Welcome to part 2 of many; we will be traveling to China in 2010 to adopt our 4th child ( 2nd adopted child). We are adopting a boy with a cleft lip and palate from Nanning City (south China); bi-lateral CL./CP.
In part 2 we discuss budget, CL and CP details, his american name, and sending a package to ZongPei
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Welcome to part 1 of many; we will be traveling to China in 2010 to adopt our 4th child ( 2nd adopted child). We are adopting a boy with a cleft lip and palate from Nanning City (south China); bi-lateral CL./CP.
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The application came to us in multiple parts. We thought the original 10 pages or so was the full application, but in fact, that was only the first part. In total, we probably filled out about 20 pages of paperwork although some of it turned out to be repetitive information.
The blog post for this video: http://www.faintstarlite.com/2010/05/our-foster-adoption-journey-step-2-the-application-process/
Each states application looks different, but heres the questions you can expect:
- General information about the household with questions about contact information, education and income.
- Your familys history with drugs and alcohol and psychiatric treatments not just your households history but those in your extended family as well.
- Marriage and relationship history about divorce, co-habitation, and to some degree, your sexual history.
- Whether child neglect or abuse allegations have ever been filed against you or a family member.
- Financial worksheet that details what you are worth and how much you spend. This includes all monthly expenses and how much is in your various bank accounts 401(k), investments, and what your properties are worth. It also includes questions regarding debt on mortgages, loans and credit cards.
In addition, along with the application youll submit:
- Health reports. Every member of the household needs to see a doctor who will fill out a health report detailing if youre all got the required immunizations and are in good health.
- Fingerprints. Each member of the household above 18 will have to participate by submitting to an extensive background check that includes finger printing that gets cross-checked in the state database as well as the FBI database.
- Copies of all birth certificates, marriage certificates, Social Security cards, and drivers licenses.
- Copies of recent pay stubs and tax returns.
- Releases so that previous counselors or social services workers can be interviewed.
- Autobiographical questions about your relationship with your immediate + extended family, details about childhood experiences + traumas, and reasons for deciding to go the foster Adoption route.
-Several references who have known you for several years and can speak about your character including a reference from your employer.
Watch Part 1 of the Foster Adoption series – Getting The Facts + Going To An Informational Meeting: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJDbSRwIv3U
Thanks to Johnson & Johnson’s Health Channel for sponsoring this video series! I met the director of their channel at a conference awhile back and I ended up telling him about our adoption plans. I reached out to him after deciding to make a series of videos + posts on the topic and J&J said they’d be happy to sponsor it.
Check ‘em out at: http://www.youtube.com/jnjhealth
If you’re looking for more resources on American adoption or about foster care, a great resource is AdoptUsKids.org – they have photolistings, adoption stories, and details about contacting your state’s adoption resource center.
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http://www.lifetimeAdoption.com Birth mothers and adoptive families tell their stories in their own words. Learn about the lasting relationships formed through Open Adoption by watching this interesting and heartwarming video by Lifetime Adoption.
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http://www.faintstarlite.com/2010/04/our-foster-adoption-journey-step-1-getting-the-facts-going-to-an-informational-meeting/ We get a lot of questions so we decided to share our Foster Adoption journey and provide basic information for families interested in learning more about adopting through foster care. Keep in mind, each state has its own rules so the info I share is specific to adopting in Wisconsin… although there is a lot of cross-over in most states.
Where are we currently at in the process? As of this video’s posting date we’re just finalizing our home study and will be eligible for placement next month.
Thanks to Johnson & Johnson’s Health Channel for sponsoring this video series! I met the director of their channel at a conference awhile back and I ended up telling him about our adoption plans. I reached out to him after deciding to make a series of videos + posts on the topic and J&J said they’d be happy to sponsor it.
Check ‘em out at: http://www.youtube.com/jnjhealth
If you’re looking for more resources on American adoption or about foster care, a great resource is AdoptUsKids.org – they have photolistings, adoption stories, and details about contacting your state’s Adoption resource center.
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Let us start by saying THANK YOU in advance for any and all support in any form for our family.
Harvey and I started dating almost 9 years ago! Wow, time flies when your in love and happy.
Harvey was previously married and has two wonderful girls, Ariel 16 and Sabrina 13, Harvey thought he was going to be married forever and his desicion was to not have more than his two girls. Harvey was pretty young when deciding this and it was a hard decision but it was his and he did indeed go under the knife and now cannot have any children. What Harvey did not expect was to no longer be married to his first wife and to get remarried.
Harvey and I were married almost 5 years ago and we do want a child. We would love to bring home a little one, boy/girl, doesnt matter as long as he or she is healthy! We have looked into every which way to get his surgery reversed, invitro etc. It really doesnt look like any of them are an option for us.
We started to look at Adoption, we had all the questions in our heads about what to do, how it would affect everyone etc. But, after researching and seeing how many children need a happy, healthy home to go to, it would be selfish of us not to go this way.
Thank you for reading a little peice of our history, there is so much more…..if you have any ?’s feel free to hit up our contact me page……….help us bring our little one home……..
Love and thanks,
Christen and Harvey Pond
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Be My Parent is a service for agencies and families from the British Association for Adoption & Fostering (BAAF). Be My Parent has a monthly newspaper, and also a website, where families can read real-life stories about adopting and foster care, and view the profiles of waiting children. Visit online at www.bemyparent.org.uk. Video recorded 2008.
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Thanks for watching my adoption profile video! I live in Vancouver, British Columbia and can’t wait to build a family through open Adoption. If you’d like to find out more about me and my loving circle of family and friends, please visit my website at www.adoptinginvancouver.com.
You can reach me any time through my adoption specialist, Fiona Trotter, toll-free at 1-888-479-9811 (business hours) 1-866-533-9811 (after hours) or by email at fiona@choicesadoption.ca
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http://www.davejenAdoption.com
We’re Dave and Jen and we are hoping to become first-time parents by adopting a baby through Open Adoption. We live in Orlando, FL, and have been married for almost 12 years. We live in a quiet, kid friendly neighborhood with excellent schools. We enjoy watching shuttle launches from our backyard and playing at Disney on the weekends. Jen works in communications. Dave is a carpenter. Dave’s family was built through adoption.
This video is our prospective adoptive parent video profile and shows a glimpse into our life together.
We are home study approved and working through A Chosen Child agency in Orlando, Florida.
If you feel we might be the right parents for your baby, we encourage you to learn more about us at http://www.davejenadoption.com or contact us at davejenadoption@gmail.com.
Song “Peace, Love and Gratitude” used with permission from Jeremy Brewer. Click here to purchase the song on iTunes: http://ax.itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/browserRedirect?url=itms%253A%252F%252Fax.itunes.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewAlbum%253Fid%253D332584029%2526s%253D143441
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Hi, we’re Enza and Pieter from Toronto, Ontario, and this is our adoption profile video. Enza is a nurse and Pieter is a doctor. Kindness, love, patience, respect, compassion — these are the foundations on which weve built our relationship. Our home and our hearts are ready to welcome a child into our lives. We wonder what your hopes are as we think about ours and look forward to beginning a new life chapter together. If you’d like to know more, please contact us at 416-977-7971 (please call collect) or at enza20@hotmail.com. Our Adoption practitioner is Michael Blugerman at mjblug@total.net or 416-923-7771.
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