tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-379894587007765312024-03-19T19:12:02.841-04:00To Ethiopia and BeyondStaceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04243979197300996242noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37989458700776531.post-28635400577101201892014-09-26T22:17:00.000-04:002014-09-27T16:24:47.588-04:00The Call<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Four years ago this fall we started this blog as we set out on a journey of faith to adopt a child from Ethiopia. Since then, many changes have taken place in the Ethiopian adoption process. Estimated wait times turned from months to years to be matched with a child. There were several times that we thought Ethiopia was going to close international adoptions altogether...thankfully that did not happen! All the waiting is finally worth it...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">On August 26 we received "the call" that we had been waiting and waiting for. We were matched with a sweet baby boy from Ethiopia! A month later these words seem so surreal to type. Honestly, even after waiting for so long, we were surprised to receive the call. Earlier this year, Bethany Christian Services stopped updating wait times since they could not accurately give estimates to waiting families. So, we knew we were getting close to the top of the list, but really thought we had more time to wait ahead of us.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Receiving the call that we were matched with a child went nothing like we thought it would:) Actually, our adoption coordinator called both of our cell phones and neither one of us answered! Ha! Miles turned my phone to vibrate earlier in the day without me realizing it and Scott was in a meeting when she called just after 2 p.m. About an hour later I noticed I had a missed call and voicemail from a number I did not recognize. I lis</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">tened to a message that was from Bethany Global asking us to call back because they had some "great news" to share with us! Scott actually listened to the same message on his phone at the same time I did. We called Bethany back together to confirm the great news! Scott rushed home from work so we could open the email message together with pictures and information about our baby boy. (Sorry, these are the only details we can give about him online until he is legally ours. We are more than happy to share a bit more information and pictures in person).</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We are required to take two different trips to Ethiopia to complete the adoption. Bethany estimates that we will travel for the first time in 3 to 6 months for our court trip. We would hopefully go back 4-6 weeks later to bring him <i>home</i>. Both trips will be about a week long.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We are incredibly thankful for this answer to prayer! Our journey to add children to our family has not been easy, but we have been truly blessed by God's redeeming love! Please join us in praying to bring this little guy home!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The arena had a stripe-out (everyone got either maize or blue shirts and glow wands). Michigan beat Penn State! Go Blue!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">On another note- Miles 9 months stats-- 24 pounds 9 oz. (97%) and 30.5 inches long (99%)! Eeeks!! He is such a big boy!!</span>Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04243979197300996242noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37989458700776531.post-32798795398015542482013-02-05T16:16:00.001-05:002013-02-05T16:16:22.355-05:009 months<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I realize it has been quite a while since we last updated this blog!! A few people asked if we quit blogging:) No- life just got a bit crazy for a bit and then I just did not know how to catch up...so here is a quick update from the last 3 months.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We sold our house in October! We stayed living there until the buyers sold their current home!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">On November 20 we legally and officially welcomed Miles Matthew into our family. We had a court hearing that our family was able to attend. It was such a great and joyous day for our family! He is such a blessing and it was good to finally be able to give him our last name and have the adoption finalized!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We moved out of our house and into my parents basement on December 14. Our plan is to stay living with them until our new house is done. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We celebrated the birth of Jesus and Miles first Christmas!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">And February 4 brings Miles to 9 months! I know everyone says it goes fast...but seriously...what happened to our little baby? He has been incredibly healthy so far, loves to babble, gives wet kisses, still loves to snuggle and is quickly becoming a little man! I thought he was a little behind in the mobility department...until last week. In the last week he has learned to crawl, pull him self up and is walking along things! Wow! Life is a little different now!</span><br />
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<br />Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04243979197300996242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37989458700776531.post-36501424082639061312012-11-02T15:33:00.000-04:002012-11-02T15:33:40.480-04:00Halloween 2012<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Our little guy spent his first Halloween as a little monkey! </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Check out his pouty face in this pic:)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">On another note- our house is sold and we closed on it this week! We are renting back from the new owners until they sell their house- so no moving...yet! Our new house should be getting started in the next few weeks!</span>Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04243979197300996242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37989458700776531.post-68932696728639280422012-10-09T16:04:00.000-04:002012-10-09T16:04:31.591-04:00Catching Up...again<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It seems another month has gone by with no blog updates- so time to play catch up...again! So, here are few things we have been up to in the last month...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The weekend after Labor Day we went on our first family camping trip to Ludington State Park. We had a great time- just the three of us. We hiked, biked, walked the beach and just spent time together. My parents let us use their pop-up camper- unfortunately we will not be buying one of our own any time soon as Scott had no love for the take-down process:)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Miles started and stopped eating rice cereal- he did great eating it, but he stopped sleeping well. Of course, it was a no-brainer to stop giving it to him so we could all get some sleep. We are taking a break from the cereal for now. Hopefully we will try again soon. He looks like such a big boy in his high chair!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Last week Miles turned 5 months old! On the day he turned 5 months I found his first little tooth starting to poke through! Stop growing up so fast little man!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">On another note- just to keep everyone updated- our Ethiopia adoption wait time was extended...again. We are now being told the total wait time to get a referral is 25-29 months. We are 15 months into the wait. Hoping and praying this is the last increase in wait time...</span></div>
