Just posting come cute facts about adoption

You know you’re an adoptive parent if:

1. The fact that there are 143 million children without a parent to kiss them goodnight has ever made you lose sleep.
2. You realize DNA has nothing to do with love and family.
3. You can't watch Adoption Stories on TLC without sobbing.
4. You spend free time surfing blogs about families who have experienced the blessing of adoption.
5. It drives you crazy when people ask you about your adopted child's "real"parents.
6. You have ever been "pregnant" with your adoptive child longer than it takes an elephant to give birth (2 years!)
7. You had no idea how you would afford to adopt but stepped out in faith anyway knowing where God calls you He will provide
.8. You have ever taken an airplane ride half way around the world with a child you just met.
9. You believe God's heart is for adoption.
10. You realize that welcoming a child into your heart and family is one of the most important legacies you could ever leave on this earth.
11. You know what the word Dossier means and you can actually pronounce it!
12. You have welcomed a social worker into the most private parts of your life.
13. You shudder when people say your child is so lucky that you adopted them, knowing full well you are the blessed one to have them in your life.

Update of sorts

Well it's been over a month since we've posted and there really isn't anything new to report. Referrals have been moving very slow. From what I can tell there have been two referrals since September. Which is very unusual. Basically there are 5 on the Indian National list (those where at least one spouse is of Indian descent) then there are now 8 on the all other list where we still wait at #6. So all in all we are # 11 on the list, as the Indian Nationals do get preference in India. How many in front of us are waiting for boy, girls or either/or - I'm not sure. But I do believe most were wanting girls.

I am continuing to do a small home business to help off-set some of the cost and all in all it's going pretty well. And we finally came up with two names we like. For a boy it will be Corbynn and for a girl it will be Tahliya. It seemed so strange to us not to have a name picked out during this processes, because we had Ahly's name forever. It just seems right :)

Ahly seems to be getting so grown-up! She has been proving to have quite a memory too! Singing and dancing are at the top of her list now. Still talking about a baby brother or sister quite often - so it's on her mind too.

Also included an updated picture of Ahly from New Years.