Still Waiting

It has been a while since I last posted. Unfortunately, we have no new news. We are still waiting for a US Embassy date. Fingers crossed that it happens soon. In the meantime we have been busy with house projects and currently are painting the playroom.

Colorado requires 24 hours of parent training for adoptions. The trainings have been very educational and enjoyable. For our family and friends I thought I would post some information that I found interesting about "Positive Adoption Language":

Positive Language.......... Negative Language
Birth parent..........Real parent
Biological parent..........Natural parent
Parent ..........Adoptive parent
My child ..........Adopted child
Birth child..........Own child
Was adopted.......... Is adopted
Terminate parental rights.......... Give up
Child placed for adoption.......... An unwanted child
Make an adoption plan.......... Give away
Waiting child..........Adoptable child; available child
Intercountry adoption.......... Foreign adoption
Child from abroad.......... Foreign child
Court termination.......... Child taken away
Child with special needs.......... Handicapped child
Born to unmarried parents.......... Illegitimate child