http://vietnamadoption.blog.co.uk/Our Viet Nam adoption journey.en-EUMokoFeed10http://vietnamadoption.blog.co.uk/http://data5.blog.de/design/preview/9e/85941e428cb136e293f02608885601_160x200.jpghttp://vietnamadoption.blog.co.uk/2008/05/04/moving-blog-address-4127925/tag:vietnamadoption.blog.co.uk,2008-05-04:/2008/05/04/moving-blog-address-4127925/Sun, 04 May 2008 01:04:10 +0200 <p>Starting today I will no longer be updating this blog. But I will leave it online for a while. Since our adoption from Vietnam has ended, sadly enough, I don't see any reason to blog on an adoption from Vietnam. I have opened a more general blog that is easily changed... in case we get dumped again by our new country.</p> <p>Wish the rest of you the best of luck!</p> <p>Jessica</p> <p><a href="http://saletfamily.blog.co.uk/">http://saletfamily.blog.co.uk/</a> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://vietnamadoption.blog.co.uk/2008/05/04/moving-blog-address-4127925/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>adieuhttp://vietnamadoption.blog.co.uk/2008/05/04/moving-blog-address-4127925/#commentshttp://vietnamadoption.blog.co.uk/2008/05/01/it-s-over-yet-not-quite-4117755/tag:vietnamadoption.blog.co.uk,2008-05-01:/2008/05/01/it-s-over-yet-not-quite-4117755/Thu, 01 May 2008 10:57:53 +0200 <p>Hello everyone,</p> <p>Things have been crazy lately and as many of you know already in the vietnam adoption world... Vietnam is closing in September. Our agency has informed us that they are sure we will NOT be able to complete our adoption before the closing date and must consider another option. As of today, we hav to face the fact that Vietnam is over for us. Xavier will not be coming home.</p> <p>Chris and I are looking at our options and hope to find a solution this month. For the moment we see three options..</p> <p>1. Change agencies for another country such as Kyrgyzstan<br> 2. Give up on the adoption for the moment and try for a natural child<br> 3. Look into domestic infant adoption in the USA. </p> <p>Due to the fact that it's been a year already and our paperwork will expire soon, we must make a decision soon. The pressure is on to decide what is best for our family.</p> <p>I will let you know what we decide and re-vamp the site accordingly. </p> <p>Bt just between us... I'm gutted an heart broken that it is over. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://vietnamadoption.blog.co.uk/2008/05/01/it-s-over-yet-not-quite-4117755/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>adoptionhttp://vietnamadoption.blog.co.uk/2008/05/01/it-s-over-yet-not-quite-4117755/#commentshttp://vietnamadoption.blog.co.uk/2008/04/17/robbed-4058799/tag:vietnamadoption.blog.co.uk,2008-04-17:/2008/04/17/robbed-4058799/Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:50:21 +0200 <p>Just to let you know that my house was broken into and computer stolen (among other things) so blogging will have to wait until a new PC can be obtained....</p> <p>life sucks I know. </p> <p>Other than that, good news. We have checked with lawyers and it looks like the Hague rules will not ruin our adoption. We just have to get a few more bits of input and we are good!</p> <p>Now all we need is for Vietnam to include families like us in thier "waiting families" definition (definition due by the end of the month) </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://vietnamadoption.blog.co.uk/2008/04/17/robbed-4058799/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://vietnamadoption.blog.co.uk/2008/04/17/robbed-4058799/#commentshttp://vietnamadoption.blog.co.uk/2008/04/06/signs-from-god-4003741/tag:vietnamadoption.blog.co.uk,2008-04-06:/2008/04/06/signs-from-god-4003741/Sun, 06 Apr 2008 17:25:19 +0200 <p>DO you believe in signs from God ? I want to but I haven’t really seen a sign from God so I wouldn’t know what to look for. Friday was a real spring day (not many of those since I have been in England) and on that day I thought a lot about our adoption. Somehow, with all the bad and uncertain news coming in I looked to this day as a day of new hope. All weekend my heart was just a little lighter and I felt just a little bit more positive about our adoption. Suddenly, this morning we had a real snow fall… IN APRIL!!! The Magnolia trees (in bloom) were covered in snow as well as our garden and all of the cars on the street. Real, sticking around snow!!! (not something that starts in the morning and fades immediately) It’s night now and there is still snow in our garden. As soon as a little hope fills my heart the good lord rains down the one thing I hate most… useless, cold, bone freezing, snow. </p> <p>I really hope it isn’t a sign of more troubles to come… I don’t know how much more I can take. A family from our agency just dropped out of Vietnam adoption and I really know how she feels. All the frustration, waiting and most importantly the stress of uncertainty. It’s enough to drive anyone insane and break any mothers heart. Of course we want to be strong and patient… but how long can you hang on to a phantom? How substantial is HOPE? Can you truly live on it and Faith alone? When do you say “STOP!”