Educated...

Well, it has been a while since I updated this. As mentioned in the last post, I went to a long education session last week. It was a really good experience. I learned a lot, and met a very nice fellow prospective adoptive parent (there were only two of us at the training...everyone else will be watching the long DVD like Nate:)).

Anyway, we got all sorts of advise and resource recommendations:) In addition to much of the information, the following book recommendations on Vietnam/Adoption/Parenting were made (I bought all of these, but have not read them all yet):

Find Katherine: A Spiritual Guide to Vietnam and Motherhood by: Ellen Fitzenrider

If you Lived Here: A Novel by: Dana Sachs

Bringing our Angel Home by: Tracy S. Pillow

Dear Sam and Dani: An Adoption Journal by: Cindy Roberts

Beyond the Blue by: Leslie Gould

Culture Shock Vietnam and Culture Shock USA

Positive Discipline by: Jane Nelson

The Family Adoption by: Joyce Pavao

I also learned that there are LOT of things that I should/could be doing to prepare. Prepare our will...buy car seat...find pediatricians and dentists...child proof the house...finish the nursery...begin the child's life book...

So, I guess maybe we should be glad that we still have time left to get all this done, but I would not mind at all if the referral came before we had everything done:)