Today, we visited Katie again at the baby home in Ussirysk and returned to find out that the entire city of 800,000 in Vladivostok has no water today. They turned it off apparently to fix pipes before the cold season. This is really roughing it for us! No showers tonight and no laundry either. I was going to wash some clothes, but we will just have to do without tonight. Often, as Americans, I think we forget some of the luxuries we are afforded when others in this world, like our Katie are not so lucky. But WE are the ones who are eternally blessed that God allowed this match between us to happen. Here are some photos from today. We will have to save the videos to upload when we return next week. The internet is just too slow here. Ussirysk Baby Home #3 Waiting for them to bring her to us today... She LOVES bananas!!!! She already really loves walking around holding BOTH our hands... My favorite l...
So, Aaron is changing positions (most likely in March on the 1st) that may take us out of Ohio, making our home study null and void. The court in Vlad has had our dossier #2 since 12/28/10 and we're anxiously awaiting a court date! Not only because we want our daughter home, but also because it looks like the Air Force is not going to grant my husband the extension that he requested (letter in hand from the adoption agency). I don't know what this means for our Katie if he doesn't get that because we NEED a court date ASAP. Seriously, how LONG does it really take to get a court date? We can't move out of Ohio until this adoption is completed. What stinks though is that when Uncle Sam says you have to move, you have to and there's nothing we can do about it. But we were told we could lose our little one that we already LOVE so much! I pray and pray everyday that we get that court date as we have done all that we can and there is nothing we ...
Aaron and I have wanted a child for so long and it's amazing to think that she may have already been born! We began the paperwork with our agency in December and are nearing the end of our home study (just waiting on a few pertinent documents from outside sources). We've been thinking about her and praying for her daily....that she's getting some love from her caregivers and that she will attach to us. We've been talking to people who have adopted and who are in the process of adopting from Russia to learn as much information about this as we can!!! We are so incredibly thankful to those who have shared their stories with us as we continue on our journey. (Thank you, Leah)!!! This adoptive process seems very bureaucratic, at times, with all the paperwork we face and what we have already completed. But I remember the phrase my grandmother always told me....that anything worth having is worth working for! My mom has started a scrapbook a...
Aww...she will be singing up a storm running around at home with you guys so soon!
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