? Will regret follow? If so, for how long and how painful will it be? </p> <p>I can’t bear the idea of not adopting. The mere idea makes me sick to my stomach. Years ago I knew that this is what I wanted for my family but at what cost? I’ve become a mad woman… blogging, researching, reading, forum writing, obsessing… Would abandoning my dream make me less of who I wanted to be? Whom I hoped to become? Will it break my heart indefinitely? </p> <p>I think it will and this is why I hold on even tighter today than ever. Maybe for the wrong reasons but they are my reasons. God help me if I have gone off track for I can see no longer where I put my feet.</p> <p> <small> <a href="http://vietnamadoption.blog.co.uk/2008/04/06/signs-from-god-4003741/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://vietnamadoption.blog.co.uk/2008/04/06/signs-from-god-4003741/#commentshttp://vietnamadoption.blog.co.uk/2008/04/04/ranting-3994185/tag:vietnamadoption.blog.co.uk,2008-04-04:/2008/04/04/ranting-3994185/Fri, 04 Apr 2008 10:02:15 +0200 <p>Things are not getting any better. Even though referrals were given recently it doesn’t get us any closer to our adoption. In fact some things are becoming increasingly difficult. With the Hague Convention being put into practice in the US, we may be in big trouble. </p> <p>The Hague Convention is indeed a good thing for everyone. But there is a clause called "Habitual Resident" in which we are in a very grey zone. In fact, there are regulations on where you live and for how long as to whether you can adopt or not. It is to protect children from being run off to unknown countries and to assure their new nationalities.</p> <p>but because we live in the UK, and neither of us are British we are in that very grey zone. Some rumors say that we have to reside in the US immediately after the adoption for 2 years (something we cannot do). Other rumors say that we just have to promise to live in the US before the child's 18th birthday. </p> <p>I have written to the US Immigration Department for an official answer to our situation. Should the Hague require us to live in the US now, we will have to abandon our adoption from Vietnam.</p> <p>What will we do if the Hague says "NO"? I don't know. </p> <p>This is all starting to be too much for me.</p> <p> <small> <a href="http://vietnamadoption.blog.co.uk/2008/04/04/ranting-3994185/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://vietnamadoption.blog.co.uk/2008/04/04/ranting-3994185/#commentshttp://vietnamadoption.blog.co.uk/2008/03/30/title-3970106/tag:vietnamadoption.blog.co.uk,2008-03-30:/2008/03/30/title-3970106/Sun, 30 Mar 2008 23:08:03 +0200 <p>Very recently TWO families in our agency got referrals. Each were proposed a girl, moving us up from number 26 on the list to number 24. Sadly enough no boys were allocated to families so we remain number 6 for a boy. </p> <p>We are hoping for a boy age 0 to 18months.<br> The families before us are waiting for (in order):<br> A boy 4-7years<br> Either Sex 0-12 months<br> Either Sex 0-6 months<br> Either Sex 0-24 months<br> Either Sex 0-36 months</p> <p>So as you can see there are only 3-4 families that could beat us to a boy first (the older boy will probably not count in our eyes)</p> <p>Hope is on it's way. Pray for us that it sticks around a while when it arrives. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://vietnamadoption.blog.co.uk/2008/03/30/title-3970106/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://vietnamadoption.blog.co.uk/2008/03/30/title-3970106/#commentshttp://vietnamadoption.blog.co.uk/2008/03/26/options-options-3945697/tag:vietnamadoption.blog.co.uk,2008-03-26:/2008/03/26/options-options-3945697/Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:09:29 +0100 <p>Recently Chris and I had to come up with a backup plan in the case that Vietnam fails to deliver. Even though we are Fifth on the list for a boy, in less than a month we may be pushed out with nothing to show for it. </p> <p>We had a long conversation and each of us took some personal time to think it over. We have come to the conclusion that we will adopt a child from the Texas Child Welfare system if Vietnam closes its doors to us. I have made a few calls, talked to our agency and the Texas state department. It looks like a domestic option is indeed a viable option.