Sy Andrew Wang-Bratton was born May 31. He is an amazing little guy. We received a phone call Monday afternoon that he was ours and we picked him up last night and brought him home. We are still in a state of joyous shock.
More pictures later.
I've been really delinquent with updating this blog. Anyhow, Ed and I have finished the homestudy for our adoption. That means that we can move to the next step, which is looking for a kid. We need to meet with our adoption caseworker, but most likely, we will be in the "pool" of potential parents beginning in February. I could be a dad in just a couple of months. ...I could be a dad in just a couple of months.... Yes, I am extremely excited, but I am also filled with incredible doubt. Are we really ready to be parents? I've always wanted to be a Dad, but now that we are at the zero hour... It's good that I'm nervous, I suppose. At least I haven't deluded myself into believing it will be easy. We still need to get the baby's room ready, but since we are looking for a newborn to 3 year old, it is hard to plan. Is anyone really ready to be a parent for the first time? ...Dad. I like the sound of that.
We had a great time in China. Actually, I had a great time, but after six weeks in China, Ed was ready to go home by the time I got there. We met in Guilin and then took a boat down the Li River to Yangshuo. There, we stayed at an old farm house out in the country that had been turned into a guest house. We rode bikes and scooters through rice paddies and villages. The best part was not having to worry about communication. Ed was able to get people to open up and talk about their lives, which really helped us get a better understanding of the area. Worst part of the trip was that it only last 10 days --that included the 60 some odd hours spent in transit.
One of the summer projects was to paint the bathrooms. These are before shots of the upstairs bathroom. It had about 8 layers of paint --several which were lead based. Fun.
I took my parents to see the orcas when they were in town. They weren't very playful that day, but still always cool to see.
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[this is good]Very exciting! Speaking as someone who was on the other side of this, let me know if there's anything i... read more
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It's been a rollercoaster 6 months. We were officially placed in the pool of potential parents in January. Our caseworker... read more
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