There are currently all kinds of rumors about when the next batch of adoption referrals will be sent out by China. There is a blog that specifically discusses Chinese adoption referral rumors written by the Rumor Queen
Families working with our adoption agency (Heartsent) are currently in China for their adoptions. At least two of the families have blogs: Hey 2 Stuck TogetherEmily Sarah Comes Home
When we travel to China, I will blog during the trip. The blog will be at: https://davidkawada.com/chinablog. However, there is nothing there but a skeleton of a blog at this time. I’ll try to give as full a description of the China trip, adoption process, and family bonding as I can.
Click here for “Miles from a checkup: Adoptive parents get health reports on foreign kids” from the Portland Tribune (OR).
At the current pace dossiers are being matched with children, the soonest we can hope for is a late May referral (resulting in July travel). But it is quite possible we may not receive a referral until late July (resulting in September travel). Actually, at the current pace, it is not out of the question […]
According to the China Center of Adoption Affairs, “The CCAA has finished the review of the adoption application documents registered with our office before August 31, 2005. The CCAA has finished the placement of children for the families whose adoption application documents were registered with our office before May 30, 2005. ”
Click here for “Adoptions [without] borders: Parents say international route presents fewer roadblocks in journey toward happy families” from the Lawrence Journal-World (KS).
Click here for “Adopted sisters find each other through e-mails, DNA” from the Baltimore Sun (MD).
Click here for “Families celebrate upcoming Chinese adoptions” from the Hattiesburg American (MS).
Click here for “Chinese Adoptions Surge in New York, East Meets Upper West Side” from Bloomberg. Click here for “DNA test brings two separated orphans together” from the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Click here for “Essays convey range of the adoptive experience” from the Boston Globe.