The journey begins...

My wife and I have just recently decided to adopt a child from China. While we could, potentially at least, have our own children, we felt that the risks were too high for health issues (I had Ulcerative Colitis and she had some high risks as well. Because of this, we figured we'd try to give a child a chance who otherwise would have no hope at all.
This blog is aimed to document this process, and share some information about the process in general, for anyone who may be interested in taking a similar path.
The agency we chose is Chinese Children International Adoption, a non-profit adoption agency specializing in China adoptions. We know others who have adopted through this agency and have been treated very well.
In the informational seminar, there were about 10 couples, and every one of them knew someone who had adopted through this agency, and each had good things to say about them.
Because of some medical issues, we needed to get some documentation from doctors explaining our conditions and stating they would not hinder our ability to raise children. We hope to hear back from our doctors soon so we can complete the application process.
The application is about 6 pages, but with it they need a lot of information, including those doctor's letters, so we're trying to get everything ready for when we get those letters.