys!"
congrats.
That's great news! Congratulations!!!!!
yeehaw! My heart just about jumped out of my chest when I saw this! Congratulations! And you know I have a soft spot for the little boys.....
Yaaaay!!! I have the biggest smile on my face right now. Did I already say Yaaaaayyyyyy!????
Ahhhhhh!!!!! oh my gosh! i am so excited for you all! what exciting news to wake up to this morning! i can't wait to follow along for the 2nd time around! yippppeeeee!!!! :)
eeek! i'm excited for the announcement! you are adopting again!!! wahoo! i will be the first in line to carry a package over for gabe's little brother!
YEAH!!!!!!!! Congrats on starting this amazing journey again! Can't wait to follow along.
Hooray!! Gabe is going to be a terrific big brother!
I love this announcement!!! So damn exciting! Yay!!!!
So exciting!!!! Congratulations!!!!!
Wonderful!!!
Holy guacamole! This is such exciting news!!!!!!! I saw your FB post and had to quickly log on to LBOS to get the full story. May the wait pass quickly (Gabe will see to that.)
Such great news! Babe will be thrilled for a partner in crime.
Congratulations!!!
Fantastic news! Congrats!
super duper excited for you guys! and if you need tips on making the journey to korea with an older toddler... can't help you. ;) we barely survived.
anyway, sooooo excited for you guys!!!
Congratulations! That's so wonderful. I'm somewhat new to your blog, so I'm looking forward to following along with you through adoption round two!
Congratulations! Super excited for you and for Gabe to be a Hyung!
Congrats! I cannot wait to watch your journey. How awesome that Gabe will get a brother!!
congrats! i may be a bit biased, but I think having 2 boys is absolutely awesome.
Congrats! I'm so excited for your family and can't wait to follow along...especially now that I know you guys IRL! :)
Yeah!!! As you know, I think having two boys is amazing. Gabe is going to be a fantastic big brother;).
I'm so excited!!!! I can't wait for you guys to bring another little asian onto our lovely block! hehe. We miss you and can't wait to see you next week sometime! AAAHHHHH.
Congrats to you and your family! This is such big news! I know it is going to be a long haul on the wait, but we all know how well that turned out last time :) two boys - love it! Can't wait to hear more about your process - we're DONE but there is just something so cool about following friends down that path again.
Glad to be waiting with you...never know, we might get our referrals at the same time even though we started a whole year before you! =)
Oh my goodness...such wonderful news! I'm excited for you guys and look forward to following along on your journey. YAY for a brother for Gabe! :-)
{Squuueeeaaallll!!!!}
I'm SO excited for you guys! I can't wait to follow your journey... again! YIPPPEEE!!!
yippee!!! i lovve that it's official now! :)
Congratulations! this is a very exciting baby announcement. many blessings to you and the fam as your hearts grow to meet baby brother!
Wheeee!!! This is the BEST NEWS! I am so excited to follow along on your way to your second son :) I am giddy just thinking about your next journey to Korea. I remember finding your blog as you were waiting to bring Gabe home. I think you had JUST gotten your referral when I found you. Now that I know you IRL and consider you a great friend, this is going to be even more fun (for me - ya know, cuz this is about me :) Seriously though I couldn't be happier for you guys and I'm counting down the days until we get to see that cute face. Eeeek!!
Yippeeeee!! So so so very happy for you. Since I won't be "waiting" right with you this time around, I call "shot gun" on this roadtrip! :-) Love you, girl.
I can't wait to follow your wonderful journey forward. Prayers for a quick process and may your little one come home sooner rather then later.
Here from LFCA. Just wanted to say CONGRATULATIONS. We just started the adoption process ourselves and it's always nice to ready happy news :) Wishing you all the best....
How exciting for your family! Do you mind if I ask what agency you are using? I love comparing timelines. We are with Eastern and were told one year from application to referral, and then a 7-9 month wait. Most of the babies are between one year and 14 months. I'm excited to follow your journey!
We're so happy for your family!! Gabe is going to be such a great big brother :)
this is very exciting news! it will be wonderful for Gabe to have a brother! we can't wait to follow along on this great journey! we'll be praying - everything will go smoothly!
That's amazing news! Congratulations!!! I'm so thrilled for you. I'm so bummed we're not next store anymore to play with your Korean cuties... :(
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