<br />Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04243979197300996242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37989458700776531.post-54828771374870259072012-09-06T23:03:00.000-04:002012-09-06T23:03:09.390-04:004 months!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Miles turned 4 months old earlier this week! Today we took him to his 4 month doctor's appointment. We knew he was growing fast-our little guy is now a <i>BIG</i> guy. He weighed in at 17.25 pounds and was 26 1/2 inches long- both 90th percentile! He is happy & healthy and that is all that matters to us:)</span><br />
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<br />Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04243979197300996242noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37989458700776531.post-29569002619088484992012-09-06T22:48:00.000-04:002012-09-06T22:48:29.965-04:00Baptism <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">A few weeks ago we had the privilege of baptizing Miles at our church! It was such an awesome evening of celebrating Miles' life and our commitments to him. Our church holds a separate service for child baptisms/dedications, so Miles and eight other children were baptized or dedicated that evening! </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Several of our family and friends were able to join us that night. We shared food and laughs before the baptism service and Miles just took it all in...he was seriously perfect all night! Grandparents, great-grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins and friends all came to celebrate our little guy- we are so blessed to have all of these people supporting our little family!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Our church asked us to write a letter to Miles for him to be able to read when he gets older- a letter that explains our commitments made to him that night to raise him in a Christ-centered home. We were able to share our letter to Miles with our friends and family during the service. It was a special moment to share this letter with the people who were praying, praying, praying for Miles even before he joined our family. </span><br />
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<br />Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04243979197300996242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37989458700776531.post-90999050790325078982012-08-09T23:15:00.000-04:002012-08-09T23:31:23.343-04:00Happenings<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It has been over a month already since I last posted, so it is time for an update! </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Scott and I having been going up north for our anniversary for quite a few years, so this year we made it a family trip. We made the trip to Traverse City for one night in mid July. This was Miles' first night away from home- so we decided to just make it a one-night getaway to see if he would handle it alright. He did great (except for some fussiness in the car)! We really enjoyed our time away on our first family "trip".</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Later in July our small group went tent camping at Poncho's Pond in Ludington- we opted for a hotel this year with baby Miles as our excuse:) We had a great time hanging out with friends, cooking for each other and having campfires! We are already looking forward to next year's camping adventure!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Last week Miles turned 3 months! He is growing so fast! It is so fun to see him grow and develop- it seems like he is doing something new almost every day! He is such a smiley little guy right now- especially in the morning. He continues to do great sleeping at night- and he really likes to eat...and still has all of this black hair!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span>Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04243979197300996242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37989458700776531.post-77875393884505855502012-07-09T15:00:00.000-04:002012-07-09T22:13:08.322-04:002 Months!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Miles turned two months old on the 4th of July- he is growing so fast! Our little guy weighed in at 12 pounds 9 ounces and 23 1/2 inches long at his 2 month appointment! We are so blessed to have this happy, healthy boy as part of our family!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">He started sleeping through the night about a week ago and we could not be more happy:) We give him his last bottle of the day around 9:30 p.m. and he has been sleeping until around 6 or 6:30 a.m. He is full of smiles in the morning (after his bottle, of course). </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Our little guy is strong! He can stand of up with our help and his neck is pretty stable. Right now he loves playing on his play mat, but hates sitting in the Bumbo! We are so in love with this little guy- he is such a joy!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This proud daddy celebrated his first Father's Day yesterday!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">...and this little guy made it all possible! </span></div>
