China Adoption Update

Not really much of an update as nothing is really moving in the world of Chinese adoption. Our log in date of September 13, 2007 is not likely to come up anytime in my lifetime and we have all but given up on ever adopting a child from China but I guess you never say never.

Last week we officially signed up to adopt a "waiting child". The waiting child program seeks families to adopt special needs, unhealthy and/or older children in China. Looking over the list of special needs we were surprised that something as minor as a birthmark would place a child in special needs status. Based on China's criteria Nina would have been listed as a "waiting child". Really? Seriously? Sign me up, I'll take another child as "imperfect" as Nina any day!

Now this doesn't mean we should expect a match anytime soon if at all, just that we have expanded the number of children who might be a match for our family. If I am being perfectly honest I have to admit we are pretty busy and very satisfied with our family as it is today. Whether or not we continue to grow our family is going to be one of those things that is decided upon if and when the time comes. I think if we did nothing we would have in effect closed ourselves off to the possibility of another child. By opening ourselves up to the waiting child program we now trust our future to the serendipity of life and the whims of fate... which come to think of it, is how got at least 2 of our kids.