Well I am sure that there are those of you out there that are anxiously awaiting this next installment for all of the wonderful details. The truth is we will be returnig to the states in a few days without a child. It has been a very emotional few days for Kjersten and me, and many of the details will surely become more clear to both ourselves and you with a little more time and understanding.

The short of it seems to be that the birthmother of the child that the Baby House had believed would become our daughter came forward a day or so before we arrived and made the decision to keep her child, and so as we arrived there were no longer any adoptable infants available. While we are certainly happy that the child will be reunited with her birthmother, it has been a difficult time for us.

We will fly tonight back to Almaty and await a flight out to Amsterdam. We are currently wait listed for flights sunday and monday and are confirmed for flights wednesday. If all goes well, we should be back in Maine by wednesday night at the latest.

As it stands, it seems most likely that we will return to Astana in the fall, perhaps October, to resume our adoption process. We very much appreciate your interest in our journey and will certainly continue to maintain and add to this blog. Take Care.