Gianna's Story

Welcome to our website! Thank you for joining us in our
journey- it means so much to us to know
we’re not doing this alone!

Quick Guide to using this section and the menu (roll over "Gianna's Story" above for the drop down menu):

Timeline – A succinct timeline of every milestone regardless of how big or small.

How We Arrived Here – This is the story of why we chose adoption to start our family, and how we chose a country.

The Paper Chase – This section starts with our application and completes with the submission of our dossier, and all the fun of collecting documents.

The Wait…The Prep – The dossier is submitted and now we wait and prepare our home for a new baby.

Travel Journal – A summary of each day we’re in country and our main communication tool with friends and family back home in the states.

First Year at Home – Our life for the first year home as a family of 3.  (Subsequent posts can be found on "Keeping it Real."