Taiwan Babies are Fabulous!

Big changes since my last post. We have officially switched from China to Taiwan. the wait time for China has increased dramatically and we believe that our daughter needs to be with us sooner rather than later. That being the case, we have moved over to Taiwan. The wait time for referral after log in date is 6-9 months and then travel 4-6 months after due to court proceedings in Taiwan. The good news is that upon referral we will receive photos, developmental information, possibly medical info and updates throughout the process. Although we still will not likely meet the birthmom, her name and information would be on record if needed in the future. Most babies are not abandoned, rather the birthmom makes the loving decision to place the child for adoption.

We will be adopting from St. Lucy Center in Tainan, Taiwan. It is run by the Catholic Church. The website is www.stlucycenter.org for anyone interested in seeing pictures or reading about the center. They even offer prenatal care and post-adoption counselling for the birthmoms. Jeff and I feel so much better about the adoption given this new information and prospects from Taiwan. We definitely believe we have made the right decision.

I have changed the poll and I think you will be pleasantly surprised by the difference in expected time frames for "Gotcha Day!"

I will be posting more often now that there is a shorter time frame and more news to share more often!

FYI - majority of folks living in Taiwan are of Chinese ancestry though there are also aboriginal ancestries as well. Mandarin Chinese and English are the two main language groups so we are still learning to speak Mandarin. It's Fun! We have requested a female between 0-12 months or twins of either gender. Oh Boy!!