</p> <p>But in the meantime, we are waiting to see what Vietnam decides to consider a "Waiting Parent" is. </p> <p>I feel gutted by the recent events in Vietnam. What was supposed to be an amazing life experience, is more like a heart wrenching 365 days of worry and uncertainty. No one knows anything and not even if our adoption will complete itself. </p> <p>I will be the first to admit that Chris and I thought that adoption was a more sure option than fertility treatment... I guess we were wrong.</p> <p>Nothing is sure in life except for death and taxes... more and more true every day.</p> <p> <small> <a href="http://vietnamadoption.blog.co.uk/2008/03/26/options-options-3945697/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://vietnamadoption.blog.co.uk/2008/03/26/options-options-3945697/#commentshttp://vietnamadoption.blog.co.uk/2008/03/20/vietnam-closure-3912206/tag:vietnamadoption.blog.co.uk,2008-03-20:/2008/03/20/vietnam-closure-3912206/Thu, 20 Mar 2008 22:59:16 +0100 <p>We have just been informed of the following facts by our agency:<br> (I have taken out suppositions and confidential information leaving only the most important facts)</p> <p>1.JCICS President, Tom DiFilipo, who had just returned from a trip to Vietnam to meet with personnel from the IAD, MOJ and USCIS. He began by informing participating agencies that the current MOU would not be renewed and therefore would expire on September 1, 2008.</p> <p>2.Once the MOU expires on 9/1/08, the IAD has stated that it will no longer accept new applications, and they are currently considering changing that date to 5/1/08, but there has been no further word on which date they will actually use.</p> <p>3.The IAD has yet to inform the community whether or not they will allow pending adoptions to continue.</p> <p>4.Although the MOU will not be renewed, the Department of State has the<br> remainder of this month to renegotiate a new MOU, so we probably won’t hear a definitive answer from them until April. Additionally, at this point, we must wait for the following from Vietnam: </p> <p> 1. The IAD to decide when they will stop accepting applications<br> 2. The IAD’s decision to allow or disallow pending adoptions to continue after the MOU expires.<br> 3. The IAD to define a “pending” case (DTV with or without referral?)</p> <p>5.Vietnam seems interested in protecting the future of international adoptions as they have announced their intention to become Hague compliant…</p> <p>Our agency has proposed some alternitive options as well but we are unable to accept them for various qualificative reasons. We are stuck hoping that the IAD (Vietnam's Adoption Authority) allows families that already have a dossier in the country, but not yet a referral, to continue thier adoption. </p> <p>Cross you fingers and toes ladies and gentlemen... a nervous breakdown is in the works! </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://vietnamadoption.blog.co.uk/2008/03/20/vietnam-closure-3912206/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://vietnamadoption.blog.co.uk/2008/03/20/vietnam-closure-3912206/#commentshttp://vietnamadoption.blog.co.uk/2008/02/13/10_scary_things_about_vn_adoptions_today~3723204/tag:vietnamadoption.blog.co.uk,2008-02-13:/2008/02/13/10_scary_things_about_vn_adoptions_today~3723204/Wed, 13 Feb 2008 19:51:19 +0100 <p>I posted this 10 point calculation on a forum recently and I thought i would share it with you too. It paints a very scary picture for the waiting parents of Vietnam and if your sensitive to this don't read it. </p> <p>I for one feel more comfortable being aware of the risks rather than closing my eyes and hoping for the best. </p> <p>1. Over 2000 families are listed as to having requested a visa for a Vietnamese child. </p> <p>2. Statistically, Vietnam has never placed more than 300 children within one year. There WILL be roughly 1700 families forced to move on without a child from Vietnam if the program closes in September.