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<br />Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04243979197300996242noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37989458700776531.post-1752846538346828712012-06-07T17:40:00.000-04:002012-06-07T17:40:38.031-04:00Miles Matthew<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Introducing Miles Matthew! He was born on May 4 at 12:28 p.m. weighing in at 7 pounds and 10 ounces and 19 inches long. He is such a blessing and it is already hard to remember what life was like before he was born.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">The initial court date was completed yesterday and everything went as planned. We will have a court date in about five months when Miles will legally become part of our family. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Time is going so fast and he has been with us for over a month already! Here is a slide show of his first month as part of our family!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Thank you so much for your prayers and hopefully we will be able to update again soon.</span>Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04243979197300996242noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37989458700776531.post-17067526827801185272012-05-01T15:12:00.000-04:002012-05-01T15:12:50.682-04:00Ready?<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We have spent the last few weeks getting ready to bring a baby into our home- buying baby clothes, diapers, formula..., doing little baby laundry, installing car seat bases, and putting together baby items we received at our shower. Phew, I think we are ready...we hope:) </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We also decided to put our house For Sale by owner in the past week. Yes, we are a little crazy! We own a piece of land in the back of our current sub-division that we hope to build on if we can sell our house!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Our nursery is as complete as it is going to get until we know if the baby is a boy or girl. So, here are a few pics of our gender neutral (for now) nursery...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We cannot believe that Friday is almost here and we will soon have a little baby in our arms. We would appreciate your prayers over the next few days and weeks. As excited as we are, we are also a bit nervous and anxious. We keep reminding each other to trust in God's perfect plan for our family.</span></div>Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04243979197300996242noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37989458700776531.post-1155082059970489012012-04-20T16:19:00.000-04:002012-04-20T16:22:14.627-04:00Date Change<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Just an update- our birth mother's c-section has been changed to Friday, May 4 because of scheduling conflicts at the hospital...so now it is two weeks from today!</span>Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04243979197300996242noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37989458700776531.post-63681384403519680562012-04-17T22:13:00.000-04:002012-04-17T22:53:54.365-04:00THE Date & Adoption Celebration<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Late last week we heard from our case worker that a c-section was scheduled for our birth mother! <b> May 2</b>! In a little over <i>two</i> weeks we will have this precious baby in our arms! We are not exactly sure what our involvement at the hospital will look like, but we are hoping to hear more about that later this week. <i>Two weeks</i>!...seems so surreal!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Last weekend we were totally spoiled. My sister-in-law Lisa and friend Liz planned an awesome evening for us. Mike and Lisa hosted an Adoption Celebration for us with our family and friends. We had such a great time and are so thankful for all of these people in our lives.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It was an evening to hang out, eat yummy food and play some funny games. Our friend Phil was in charge of games and he did an awesome job. He put together an entire bracket of Minute to Win It games. This was so fun!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Thanks Lisa & Mike and Liz & Phil for all your work putting the party together:) It was such a fun night!</span>Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04243979197300996242noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37989458700776531.post-82293811667646069002012-04-01T22:35:00.000-04:002012-04-01T22:35:37.155-04:00San Francisco<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We were able to take a vacation a few weeks ago to San Francisco! We planned this trip as our last getaway with just the two of us. So, we picked a location that we probably would not travel to with kids- at least not for a while. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We flew to San Francisco and then drove north to Napa for a few nights. Unfortunately the weather was not great. It rained almost the entire time we were in Napa:( We still had fun and did some sight seeing and of course a little wine tasting.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This winery was in a modern day castle-</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We instead headed south of San Francisco to Monterey, California. Scott wanted to visit this area because they have a famous 17-mile drive on Pebble Beach- the golf course. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We spent our last two nights in San Francisco. It is such a beautiful and interesting city!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">A view of Alcatraz</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Of course we had to take a ride on a cable car:)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The "Painted Ladies" aka- the Full House houses:)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We had a great time despite the rain and cold temps (you may have noticed we are wearing the same thing in every picture since we did not pack for such cold weather:) We flew back home just in time to catch the tail end of the tropical weather in West Michigan.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It is really starting to set in that we are going to be parents in about 4 or 5 weeks! After years of waiting- the time is coming soon and we are excited to welcome this little baby into our lives.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We have not been able to find out if the baby is a boy or girl- there may be one last chance to find out in a few weeks. We will just have to wait and see! </span>Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04243979197300996242noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37989458700776531.post-80616223523489154202012-03-26T23:15:00.000-04:002012-03-27T10:29:51.334-04:0018-24<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We were recently notified by Bethany that the wait times for our Ethiopian adoption are changing...again. Now we are being told it will be an 18-24 month wait for a referral. We are about 9 months into waiting already, but this change significantly increases wait times for us and all the other families in the program.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Things continue to change all the time though...it could be shorter, it could be longer. The increase is largely politically driven. We are glad the government wants to make sure things are done ethically, but at the same time our hearts break for the millions of orphans waiting for a home. Please pray for Ethiopia, the government, and the precious orphans.</span><br />
