Ulsan, South Korea

Here's some information about Ulsan, South Korea - the city where Jong-guk was born.  Ulsan is a metropolitan port city located at the southeastern part of South Korea, facing the East Sea. It is an industrial area that is home to some of the world’s biggest shipping companies.

Go to the site below for more information and photos: 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulsan

The Excited Big Brother

I just finished with a mountain of paperwork (whew!).  Here is a photo from today - right after we told Adam about his new little brother.  Its safe to say that he's VERY excited - although I dont think he realizes that there will be a bit of a wait before baby comes home.  Thank you so much for all the well wishes!  

Our New Baby!

We received our referral today!  

Alexander James 

Born 11/11/08 in Ulsan City South Korea 

His Korean name is Jong-Guk Gim  

Born 8lbs. 2 ounces. 

At about 4.5 months he weighed 19.6 lbs.  

We will go to Korea to escort him home in approximately 3-5 months!  We told Adam that he was going to have a little brother, and he smiled and said "Today?!".  We are all thrilled.  More details to follow! 

We are in Korea!... sort of.

Hello blog followers.  We received an update today that our homestudy file (along with many, many others) has been sent to Korea.  Until now, our file has been patiently waiting at the Holt headquarters in Eugene, OR.   They hold on to the files until closer to referral time to decrease backlog.  But as of today, ours has been sent away!  We may still be waiting for a few months for our referral, but at least our information is on the correct continent now!