TV Show

Yesterday, when I got home from work, I was flipping through TV channels and came across Discovery Health. This is a channel that I often watch. When I turned it on, the show that was on was called "Adoption Stories". The show was taped in 2004 and dealt with a family in Mass as they went through their adoption journey. This family decided to adopt from Korea. They already had a 7 year old son and due to the wife's age, they decided to adopt to grow their family. Of coincidence, the family used the same adoption agency as Mike and I are. It was nice to see that the agency did suuch a great job with this family.

The show did get me thinking though. This family went through the Korea program which allows for the child to be brought here to the family by escort and then the family does not have to travel to Korea. It seemed much easier than having to travel, especially with the high gas prices and changes in flight fees now. Mike and I will have to travel at least twice to Russia, we will most likely stay there while we wait out the 10 day post-court waiting period. The cost of the travel and missing so much work is not easy which makes the Korea program seem better. However, I sit here now recalling the experiences that Mike and I had while we were in Russia. Meeting other adoptive couples, seeing the country, hearing the language and meeting some of the people, seeing the baby home and meeting the director and the caretakers who are watching over our son. That is only a part of it. We can then share those experiences with our son when he is older. I would not take those experiences back. I loved every moment of them. I am not sure which adoption path might be better, easier, etc. However, I am content with knowing the Mike and I made a choice and it seems to be the right choice. Sure, we could have dealt without the 30 hour chaos of the flight there, but I am happy we did what we did. Now if only I could get back. No news yet. Ugh!