emma grace

This ia a photo of our daughter who awaits our arrival.we count every moment until this day.

just outta reach

They told us the hardest part of the adoption process would be the period of waiting after you receive the photo of your child .This was not an exaggeration. For my wife the waiting game has already become an unbearable weight. We have been married now for almost 25 years and this last week has almost seemed longer than those years combined. I am reminded of an explanation of the theory of relativity,to paraphrase.......put your hand on a hot pan for 1 second and it seems like an eternity,sit with a pretty girl for an hour and it seems like a second. Thru out the process of adopting we have always had that next step wich for the most part was always under e a controlled time line,although at times it felt like the federal govt moved at its own pace.But still within a guided time line. Now all the paperwork is out of our hands and the picture of our daughter has replaced them.NOW THE BIG WAIT. I know with the grace of the lord and all the patience we can mustard, in due time all things to those who wait.But if I may just ask the lord one favor...........PLEASE HURRY. I wish all comfort and safety and ask that the Lord watches over all the children. God Bless.

technical stuff

as we await word from China, we have been trying to square away our new camera software and all the neat little inter net gadgets that will help us stay in touch with our families while we are in China.I've learned more about YouTube and face book in the last 2 weeks than i have in my life.Even as i write this blog i am not concerned with how many people read it,its more of a way for me to share with our daughter to be the events that lead up to this great blessing.Getting ready to take the dog for a ride so gonna have to get going.As always I wish you all safety and comfort and as always God Bless.

Waiting game

Now that we have completed all of our necessary paper work,crossed all the t;s and dotted the I's,theres nothing more to due but wait.We signed our "letter of intent"on a the most celebrated day in China.Chinese New Year.It was a very special day for us due to the fact that it was the first time we were at our agency knowing that a girl had been found for us.We also got to see a picture of ourselves along with a photo of our little girl on the Board of dreams.Now we wait.Four to six months.Our families are very anxious and we are already climbing the walls.Might be a little easier if it wasn't January in Ohio.Hard to keep busy and occupy your minds.But i suppose it would be the same even if it was June.Our minds will only be occupied with one thing.Bringing Emma home.I wish all comfort and safety and as always,God Bless.

Happy Chinese New Year

2012  "The Year of the Dragon".The year we will bring our daughter home.Tonite we have been invited to meet with our EAC contact.Her name is Carla,and it is because of her that we will have this opportunity to become parents.I wish to thank all those who have worked so diligently in making all of this possible.This will be the first time we have gone to EAC knowing that we have a girl waiting for us in China.That will be a special feeling.My wife has asked that i bring our camera due to the fact that they put our pictures on their wall as new parents with a newly placed child.Iwill be more than happy to take that picture.The single word Fook means fortune,blessing,good luck and happiness. I wish this to all.God Bless.Comfort and safety to all.

NFL.....and baby clothes

today the NFL games will decide who gets to go to the big game,and i get to help my wife decide what baby clothes will not only look the best,but will fit.when we first started our adoption journey we had it in our heads that the girl they would find would be a little older,because it seemed like the older ones would place sooner.Well that's not always the case,so now we get to go find some clothes to fit our new little one.my wife couldn't;t be happier and i find myself constantly thinking of her arrival into our home.Our families seem to be just as excited as we our,even though we know that isn't possible.as i write these thoughts ,ESPN just announced the passing of Joe Paterno.I've noticed as all these things are occurring in my life,i seemed to be in tune with the events surrounding it.Martin Luther King Day,Muhammad Alis Birthday and the passing of Joe Pa.well that's all for no,wishing you all comfort and safety,God Bless.