</p> <p>3. There is a minimum 90 day wait for your final visa approval </p> <p>4. In March we will know if the MOU was amended or signed (or not). If not Adoptions are to stop September 1st 2008 (less than 6 months later)</p> <p>5. There still is a minimum 2 weeks travel to consider</p> <p>6. Some Families who filed for visa's the day AFTER the I600 (in October) rules changed are still waiting in VIETNAM! This trend shows that there is no promise of accepting applications the 2nd of September.</p> <p>7. We now need exactly 105 days (plus the time to accept the referral - say 2 weeks , so 120 days) to complete an adoption. This means that if you don't have your referral by MAY 4th then you may just be out of luck!</p> <p>8. Most waiting time lines are 12-20 months (with only 8 months to go) So if in May you haven’t hit your 12+ month of waiting… serious second options should be considered.</p> <p>9. Some families may opt to leave their dossiers with Vietnam in hopes of the program re-opening eventually (many of the first to adopt from Vietnam this time around were such parents from the last closure)</p> <p>10. No one knows anything, that alone should tell you something.</p> <p>I know this seems really pessimist but I figured that you may want to see things from a numerical perspective. BUT keep in mind that if in March the MOU IS signed and amended then none of this will matter and everything should be fine.</p> <p>If you are not yet logged in with the IAD as a PAP, then I would definitely wait until the 1st of April. I would also consider Vietnam as a second choice and start looking for a more solid 1st choice. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://vietnamadoption.blog.co.uk/2008/02/13/10_scary_things_about_vn_adoptions_today~3723204/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://vietnamadoption.blog.co.uk/2008/02/13/10_scary_things_about_vn_adoptions_today~3723204/#commentshttp://vietnamadoption.blog.co.uk/2008/02/06/500_cranes~3689815/tag:vietnamadoption.blog.co.uk,2008-02-06:/2008/02/06/500_cranes~3689815/Wed, 06 Feb 2008 20:54:29 +0100 <p>Since I began my wishing crane project for Xavier (1000 folded origami cranes to grant a wish - the wish being a referral from Vietnam) I have 500 cranes as of this morning. </p> <p>I don't know if it will work but it gives me something to do with my hands and with every crane I think a little more about how dedicated I am to my son and to Vietnam. </p> <p>With the newest news leading many families to believe that there is a chance that Vietnam will close it's doors to us, there is no doubt that some (including me) would worry about what they will do, or where will they turn, when that happens. But each time I put another paper crane in the box I get a little bit more hopefull. My faith is renewed daily by bits of colored paper. </p> <p>I want to believe that a month after I have folded the last crane, we will get that long awaited call from Los Nino's Intl. </p> <p>Patience, Hope and Faith ... I take them any where they can be found. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://vietnamadoption.blog.co.uk/2008/02/06/500_cranes~3689815/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>paper-cranesworryprojectshttp://vietnamadoption.blog.co.uk/2008/02/06/500_cranes~3689815/#commentshttp://vietnamadoption.blog.co.uk/2008/01/31/exhaustion~3659335/tag:vietnamadoption.blog.co.uk,2008-01-31:/2008/01/31/exhaustion~3659335/Thu, 31 Jan 2008 14:05:13 +0100 <p>Exhaustion, I can’t take it anymore. I don’t have a tear left in me. The whole situation with Vietnam is just too worrisome for me to take on a daily basis. There were no worries in May when we started and the wait list was 4 to 9 months long. Now there is a 12-24 months wait with no guarantee that adoptions will continue after September 2008. The only thing about our adoption that has been constant from the beginning is the CONSTANT CHAOTIC CHANGE FOR THE WORSE. </p> <p>There are 2000-ish families waiting for children from Vietnam and historically never more than 200-ish families matched in a single year. We have no guarantees, promises or even inklings of hope on the grapevine. </p> <p>If I were to believe my agency, there is NOTHING to worry about “YET”.<br> If I were to believe the US government there is EVERYTHING to worry about.<br> If I am to believe my husband Everything will be fine.<br> If I am to believe my heart… we are in a sinking boat with NO life vests. </p> <p>I think we all need a little tiny light of hope to show up from time to time… I wouldn’t spit on a ray of hope at the moment. