Christine & Michael Bell
us ...
Christine, 37, and Michael, 32, have one daughter, Kathryn (Kate the Great), 20 months. I (Christine) used to be a recovery-room nurse and have been privileged make a career change into a stay-at-home mom and wife. Michael owns and operates an electrical contracting business with his office on our home property, so we get to see him a lot. We live in Middleboro, Massachusetts, a "small town" in the country, about one hour south of Boston. We are a Christian family and enjoy our church. We also love to work around the house and grounds. We used to love to travel, but Kate has changed us forever in that regard! We may try it again in 10 or 20 years. We were married for four years before Kate came along, and now we can't remember what life was like without her (except on Sunday mornings when we USED to sleep in). We are so much in love with her that we want many many more! The joy she brings to our hearts is indiscribable. We both have always wanted to adopt and now are able to do so.
our adoption plans ...
We started the adoption conversation when Kate was 6 months old. We began the process in September 1999, and our dossier was logged in on February 22, 2000. We both wanted more children and want to give back some of the blessings that have been showered on us. We wanted our family to have both biological and adopted children in it. After much research and interviewing (and wonderful resources from The Open Door Society), we found China Adoption with Love Inc., in Brookline, Massachusetts, and have felt at peace ever since. The agency director asked if we would consider a boy, and we said yes! It really doesn't matter if we get a boy or girl, we just want another child to love. We had no choice with Kate and couldn't be happier. When asked why we are chosing adoption, we just answer, "Because we want to, and because we can." And for us it really is that simple! We are requesting an NSN boy 6-12 months old (but in reality, we just want another child). Our favorite adoption resource is the a-parents-china mailing list.
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 welcome ...
name: Yong Bing Zeng
soon to be Zachary Michael Bell
dor: 12/20/2000
dob: 12/2/1999
from: No. 1 City Social Welfare Intstitute in Changsha City
Hunan Province
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