Robin & Dave Kanaskie's China Adoption Story: Not that i'm counting.....

Friday, October 31, 2008

Not that i'm counting.....

but today is 90 days since the Hague Unit of National Benefits Center received our I-800A application. Do I want to rush to the mailbox today in hopes that something will be there? Of course. Do I think that something will actually be there? Of course not.....

But, with anticipation, I will rush to the mailbox……

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Our Story

Our adoption story, like many other's, starts with infertility. As with most people who want to become parents, we thought we would have biological children. After several years of disappointment and constant ups and downs we began working with a fertility specialist. We were devastated to find out, after several months of treatments and procedures with the specialist, that we could not have biological children. The thought of Dave and I not becoming a father and a mother was heartbreaking. We experienced the feeling of loss, but at the same time we felt as though a weight had been lifted. After a period of grieving, we began to evaluate our options, egg donation and adoption. After discussing our options our hearts gravitated towards international adoption from China.

Childlessness has impacted our lives in a way that we feel that our family is incomplete. I am always imagining me as a mother and Dave as a father and us as parents, together. We are very loving and caring people and feel that we have so much to offer. Dave and I are extremely happy together and love spending time with one another and we can't wait to share it with a child or twins from China!

Longing for a child to love,
I'd wish upon the stars above.
In my heart I always knew
A part of me was meant for you.

I think how happy we will be,
Once I adopt you, and you adopt me.

I dream of all the joy you'll bring,
Imagining even the littlest things.
The way it will feel to hold you tight,
And tuck you in every night.

The drawing on the refrigerator door,
And childhood toys across the floor.
The favorite stories read again and again,
And hours of games with make-believe friends.

The day you took my outstretched hand,
A journey ended, but our lives began.
Still mesmerized by your sweet face,
Still warmed inside by our first embrace.

I promised to give you a happy home,
And a loving family all your own.
A house you've now made complete,
With laughter, smiles, and tiny feet.

A parent is one who guides the way,
Know I will be there everyday.
Rest easy as each night you sleep,
A lifetime of love is yours to keep.

Longing for a child to love,
I'd wish upon the stars above.
In my heart I always knew,
A part of me belonged to you.

(c) 1997 Teri Harrison

Robin & Dave Kanaskie's China Adoption Story

Friday, October 31, 2008

Not that i'm counting.....

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