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://vietnamadoption.blog.co.uk/2008/01/31/exhaustion~3659335/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>bad-daysadoptionrumorshttp://vietnamadoption.blog.co.uk/2008/01/31/exhaustion~3659335/#commentshttp://vietnamadoption.blog.co.uk/2008/01/29/news_on_adoption_from_vietnam~3647343/tag:vietnamadoption.blog.co.uk,2008-01-29:/2008/01/29/news_on_adoption_from_vietnam~3647343/Tue, 29 Jan 2008 01:17:09 +0100 <p>We are still waiting for a statement from LNI concerning all of this new information, however our case worker has assured me that a formal email is forthcoming. Until then, this is what I have found.</p> <p>The US government issued an official warning and announcement about Viet Nam adoptions today. The entire text can be found on the USCIS web site but a brief overview can also be found on the Voices for Vietnam Integrity website (listed in my links). It basically sates that potential adoptive parents that haven’t yet filed their dossier with the IAD should be cautious because there is no guarantee that the MOU will be renewed in March regardless of efforts to renegotiate. Furthermore, it reminds PAPs to wait for visa approval via email BEFORE travelling to Viet Nam.<br> The US Embassy in Hanoi continues to remind parents that fraudulent adoptions and questionable paperwork continues to be a problem and that they are doing everything in their power to reduce un-ethical adoptions through deeper investigations. Causing longer wait periods for visa approvals and more NIODs being issued. </p> <p>What does this mean to us?<br> Well I don’t know for you but this long awaited statement reassures us quite a bit. With all of the rumors about un-ethical adoptions and the possible closure of the Vietnam program we were a little worried about the true ethics of adopting from Vietnam. This statement means that we can be sure that not only our agency is doing the best they can, but both the US and Vietnamese governments are following suite. We are happy to wait a little longer if that means that our son truly is our son and not a stolen or sold child. I could never imagine how devastated I would feel if someone stole Kitty from me. Giving your own child up for adoption is difficult enough… I see no need for anyone to pressure a mother with money or even make that decision for her without consent.<br> We are sad to hear however that the situation in Viet Nam is so dire that the possibility of closure is now more than real. But if that means that child selling or stealing will come to an end in Viet Nam, then maybe this is what needs to be done. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://vietnamadoption.blog.co.uk/2008/01/29/news_on_adoption_from_vietnam~3647343/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>mouadoptionuscisnewsvietnamhttp://vietnamadoption.blog.co.uk/2008/01/29/news_on_adoption_from_vietnam~3647343/#commentshttp://vietnamadoption.blog.co.uk/2008/01/28/1000_wishing_cranes~3646859/tag:vietnamadoption.blog.co.uk,2008-01-28:/2008/01/28/1000_wishing_cranes~3646859/Mon, 28 Jan 2008 22:57:02 +0100 <p>With the wait for news from our adoption agency getting more and more difficult to bear, I need a little project to keep my mind busy. I read somewhere that if you folded 1000 origami cranes, that you wish will come true. So, with that in mind, instead of bugging my agency every week for news, I'm just going to fold paper cranes while I think of our son.</p> <p>My wish will be that once I have folded the 1000th crane, that exact same month we will get the long awaited phone call from our adoption agency and little Xavier will be a step closer to coming home. It's a little superstitious, but I have nothing else to rely on other then patience... and even that is lacking these days. </p> <p>So here we go.... Paper cuts and all! Wish me luck. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://vietnamadoption.blog.co.uk/2008/01/28/1000_wishing_cranes~3646859/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://vietnamadoption.blog.co.uk/2008/01/28/1000_wishing_cranes~3646859/#commentshttp://vietnamadoption.blog.co.uk/2008/01/28/january_adoption_news~3646848/tag:vietnamadoption.blog.co.uk,2008-01-28:/2008/01/28/january_adoption_news~3646848/Mon, 28 Jan 2008 22:55:25 +0100 <p>The Embassy in Hanoi has posted some troubling news, stating that the adoption delays are clear due to immoral practices and “questionable “ documents for children. Chris and I had a long conversation last night about what this may or may not imply. We feel it is probably