We've been getting a lot of the same questions, and while I love to answer them, I know there are probably people wondering and not asking, so here are the answers to a few of the questions that have been coming up...
Why South Korea?
We went a little backwards when we started making decisions about this adoption. We didn't actually know where we wanted to adopt from, (originally we actually thought we'd end up in Russia, but that program isn't an option right now because of political issues) but we did know which agency we wanted to go with. Buckner International and Dillon International partnered a couple of years ago and basically each took over what they each did well. When we decided to get moving with our adoption, we talked with the Director of International Adoptions at Dillon and basically asked where we needed to go. Based on the ages of our boys, she said either Korea or China would be a good fit for our family because any child that's placed with us will need to be a year younger than D and these countries are giving the youngest referrals. Because we won't be eligible for China for a couple more years because of T and A's ages, here we are. :-) We looked at a couple of other agencies just to be sure, and actually could have had more options of countries, but we just never really at peace with any of the other agencies like we are with Dillon. There isn't anything wrong with those agencies, but somehow we were more called to the agency than the country. Now I realize there are only a couple of agencies in the US that do Korean adoptions and this is obviously where God has us, so the pieces fit.
"Are you getting a boy or a girl?"
Yes, we already have 2 boys and yes, usually when you adopt you get to give a preference between boys and girls, but in God's humorous plan, we're going to a country where we'll have about an 80% chance of getting a boy. We've said that we'd love either boy or girl, but most likely we'll bring home a boy. More snakes and snails and puppy dogs tails are on the horizon for us, but of course we'd be ecstatic to get a girl, too. We'll just have to wait and see.
"So when do you think you'll actually have them home?"
As of the time frame we have right now, it'll be about 2 years from now, but anything could change at any time to make that longer or shorter. That's what we're planning on in our minds right now, though.
That's about where we're at right now. Still just waiting and getting a couple more documents in that our agency requested this week. Thank you for your prayers.
