Archive for September, 2008
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Thursday, September 11th, 2008The thought of having a son is sinking in more and more each day. I am so excited for this opportunity and this wonderful child. Yesterday morning I awoke to an email from my agency with the title being my son’s name. It was so exciting to see. We are so head over heels in [...]
Melkam Addis Amet
Thursday, September 11th, 2008Happy New Year to my boy! Today is the Ethiopian New Year. Ethiopia still retains the Julian calendar, in which the year is divided into 12 months of 30 days each and a 13th month of 5 days and 6 days in leap year. The Ethiopian calendar is 8 years behind the Gregorian calendar from [...]
Open Wide
Wednesday, September 10th, 2008Today all three girls had their very first trip to the dentist. Last spring they went along with me to my cleaning so they could see what happens at the dentist. That pretty well prepared them for what it would be like. They were a bit nervous this morning, but as usual that proved to [...]
Update on Mimi
Tuesday, September 9th, 2008Many people have wondered about how Madeline is doing with her seizures and how she is doing overall. Overall she is doing really really well. People constantly comment on how verbal she is and how she trips over her words less and less all the time. She is a happy and vibrant child. Her seizures [...]
Life in a daze
Tuesday, September 9th, 2008Right now we are still floating on cloud nine. We are exhausted!!! Emotionally and physically. Last night I woke up a couple of times wondering if this all was real. IT IS!!!!!!!!!!!!! Today we received the formal packet from CHI and it is all super real. We are so excited about this little man. The [...]
Little Ms. Bossy
Tuesday, September 9th, 2008I was informed today that Kimberly tries to run the show at preschool. Good to know it is not just me. Thankfully she doesn’t and they are super gentle about helping her understand this.
6 months and 1 day later . . .
Monday, September 8th, 2008Today started out like every ordinary day around here. I assessed the house and wrote a list to keep me on track and get this place in order. At 1:23 pm I was rearranging the living room furniture and the phone rang. I walked casually over to it and saw Children’s Hope International on the [...]
It’s a BOY!!!
Monday, September 8th, 2008We got our referral today!!!! He is a healthy 9 month old boy!!!! I will post more later!!!!!!!
The View from the Driver Seat
Monday, September 8th, 2008The thing I love most about these long car trips is that it’s just pure, undiluted Sandi. All too often in the day to day I get snippets of frustrated Sandi, helpful Sandi, chiding Sandi, loving Sandi, and all of the other sides to her that you may see at any particular moment. But it’s [...]
Really? Big Family?
Monday, September 8th, 2008Us? Really? I am always shocked when people consider us a big family. That is even before they know that we are adopting another child. Since when did three children become a huge family? I don’t fell like we are big, just because we don’t fit into the two-children model doesn’t mean we are big. [...]
Highway 191
Sunday, September 7th, 2008This past weekend Bill and I went on an overnight trip in the Mini Cooper. We left early Saturday morning and drove up to Pinetop Arizona, through some beautiful country. Bill had never been that way before so that was nice. We drove out to Hawley Lake before going to dinner. It was such a [...]
26 weeks
Friday, September 5th, 2008I feel like I am documenting the weather in Arizona in the summer. No referrals and the weeks just keep rolling by. In case you are wondering it is sunny and hot out here. Yep, as expected it is just about as interesting as our wait.
Taking a stand
Friday, September 5th, 2008I think Annie is really asserting herself lately. After last nights refusal to eat fish sticks she wouldn’t eat her eggs this morning. I am so glad to see her making her opinion known. Often Annie can be easy going, and while that is a great thing a lot of the time I worry about [...]
Drama much?
Thursday, September 4th, 2008Tonight I made a super fancy dinner of fish sticks and tater tots. Annie loves fish but HATES fish sticks. Tonight it was brought to a new height. She wouldn’t even hold the fish stick with her hands, she used a napkin to hold the fish stick. I am not sure how that helps with [...]
First of many
Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008Today Annie and Kimberly got their first birthday party invitation. They are so excited. This is the first party that they were invited to without us being the reason for the connection. (Course really we still are since we sent them to preschool.)
No news
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008We are not expecting any news until after September 15 and even then who knows. Some days this process is so hard and so long. Maybe October. . .
List makers
Monday, September 1st, 2008“Let’s make a list today Mom.” ~ Mimi Uh oh. Somewhere along the way I have transfered my deep love of lists onto my daughter. She loves to make lists with me.
I hope she makes it
Monday, September 1st, 2008This school year is going to be hard on little Mimi. Last week her sister, Annie, had a sniffle for a day. I assume this germ came from preschool as many kids get sick upon entering school or daycares for the first time. However, Annie got better after one day of sounding a bit froggy. [...]
Labor of love
Monday, September 1st, 2008Last year on Labor day weekend Bill and I solidified our commitment to adding another child to our family through adoption. We applied to our agency and began this process. We certainly never dreamed that a year later we would still be here without our 4th child in our arms. At that time we were [...]
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