HAPPY NEW YEAR

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PLEASE PEOPLE IN CHINA SPEED UP!

8th MONTH LID

CHRISTMAS IN OLD SAN JUAN

ADOPTIVE PARENT REUNION

Our group is getting bigger and more closer than ever , is so nice to have this group an share our journey to our daughter together, it's like having an extend family.
Meiling and Leah having fun with Elvis and Jesse, two of my furry babies that went to the reunion.

HAPPY THANKS GIVING

7 MONTH LID

BROWN ENVELOPE

I got a surprise yesterday waiting for my, the brown envelope arrived. Still I have to wait about 20? months, but is nice to get something about Emily's adoption. In step of sending me all the documents they sent me a paper with the list of documents to be download, a way to same time for them, I guess.

GIFTS FOR EMILY

Emily is going to get most of the things Sarah is wearing know, but I want to get some special pieces for her, because she is as special as Sarah is, and I'm waiting for her with the same love as I did with Sarah.
So at the conference I got a lotus t-shirt , christmas ornament and a book dedicated for her.

EAST MEETS WEST CONFERENCE

One of the speakers and adoptive mom from china.
Me and Sarah enjoying the conference.
Not to interest, during the lifebook seminar. Sarah taking notes for her mei mei.

Last weekend Sarah and I attended the East meets West conference in tampa. We had the opportunity to meet fellow april LID and other waiting parents, plus the conference were very good I learned a lot about the process and got 8 hours of Haugue , need to more and done with that part. Sarah got the opportunity to share with other adoptive girls, something she can't do where we live, since she's the only one so far.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

6 month LID

5 MONTH LID

5 month down 30 + to go, yep the wait it's getting longer and longer, even the agency don't know when the waiting time will go faster. Since that's the scenario I made a list of the pros and cons of the long wait.

Pros:
1. I will have more one on one time with Sarah.
2. Financially
3. Sarah will be able to enjoy more the process of having a little sister.
4. I can do some remodeling to the house.
5. Loose some weight ( I want to be able t0 go to the top of the Great Wall)
6.Go to more dog shows.
7. Time to learn chinese for the trip.
8. Two toddlers at the same time it wont be easy.
Cons:
1.The updating of the documents.
2. The waiting
3. Knowing that I have a daugther far away and not been able to see her.
4. I want to see her NOW!

MY STARS

Long time since I brag about my furry babies, one day they will be in a real cover page.

4 MONTH DOWN

Good news from China, the documents are moving faster, my dossier is in the review room, so if things keep going that way the waiting time could be shorter than expected.

FUTURE PARENTS FROM CHINA REUNION

UNCLE FILI

Yesterday we went to Fili's house, this is suppose to be Emily's blog, but since there are nothing new on her lets talk about dogs again. So uncle Fili came from a judging gig in New Zeland so he invite us to see the photos and of course talk about our favorite theme dogs. We had a great time he made a wonderful meal as always and the weather was very fresh .
These are a few of Filis Rhodesian Ridgeback.
Sarah messing his library.
The two of theme checking some books.

CHOW"S WORLD

Nothing on the adoption side again, so Ill talk dogs my other love. On sunday Sarah and I went to a reunion of our dog club, it was held at Rafael house , he lives in the middle of the mountains and have one of the most incredible view of the city. It was so fresh and relaxing we had a great time while we plan for t he next show, I hope my dogs will be ready for december when the show will be held.
This is hercules one of Rafael show dogs.
The next show hopefuls Oscar and Coco.
Where we are with Miss Coco Channel having some quality time.
Siblings playing while Ruby's watch.

PUPPIES UPDATE III

The puppies are doing great, they start walking and playing with each other. They are more the are very social and there are developing well.

3 MONTH LID

Another month gone, my documents are on translation right now, for what I have read it will take a year to go to the review room and them the to the matching room, if things go the way there going right know it will take me two more years or more to see my Emily.

BACK TO WORK

No adoption news, but two of my girls (chloe and Hazel) went back to work, they are models, so yesterday they to a TV program to model a few outfits. I could not watch the program, but these were two of the outfits they wore. Like all famous models they always come home with some of the outfits. Chloe and Hazel

MY PRINCE

My prince Tristan got a new friend, a bambi stuff animal it was Sarah's but she's throwing her stuff out of her crib and Tristan saw Bambi on the floor all alone and he put it in his bed and now he watch his Bambi all the time.

PUPPIES UPDATE II

The puppies are doing great , they are fat and lazy. At the beginning both litters look the same, that make really worry, but now you can see the difference between the breeds(what a relief!) The Shih tzu litter is 16 th day old today and they start open their eyes.
The papillon litter is 11 days old they move faster than the shih tzus and they are louder. The good news is their mom now has enough milk for them, so they don't have to share the milk with the shih tzus. Cant wait to see them running around.

IS THIS CUTE OR WHAT ?

THIS WAS THIS MORNING, THIS GIRL KNOWS HOW TO GET COMFY.

WELCOME TO THE WORLD II

Nina is a new mom , she had two girls and one boy. All of them look healthy and they are loud. Like all good papillon.

PUPPIES UPDATE

One week old, after one week I lost one of the girls, but the others are doing fine, the first one to the left is boy, already a rebel upside down.

WELCOME TO THE WORLD

This is a result of three weeks in Vietnam, I did not realize that Agatha was on heath so Jake made his mood and heres the result 3 girls and 1 boy, I only hope they turn out healthy and happy. So sweet babies WELCOME TO THE WORLD!

TRISTAN EXERCISING

SECOND MONTH GONE

Second month gone, the status of my documents: pending for translation. No worries will keep on waiting. I was hoping that Sarah and Emily will be about a year or two a part, if not at least Sarah will be at least three and she will be able to go to China and understand the process and help with the bonding.

In other note HAPPY FATHERS DAY, specially to my dad and my brothers Juan and Frankie who are great dad's.

OVER DUE

While I was in Vietnam picking up Sarah, my oldest boy turn 10, what a milestone!

Nicolas is my first dog show, he has compete in conformation and obedience , I hope to have you for many more years.


HAPPY BIRTHDAY NICO! Sarah and Nicolas

MY SWEET BOY TURN 3 YRS

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY SWEET TRISTAN, PRAY TO GOD THAT YOU GET WELL SOON AND YOU CAN COMEBACK TO THE RING.

THE STORK HAS LANDED

My agency has place 20 baby girls today, they LID is november 05,05. I'm very happy for those families and I wish theme the best of luck.