REFERRAL!!!

After much consideration and heartache we have decided to leave the Ethiopia program. After continuous delays, hiccups, questionable agency practices we felt we should explore our options. It has been a difficult process, I feel like our identity is so much a part of the Ethiopia program and our future Ethiopian child.

After spending the holidays with Val, Jonathan and baby Hudson we are feeling like the South Korea program might be where it is at. The fact that the children are cared for in foster care by loving foster parents and have access to Westernized medicine. It is a big change of thought for us, we were prepared for malnutrition, language and development delay, questionable age and history. Now all of a sudden we are changing gears.

After talking several times with our agency social worker and still questioning the decision to change, we received a phone call, she stated that for the first time ever in the agency history they have more children in the program than adoptive parents (specifically boys). We of course said "what's the catch?" After a week of discussion we opted to switch on Monday 0800. at 10:00 we received a phone call, "we have a referral for you". Say What????

A beautiful healthy baby boy!



JaeHyeong Moon was born on July 20, 2010 at 7.2 lb, 19.3 in


YEAH!!!!!!!!


So now we just have to do a bunch of paperwork! and we will be officially waiting to travel! We have been warned it will be about 10 months.