Here we go again!
We have been home with our little Russian Angel Max now just short of two years. When we were in the process of adopting Max, we were SURE we only wanted one child. The other day we got to talking about how neat it would be for Max to have a brother, then we talked about it again, and again... and now we are committed to starting the process all over again. I can't believe it! Max is very excited, and he and his dad are already planning a big "boys are the best" fest. (Little Scary :0) )
The adoption process last time around was a nightmare. I chose the wrong agency, and we paid the price for it. I found a picture of a little boy on a website and fell in love with him - and went with the agency that had posted the picture and gave them a call. Chris didn't have a good feeling about this agency, but I talked him into using them anyway. Needless to say - we were in for a rough ride. We spent a year and a half waiting, jumping thru hoops, waisting tons of money and being lied to - all for nothing. We had all our paperwork (dossiers) completed for Ukraine, Kaz, and Russia, and then lost referrals of 3 children. (this agency is now on Americas Most Wanted) you can check it out. It is Orson Moses and Adoption International Program, he has fled the country and is being investigated for 73 criminal acts.
We then switched to Adoption Ark. They were wonderful. They showed us a Picture of Max at 17 Months old, we accepted and immediately flew to Siberia to bring him home. Although the process was very painful, we now understand that it all happened for a reason. We were waiting to find Max! He is wonderful. He is three and a half and the cutest sweetest smartest little boy in the whole world.
We now would like to find Max a younger brother. Somewhere between 2 and 3.
We sent off our contract to our new agency a few days ago and are very excited to get started. We had to pick a different agency because we decided we would like to adopt from Moscow. We loved Moscow, and would prefer to do the whole thing there. (last time we had to hop on a plane for another 4 hour trip to get to Kemerovo - and then it was a 2.5 hour drive to the baby house that Max was in). The plan is to start our home study in the next week or so. I am very excited about our new agency. Lighthouse. I have talked to many people who are either in the process, or are already home with their children. They have all been very happy with the agency - and the time frames are very impressive. We were planning on it taking a year and a half, but see that it is going much faster. I won't get my hopes up too much though, because we know that things can change in an instant. Russia has been moving smoothly - - -- So, I imagine there will be a slowdown or two soon. I will hope for the best, but expect less.. It will be fun to read our last post once we have the little guy home and see how it ended up. :0)
We have been home with our little Russian Angel Max now just short of two years. When we were in the process of adopting Max, we were SURE we only wanted one child. The other day we got to talking about how neat it would be for Max to have a brother, then we talked about it again, and again... and now we are committed to starting the process all over again. I can't believe it! Max is very excited, and he and his dad are already planning a big "boys are the best" fest. (Little Scary :0) )
The adoption process last time around was a nightmare. I chose the wrong agency, and we paid the price for it. I found a picture of a little boy on a website and fell in love with him - and went with the agency that had posted the picture and gave them a call. Chris didn't have a good feeling about this agency, but I talked him into using them anyway. Needless to say - we were in for a rough ride. We spent a year and a half waiting, jumping thru hoops, waisting tons of money and being lied to - all for nothing. We had all our paperwork (dossiers) completed for Ukraine, Kaz, and Russia, and then lost referrals of 3 children. (this agency is now on Americas Most Wanted) you can check it out. It is Orson Moses and Adoption International Program, he has fled the country and is being investigated for 73 criminal acts.
We then switched to Adoption Ark. They were wonderful. They showed us a Picture of Max at 17 Months old, we accepted and immediately flew to Siberia to bring him home. Although the process was very painful, we now understand that it all happened for a reason. We were waiting to find Max! He is wonderful. He is three and a half and the cutest sweetest smartest little boy in the whole world.
We now would like to find Max a younger brother. Somewhere between 2 and 3.
We sent off our contract to our new agency a few days ago and are very excited to get started. We had to pick a different agency because we decided we would like to adopt from Moscow. We loved Moscow, and would prefer to do the whole thing there. (last time we had to hop on a plane for another 4 hour trip to get to Kemerovo - and then it was a 2.5 hour drive to the baby house that Max was in). The plan is to start our home study in the next week or so. I am very excited about our new agency. Lighthouse. I have talked to many people who are either in the process, or are already home with their children. They have all been very happy with the agency - and the time frames are very impressive. We were planning on it taking a year and a half, but see that it is going much faster. I won't get my hopes up too much though, because we know that things can change in an instant. Russia has been moving smoothly - - -- So, I imagine there will be a slowdown or two soon. I will hope for the best, but expect less.. It will be fun to read our last post once we have the little guy home and see how it ended up. :0)
2 comments:
Max has the same build as Draysen. Draysen will turn 5 in August and he is very "petite" He only weighs around 30 lbs.
Take care.
Danette
Welcome to the journey! We are using a sister agency to Lighthouse that uses the same team in Russia. We are waiting for a girl under 2. God bless you on your adoption journey.
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