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Congratulations?!

Recently a few of our friends pointed out that the child we will be adopting has likely been born by now. To be honest, I hadn't thought about it in that way (at least not recently) as I have been so caught up in paperwork and upcoming training.

Somewhere in China a little boy has been born and has likely been given up for adoption already. It is so sad to think that we wont even get to meet him until he is over a year old. That is something that I am sure will make this process very hard to understand sometimes. I am also hoping that having this in mind will keep us motivated and strong throughout the endless paperwork and bills while we wait to be approved as parents for this little boy.
Being prospective adoptive parents is very different than going through the journey of getting pregnant and having your own baby for many obvious reasons. I think about this fact often. How if this was our birth child we would have received dozens of cards from family and friends congratulating us on baby #2. People would be asking  "how are you feeling" each day as my belly grew larger. (Not that I miss that, as most of you know I did not enjoy pregnancy, although it was completely worth the end result!) Having a child somewhere across the world feels so different. Some days it is exciting to think about, other days overwhelming, and some days it is just sad. I am not saying this so that more people ask how we are doing, or ask where we are in the process. People are doing that all the time and it is wonderful. It is just an observation that I have had. Something that weighs on my mind now and then.

Update: Last month Chris and I registered for PRIDE (Parent Resources for Information Development and Education)Training. PRIDE Training is essentially a prep course for adoptive parents. For more information please click on this link: http://secure.adoptontario.ca/mobile/pride.main.aspx#&ui-state=dialog
Our training takes place over 4 weekends in Burlington, Ontario in May and June. One full day each weekend (9 am - 5 pm).
Once our PRIDE Training is complete we will start to work with our Adoption Practitioner (approximately July). I promise I will provide an update before then.