Did we make the right decision? Of course we did!

It's getting late and I realized that I missed posting yesterday. Bad. Must be better :)

Did we make the right decision? That is a question that keeps coming up. I ask myself this from time to time, and lately I have had that question posed to me. And the answer is consistently the same....of course we did! No regrets.

Yesterday we were at an education seminar for prospective adoptive parents. It was a very ineresting morning, and we met a lot of great people who are moving along on journies that are not unlike our own. And we met a panel of adptive parents who have adopted from the US as well as from China. There are so many roads to take along the path to adoption, you always question whether you took the right fork in the road.

People always ask why we didn't choose to adopt domestically. There are so many reasons, and very personal ones. And I have been asked on a few occasions lately if, when I see how quickly our friends' domestic adoption went, do I question or regret our path to China. The answer is "no". Absolutely not.

I am confident that we are on the right path. The process to adoption in China is a perfect fit for us. It is a well oiled machine with few bumps along the way. It's predictable (to a point) and dependable. And, we feel such a connection to it. Out there somewhere, our little baby girl will be born. A little baby girl that needs us, and that we will love deeply. And one day soon we will bring her home. I get butterflies every time I think about it!

I don't think people realize the amount of soul searching goes into the decision to adopt a child. For us, it isn't about how quickly we can have a child in our life. We have struggled this long, why rush perfection! The most important thing is that we are good parents. That we can show our little baby girl all the love that we have in our hearts. That we are good to her and to each other. And it is sooooo important that she know that her extended family love her too. That she is truely a part of our family.


I can honestly say that life is good. Very good. And it will only get better.