July 24th 2007

We had our 4th meeting with Lisa Couture about you today. She came to the house this time and visited our home and your room. I think she liked it, she also liked that I had a "special" book waiting for you. This book will be about us, you and your journey. I am looking forward of starting to write in it.

July 15th 2007

Your father and I went to look at your new bed today, it is a beautiful antique blue and I just feel in love with it when I saw it. Your Grand-mother "Mamie Bastien" was with us when we went to look at it and she loved it too. Enough for her to buy you your first gift, the crib and the dresser. Then we went to the paint store and found a beautiful soft yellow to paint your room. I really hope you will like it too. But I have to say that we were so excited to get your crib that we installed it right away!! ;o)

July 11th 2007

Your Father and I had a meeting again with Lisa Couture, your father’s meeting lasted one hour, mine was a bit long, and I guess it would be safe to say that it was close to 2 hours. I guess I had a lot to say and Lisa had a lot of questions about my past, my family and she wondered how my life would change, and I really had only one answer to this, and it was for the better. As we have not meet you yet but I am already in love with you and I can’t wait to hold you in my arms. We have another meeting July 23rd; she will be coming to the house. Can’t wait ….

July 4th

At 3:30 we meet Lisa Couture, we had our first meeting that lasted just over an hour and she could see the love we had for you at that moment, so she scheduled another 3 appointments right away. July 11th, your father has one at 3:30pm and I have one at 7:00pm that evening and the other one will be July 23rd, she will be coming to our home to see what kind of environment you will be living in… I can tell you right now, the environment you will be in, is one that you will be loved, protected, you will grow and you will be happy….As we love you already my little Alexandre.

June 27th, 2007

We meet Nancy Paquet and she gave us a name of the person who will be doing our “home study” her name was Lisa Couture. We look forward of meeting with her. Nancy also told us that we will have 6 meetings with Lisa, and we are looking forward to them all.

June 20th 2007

We received a phone call from Nancy Paquet that works for “Batshaw” asking us to come and meet her for a meeting. We were so excited, that meant that we were that much closer of getting you….

May 26th 2007

We had to great pleasure of meeting your doctor ( Dr. Long ) and his associate Thuy, which they will examine you and take care of you before your father and I come and get you. We had the pleasure of meeting them in China town at a restaurant called Dim Sum. It was beautiful to see all the other parents with the children from Vietnam.

May 21st 2007

Went to uncle Luc’s for your grand-mother’s B-day party, everyone was there, Aunt Nathalie, Uncle Pat and your cousin, Paolo (13) and Julian (16), then there was uncle Luc’s wife aunt Sandra and your other cousin’s, Mark (2), Isabelle (5), Mathew (8) and Victoria (10), we all sat around the patio table and we announced to your grand-mother Bastien that we were going away on a trip, they all tried to guess where, but how little did they know that we were going to Vietnam, to pick up YOU, are little bundle of joy. Your grand-mother stated to cry of happiness and your Aunt Sandra went to get some champagne, it was amazing to see all the love everyone had for you already! How lucky we are to have such a great family!

May 19th 2007

We went to your Aunt Francine and Uncle Carl for your grand-mother Proulx B-day. And we announced to everyone that will be adopting a boy, we did not have any names yet for you, but we knew that we would love you right away, Uncle Norman was there with aunt Josee, Aunt France was there but unfortunately your uncle Brian could not make it. Your cousin Adam (23) and his girlfriend Cathy (21) was there with your second Nephew Anthony (1 year old ). Everyone was so happy and excited. Your Grand-father Proulx seemed proud.

May 18th 2007

I received a phone call from Christine (TDH) to let me know that I was now number one to get my file open for the SAI, we were thrilled….

February 7th

I found a great adoption agency called Terre Des Hommes and I found Nadia, Christine and Dorinda that helped me with my primary application to be on the list of SAI ( Sociation Adoption International), we were number 26 on the list for a boy ( for you)

I called almost each week to see if my number was slowly going down, and it was, it went from 26 to 16 to 7… - Your father and I were both so excited.

January 30th 2007

I received a beautiful card from your Dad Daniel, telling me that he loved me and wanted to have another player on our team….so we chose you…