<br />Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04243979197300996242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37989458700776531.post-20275121236260964912012-02-21T16:03:00.000-05:002012-02-21T20:08:42.181-05:00Waiting & Meeting Peyton<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">A few short weeks ago we were meeting with a birth mother for the first time, and now we are preparing to welcome a baby in a few months! We are busy planning and getting ready to welcome an infant into our home and lives. Wow, what a change that will be!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">At this point we do not know the gender of the baby, but we are still holding out hope to find out before he/she is born. So, we have been not done any major baby shopping yet...although we did buy a couple outfits to celebrate on the day we found out we were chosen.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Our nursery is well on its way to being completed. We have slowly been working on it since last fall when we started the domestic adoption process. Right now it is gender neutral and we are excited to add some baby boy or baby girl touches to the room. I will post some pics when the room is complete!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Please join us as we pray for the birth mother. She is making an amazing sacrifice that is not easy. Pray for her during these last few months of her pregnancy. Pray that she is given peace that transcends all understanding. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Katie asked me to take a few pics of her. She was about 8 weeks at the time- not in the super sleepy infant stage, but also not really able to hold her head up...so we did what we could. Here are a few favorites.</span></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">To Your name we give all the glory</span></i><br />
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">You're alive</span></i><br />
<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Our God everlasting</span></i><br />
<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">So let Your face shine on us</span></i><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">You see, when we wrote that post about being thankful and waiting on His perfect timing, He was already working in the heart of a birth mother. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">So, we are excited, thankful, humbled, and full of joy to announce that she chose <i>us</i>.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">We will be parents to a little baby in May through the miracle of adoption! </span>Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04243979197300996242noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37989458700776531.post-10635658533424269222012-01-12T19:46:00.000-05:002012-01-12T19:46:18.123-05:00Three Years<br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Three years. Where has the time gone? The memories of that day still flow through my head as if it were yesterday. I can replay the entire evening. Those painful thoughts will never leave me. Our sweet Brady James left us here on earth to go to his eternal home - January 12, 2009. So many questions and no answers. Why us?</span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">But I/we have changed...even come to a point of being thankful for that night. The Bible says to “give thanks in all circumstances.” (1 Thessalonians 5:18) That can’t be right. All circumstances? How is that even possible? </span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">We trust that his plan for our family is perfect. Although some days are easier than others, we trust. David writes in Psalm 13 - “How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and every day have sorrow in my heart?”</span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">So just as David waited- we wait and trust. Giving thanks to God for His love and blessings. Even during difficult times we are called to give thanks- for he has done great things for us.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">We celebrated Christmas with my side of the family the Tuesday before Christmas. Katie, Andrew, and Peyton did not make the trip home this year...but hopefully we will see them soon!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">We had fun opening gifts from both sides of our families for our future babies. They spoiled us with books and toys for the little ones who are not even in our lives yet.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">We were able to spend a lot of time with friends the week after Christmas. Thursday night we had dinner with some high school friends and were able to hear all about <a href="http://donandsarajones.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;">Sara & Don's</span></a> twin boys from Ethiopia! They are currently waiting for a court date to be able to travel there and meet them for the first time!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">We rang in the New Year with Robb & Katie, and Mike & Lisa while playing "The Game of Things" (great party game!), relaxed on a very <i>snowy</i> New Years Day, had our small group over to watch football on the 2nd, and celebrated a Meeechigan victory in the Sugar Bowl on the 3rd with the Sayers!</span>Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04243979197300996242noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37989458700776531.post-4763124266083443232011-12-28T22:57:00.000-05:002011-12-28T23:04:11.721-05:00Christmas Date<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Our evenings before, on, and after Christmas are mostly spent at parties with family and friends. This year was no different, except that we had one night with no plans - the Friday before Christmas. We decided to plan a relaxing night out together in the midst of the busyness of the season. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">We are so thankful for these friends and the way our relationships have grown in the past year! </span><br />
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<br />Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04243979197300996242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37989458700776531.post-69787658369984175532011-12-12T22:06:00.000-05:002011-12-12T22:06:57.648-05:00New Niece!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Today we welcomed a new niece to our family! My sister Katie and her husband Andrew had a little girl- Peyton Lydia Gent. She is a little cutie! Unfortunately we have not been able to meet her yet since they live in Philadelphia...hoping to be able to meet her soon (hint, hint Andrew & Katie:).</span><div>
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