Adoptive mom Quinn Hofmann writes about choosing international adoption to build her family, her son Ben, and the process to bring him home from Korea.

“Mama, Da-dee, Bey…Mama, Da-dee, Bey.” My husband and I must hear that utterance from our son ten times a day, and each time we hear it, we look at each other and smile.

Our son Ben just turned 3, and has been home with us for 14 months. Some days, it feels like just yesterday that we were sitting in front of the computer talking to our social worker on both phone extensions, preparing to look at his picture and file for the first time. Other days it feels like he has always been a part of our life. It is hard to remember what we did with our time prior to having this active, loving, curious and beautiful toddler in our family, but we certainly remember the process, the waiting and the utter joy we felt the day we met him for the first time.