Our first meeting with our daughter!!!!!

latest pictures Aug 29 2008

The most beautiful little girl we have ever seen.

Not long now.

WOW, what a difference two weeks make. We have our tickets bought for the flights, hotel is booked, vaccinations up to date. Money is being ordered in Taiwan dollars, the dog is booked into a kennel, arrangements have been made with the Canadian trade office in Taipei, family and friends notified. Not much longer now and we will be a family. And if the news is not good enough our travel and gotcha day have all been advanced one week. Sept 29 is now the magic day, 1 day before our daughter turns 2. Well if that does not beat it all.
Still plenty to do, especially on the work end but everything is coming along very nicely.

Only one month to go.

Travel Time

Thursday, Aug 14 2008

Today was the day that we have dreamed of for so long, the call its time to travel. Wonderful news! Our court process once in the new court went extremely fast. The judge decided there was no need for a first, second or third ruling and completed our adoption during the initial hearing. WOW, good news for us as this is rare in deed.
We will travel in 6-8 weeks. We are coming Gaia.

July 2 2008 new picture of Gaia

Not flesh of my flesh

nor bone of my bone,

but still miraculously my own.

Never forget for a single minute,

you didn't grow under my heart,

but in it.

Court change

Thursday, June 12 2008.

Yesterday we were told that Chung Yi has pulled our dossier out of the court of the "slow" judge and re-submitted us into a different court. They are very hopeful that this will be a quicker process. Oh my, are we crossing our fingers. We spoke with our social worker about this and she is very upbeat about the whole thing and thinks this is for the best. So our hopes have risen once again to have our daughter home before she turn 2.
In the mean time, we go about our daily lives allowing ourselves to dream of the day we will have our daughter.
Wish us luck everyone.

Thoughts about the wait.

Today there was news of an earthquake in Southern Taiwan. Hearing this made my heart stop. We then heard no damage reported and no Tsunami. Thank God.

The weekends are the hardest waiting for Gaia. The weeks go by quickly with work keeping us occupied. But on the weekends there seems to be lots of time to think and wish and worry. Think about all the times we will have together as a family. Wish that the time was now. Worry that our child needs us now.

We have been told to not expect to travel before the end of this year. We were devastated with this news but are adjusting. We now have our sights set on November for travel. Keep your fingers crossed that it will not be later.

Waiting for our daughter.
Kim and Ed