I just happened upon this post and read the last couple of replies and noticed that Denine and her husband, Jerry, must have just found out they are adoptive parents! I am SO HAPPY for them!
You see, 16 years ago, we adopted our DD (Carly) from South Korea. I still can't believe, sometimes, that it's been that long. We received her at JFK Airport in 1986 when we lived in Rochester, NY. Now we've been in Florida (near Tampa) for 13 years, since she's been 3 years old.
News like yours just brings back all the wonderful emotions and feelings of 16 years ago. Carly's grown into such a beautiful and terrific kid! My husband, Stu, Carly and I have been on 2 Disney cruises so far and are looking forward to next May, when we go on the Western.
We're DVC members since 1993 and Carly's pretty much been brought up on Disney!
Even though one is usually sad when their cruise ends, I'm sure that you and your husband will have so much to look forward to when you get back. I can remember that feeling when the agency calls and says "she's coming"! We, too, were frantically getting last minute items like carseats, diapers, etc. Her nursery had been finished for about 1-1/2 yrs., since we waited 2 years from the time we filed the application.
Once again, God bless you all and if you're looking for a nice girl's name -- we think Carly is a pretty nice one, but then again, we're a little bit partial to that one -- lol.
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