A long overdue post with a little bit of this and a little bit of that. Parker An will be three at the end of next month – he’s been exclusively using the toilet and wearing only underwear for the last two weeks – not a single accident! He’s very proud of himself, and I’m [...]
Adoption
Written By: Jonathan on November 14, 2009
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It looks like the new adoption specific law has or will soon pass in Viet Nam. I haven’t been able to get the text yet (in Vietnamese or English), so it’s impossible to say what has or will change. The enactment of the new Adoption Law will help orphans find responsible and caring adoptive parents, [...]
Written By: Jonathan on May 20, 2009
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Today we had our two year anniversary visit with the adoption clinic to check up on Parker An’s health and development. The developmental specialist says that cognitively he’s at 33-36 months, he’s 28 months old – so a tad bit ahead of average – it actually surprised me, I thought he was pretty much average [...]
Written By: Jonathan on May 13, 2009
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Two years ago today I was meeting my son for the first time. It’s an anniversary of the beginning of giant changes in both our lives. As time goes by it’s harder to put into words the thoughts and feelings associated with the adoption, with having a child, etc, etc. It’s amazing and awesome, and [...]
Written By: Jonathan on May 9, 2009
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Because I can barely believe that two years ago today I was leaving on my trip to Viet Nam. Seems like yesterday.
