Cinnamon Baby - A Sri Lanka Adoption Blog

The Holiday season can be the most difficult time of the year when you're waiting to adopt. In all honesty, I have come to dislike Moth...

It's Thanksgiving week-end again, in Canada. And since I'm writing this in an airport, on my way back home after a full week with m...

Remember my little dragon ? Well she just spent 2 days over at our place. I know, 2 days is painfully short! But it's at least a millio...

Dear future child, I hope one day you know this very special and precious relationship that is sisterhood... At first and for a while, you ...

I can't believe it's already over! I'm flying home today... I don't know how long it will be before I see my sister again. A...

I'm getting to know the latest addition to our family. My niece is absolutely, completely gorgeous. All the time. Even when she doesn...

 To donate (in Canada), visit: Canadian Blood Services  Today, I learned some pretty sad news. Someone in my extended family has p...

Pablo and I had a really good heart-to-heart, today. We talked openly about a lot of the complex issues surrounding adoption. It felt like ...

There is a good chance you don’t celebrate Christmas. But for me, it’s a time to think about family and loved ones, near or far. And I can’t...

My Brother-in-Law has translated our Birth Certificates to English for us. He's such a sweetheart! He did it in less than a week, and fo...

Please, send all the positive thoughts and energy to A, who should know tomorrow if her IVF has worked. She and her husband have been waitin...

This part is subdivided into 3. First, it asks why we want to adopt and how we came to the decision. We have to explain our views on adopti...

The fourth section is about where we live: our house and our neighbourhood. It is a lot less personal than the previous parts, and is less i...

This section was easy! It’s about us, as a couple. If I had to pick one aspect of my life that is going steadily at its awesomest (yes, this...

Once the personal section is completed, the rest of the Home Study Self Report has to be written together. We have decided to jot down a few...

We have to write the first part of the Home Study Self Report separately. It has lots of questions about your personality, childhood and upb...

And I'm not talking about  my wedding night! This is where we had our coffee, this morning, after an overnight camping in the backcount...

I was 19, when I met Pablo. I was closer to being a child than to having one, and babies were not really on my mind. So it’s safe to say tha...

Let me just make one thing clear: ADOPTION IS A BEAUTIFUL, HAPPY THING! We’re having a baby! We are really, honestly excited about it! Adopt...

The news just came in: we are expecting a Goddaughter! We already love her so much! I'm just about to go to work. I'll think of her...