Doing Our Part

Apparently we are just doing our part as we are contributing to the latest immigration trend here in the good old U.S. of A.  :) 
New Asian immigrants to US now surpass Hispanics
You can read the article by clicking the title above. They included some interesting statistics at the end of it as well. 

A Wonderful Wednesday Surprise

An unexpected surprise came today via email (originals following via USPS; this was on a pdf). I don't know the exact date it was taken, and I can't quite explain the "Merry Christmas" shirt, but I do know that seeing this picture makes me want to scoop him up, snuggle him, kiss him, love him. 

Happy Wednesday!

Melting hearts and bringing smiles worldwide!
(at least in Korea and the U.S.)

A Korean Adoptee's Story

This weekend I had a surprise in my in-box: my father-in-law sent a link to an article...something he's never done before. Of course I was instantly curious and had to check it out right away. 


The article, "A Korean Adoptee Does Her Own Detective Work in a Gamble to Find Her Family," documents a woman's journey to discover her past and, thereby, dramatically changing her future. I know there are many stories and books about people searching for birth families, and many lead to pain or disappointment. This woman's story, however, ends on a positive note. It's an interesting perspective on adoption from Korea in the late 1970s as well. If you have a few minutes, I recommend reading it through. Here's the link: click here

Update and Photos

We just received an update with photos taken on May 23rd (he is 10.5 months old in these pictures). He is sure getting big and looking like a little man! Our social worker also said she thinks he looks a lot like Tony. I don't have any of his baby pictures to double check, but I do some resemblance -- and both are very handsome.
Speaking of getting big, since his 9 month update he hasn't gained any weight but he has grown over an inch. Clearly his hair has been growing too!


We were happy to get this picture:

Package #1 arrived - he is checking us out!

He got our package! What a nice way to start the week. And to think his first birthday is just around the corner (July 7th). Pop over to Our Little Guy to see the other two pictures we received.