Welcome to all of our family and friends who will be following our adoption journey. We began our journey in January 2005. Our completed dossier (FBI background checks, health exams, birth & marriage certificates, reference letters, home study, autobiographies, fingerprints, employer references, etc, etc. . . . ) was notorized by Nelson County, the state of Kentucky, and authenticated by The U.S. Secretary of State at Washington D.C. Our dossier was submitted to the China Center of Adoption Affairs (CCAA) and logged in on December 13, 2005. Then we waited...
And waited...and waited...and waited.
Each month our adoption agency, Families thru International Adoption (FTIA), receives "Referrals" from the CCAA. A referral is a picture and brief medical history of a child specifically matched to the adoptive parents. After almost 24 months, we hope to receive our referral in early December 2007.
So . . . the wait continues.
Monday, November 19, 2007
WELCOME!
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Hey Don & Andrea the web site looks great. Let us know if you receive this post.
We're so excited for you guys!!!
-Louis and Jennifer
We are thinking about you guys. The website is awesome. We keeping our fingers crossed for a referral soon!
Brett, Angela & Josie
Hey! You should be getting a referral soon! Congratulations!
Our LID is January 15, 2006. Doesn't it seem like you're so close and yet so far? It will happen. Get ready for more joy than you can possibly believe!
And I am FTIA as well - we adopted previously in 2004.
We're pulling for you up here in Fort Wayne, too! I can't wait to meet the newest Osborne. I've been saving up some GREAT stories for her...
Don and Rea,
I can't tell you how excited I am for you guys! What a wonderful idea for your friends and family to share in this special journey. I will definitely be following.
-Cindy
Awesome thought, true to the life you both have lead. Always thinking of others first. This is really exciting, I am proud.
Your blog looks great! We were LID October 13, 2005. We returned home with Megan in April. Hope your referral is in the next batch!!
You can read our China blog at http://journeytomegan.blogspot.com
Can't wait to follow your journey!
Hi Don and Andrea! I can't wait til your able to bring that little girl home! I'm so happy for you both and wish you the best of luck!!
~Jennifer Adelman
I absolutely know you two will be the best parents. The lucky little girl will have all her dreams come true as an Osborne. We are thinking about you guys out here in Phoenix and hoping you get your Christmas wish granted!
Andrea and Don:
She is so beautiful! We are excited for you and are looking forward to meeting little Miss Osborne soon.
Love Uncle Mike and Mary Ann
Hey, Rea and Don, I love the picture of Adelyn Mei. She is so precious. Her name is awesome,too.
I am so glad the wait for her will be over soon. She will sure be one lucky little girl. I can't wait to meet her. It won't be long now. I am so excited for you guys. Love, Julia aka Jewels.
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