just another day

After the incredible whirlwind of activity and emotions over the last 3 days we are finally able to take a minute and reflect.The call Monday night was so unexpected,along with my mother ending up in the hospital.the incredible news that we locked our little girl in,and the following day ,our medical advisor signing off on our girl was almost to surreal to fully take in.looking back ,it was by far the craziest24 hours of my life.and by crazy i mean incredible.to now know that we have our little girl waiting for us across the world is a feeling i surely cannot describe.My wife is still in a state of euphoria.I keep telling her that if she thinks she's happy no,wait until she meets her in person.And although the photos they sent were attached as a pdf,my wife was able to separate them and come up with some tremendous photos for us to give and share with our families.Right now I'm just gonna take the next couple of days to just let it all soak in.Monday the 23 is Chinese New Year,the year of the dragon.We have been invited to meet with our European Adoption consultant on this day.I'm sure it will be the most satisfying visit of them all,knowing that our daughter is awaiting our arrival in China.That's all i have on my mind right now,so as always I wish you all comfort and safety,God Bless.

b day

Happy Birthday Muhammad Ali,a true inspiration and the greatest fighter ever.

CELEBRATIONS

After several  tense moments and endless what ifs,Emma Grace is finally ours.Although she is still in Shanghai and will remain there for the next 4 to 6 months,today we recieved confirmatiion along with our first photos of the little girl we have sought after for so long.The first photos were sent to us via e-mail.she is just beautiful.a dream come true to see the sheer joy on my wifes face.A huge thank you to all those who played a part in making this possible.Now we just have to be patient and wait for our time to go.Just a crazy 24 hours.And on another happy note,my mother was released from the hospital this evening.Much to be thankful for.Many to thank,and one God who made it all possible.Wishing all comfort and safety,God bless.

what a night

Well it happened.As i said in the previous posts, last night was the first time  that my adoption agency contact would be able to go on and actively search for our daughter.We did not expect the call to come until much later in the evening,but to our surprise my phone rang at about 8:30pm.I was expecting it to be my Mother or the hospital in which she was taken for observations of chest pain.When i heard the voice of our adoption contact i was confused and taken off guard.We did not expect her call,if at all,until much later.Her first words after a brief greeting were"why are you not on speaker phone Scott?"After moments of inaudible babbling and finger fumbling on my part ,I was able to compose myself enough to gather my wife and hear the news we still cannot believe.WE FOUND YOU A LITTLE GIRL IN SHANGHAI.This is just incredible.Never would we have dreamed it would come so soon.Today we go to our retained health pros to overlook the medical reports and then we'll report back to our contact to prepare our letter of intent.Very happy and very overwhelmed.That's all for now.wishing all of you comfort and safety.God bless.

sleepless nite ahead

1. Just returned home from a visit to the hospital.Nothing serious,my Mom was experiencing some chest pains and is now being kept overnight for observations.On a brighter note I did manage to update my profile page.Well tonites the big nite.we'll know by 1 am if they found her tonite or if we'll have to save the celebrations for another time.Kinda got a mixture of anticipation and excitement but trying to keep an evenness about the whole thing.Like i keep telling my lovely wife"if not this time then the next one"Gonna try to get a little shut eye,though I know it won't come easy.Wish all of you comfort and safety.God Bless.More tomorrow......or maybe tonite.

big day

good morning.been struggling with the profile page.can't understand the error it is asking me to correct.try again later.still cold here in ohio and today is the big day,or should i say nite. we are expecting our first search call tonite,and we will know by 1 am if our girl has been found.gonna make for an exciting day.its 5;31 am and i must be going to work.wish all comfort and saftey.god bless.and as always,forgive my typing.

first chance

hi all.my name is scott and my wifes name is lisa.we have been married for24 years and have recently decided to adopt a young child from China.After several months of dilegent paperwork and various background protocols,we received our first notification that our daughter would be sought after for the very first time on Monday, January 16 of 2012.We are very excited and anxiously await news from our EAC contact.we know that to find her on the first try is a long shot,but our prayers and hearts go out to our soon to be found girl.i will posting more as we find out more and welcome all ith similar situations or positive feed back to please respond.it has been a long journey leading up to this point,now we can't wait for the journey to China that leads us to Emma.this is the name we have chose,after going thru about a million.thats all for now as i wish all comfort and saftey.God bless all and forgive my hacky typing