part of pressure techniques that are being used to force Vietnam to clean up their act before signing the MOU (which I mentioned before, is due in March). Clearly the US knew about any illegal practices in Vietnam before this, and they are only making noise now in order to pressure VN, for what ends we can only guess. Chris and I have decided to calmly wait until March to see what happens. If our agency hasn’t sent out a reasonable amount of referrals to waiting families (we are pretty far down the list so we are not expecting a referral soon) and the US/VN MOU isn’t signed, we will re-evaluate our position and consider other adoptive options. </p> <p>That said, we desperately want this to all work out. For the moment we can’t imagine adopting a child from anywhere else and should VN close tomorrow we will be clearly at a loss for what to do. LNI does not have a single other program that interests us and we don’t qualify for Korea which is our 2nd choice (LNI does not have a Korea program anyway). We were so happy to be a part of the LNI families, I would hate to have to leave them.</p> <p> <small> <a href="http://vietnamadoption.blog.co.uk/2008/01/28/january_adoption_news~3646848/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>adoption-newsvietnamhttp://vietnamadoption.blog.co.uk/2008/01/28/january_adoption_news~3646848/#commentshttp://vietnamadoption.blog.co.uk/2008/01/28/who_are_we_who_is_xavier~3646807/tag:vietnamadoption.blog.co.uk,2008-01-28:/2008/01/28/who_are_we_who_is_xavier~3646807/Mon, 28 Jan 2008 22:48:38 +0100 <p>Long before we were married we talked about having a family. For my husband, coming from a traditional French family, adoption hadn’t really been something he had thought about. However, I had grown up in an American family that had been completed by adoption over two generations. Both my uncle and brother are adopted and I grew up knowing that adoption would without a doubt be a part of my family plans.<br> After meeting my family and some long heartfelt conversations my husband and I agreed that adoption would be a part of our lives too.<br> Soon after we were married we were blessed with a biological daughter “Kitty” whom is our own little ray of sunshine. Some would think that having the chance to have our own biological children would take precedence over adoption but for us it didn’t. We began to re-discuss adoption after Kitty turned 6 months old. We took some more time to think it over and in May 2007 we contacted Los Niño’s International Adoption Center (LNI) in Texas.<br> It took us a few months to get the paperwork together, as well as finish the Home Study. Together with LNI & the Social Worker we agreed that a baby boy between 0 and 18 months would fit our family best. We put together the adoption dossier and sent it to Viet Nam for approval. It wasn’t easy to get everything ready for foreign courts living in the UK but we did it with the help of the French, Vietnamese, British and American Embassies here in London.</p> <p>In November 2007 the IAD (International Adoption Department of Viet Nam) logged our Dossier in and we officially became members of the LNI waiting list. </p> <p>Xavier Thao Marie Francis will be the name we hope to give our son. Thao after his godfather & Marie Francis are family names on my husband’s side. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://vietnamadoption.blog.co.uk/2008/01/28/who_are_we_who_is_xavier~3646807/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>ushttp://vietnamadoption.blog.co.uk/2008/01/28/who_are_we_who_is_xavier~3646807/#commentshttp://vietnamadoption.blog.co.uk/2008/01/28/a_new_begining~3646668/tag:vietnamadoption.blog.co.uk,2008-01-28:/2008/01/28/a_new_begining~3646668/Mon, 28 Jan 2008 22:22:27 +0100 <p>After some time and consideration I have thought about moving my adoption blog away from my everyday blog. Though adoption is an important part of our everyday life, some of my daily rants are not really of interest to anyone outside of my family. </p> <p>Here I hope to reunite our own adoption expieriance with any reliable information I can find about the current situation in Vietnam. I'll try to transfer over any old articles I may have and hopefully start writing more often in 2008.</p> <p>Anyway thanks for your support.</p> <p> <small> <a href="http://vietnamadoption.blog.co.uk/2008/01/28/a_new_begining~3646668/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>newwelcomehttp://vietnamadoption.blog.co.uk/2008/01/28/a_new_begining~3646668/#comments