Our little guy has been working on colors. He can now identify a color and tell us what it is. The colors he knows are red, yellow, green, black, brown, white, purple, blue and orange. He is so smart and I love seeing him learn and grow.
I never realized how stressful picking out a Halloween costume could be. We still have some time to decide. I know there will come a time where he will tell me what he wants to be. Until then I hope to make the right choice and not make him cringe looking back at pictures when he is older. Believe me I know how that feels.
Today we had another round of shots. Taking our little guy in and holding him down while he gets them has got to be the worst feeling for both of us. I win the worst mom award for betraying him. Looks like we will finish them up on his 3rd bday checkup. The next thing on our checklist...the dentist. Yep, I plan on keeping this award for a while.
Caleb and I have been married for 11 years. We started dating in high school after being set up on a blind date. After years of trying to get pregnant with no luck, we have decided that adoption is the path we need to travel inorder to have the family we are meant to have. We have thought about our future family and the path we are on takes us to Ethiopia to a handsome baby boy. This handsome little man is now home and we are soaking it all in.
06/16/2009 - Requested paperwork from BFAS. 08/06/2009 - We had a phone interview with BFAS. 08/10/2009 - We received our acceptance email. 10/16/2009 - Home study visit completed 10/20/2009 - Kacee's employment letter completed 10/22/2009 - We got our police clearance letters done. 10/25/09 - Caleb's employment letter completed. 10/27/09 - Dr. visits for our physicals 12/10/09 - Got the last friend letter needed to complete the home study. 12/12/09 - Mailed off final paperwork for the home study 01/22/10 - Mailed in our Dossier to BFAS
4/22/10 - Called BFAS to check in
6/10/10 - We went to have our finger prints done
6/22/10 - Emailed BFAS just to check in
7/7/10 - Received referral :)
7/12/10 - Filed for court
8/23/10 - Received our court date...11/26/10 YiPpEe
9/1/10 - Received an update on our little guy from BFAS. A little longer and a little lighter.
9/2/10 - Another update on our little guy :(
9/3/10 - Airfare booked for our first trip to Ethiopia
9/7/10 - We received a new picture of our little guy.
9/10/10 - Some shots done...ouch
9/25/10 - Shots still to come..poor husband
10/14/10 - A non update Update
10/15/10 - More shots for both of us
10/26/10 - Mailed in Visa Application
10/30/10 - Last set of shots for both of us :)
11/3/10 - Conference call with BFAS and other families traveling with us.
11/12/10 - Our visa's and passports came in the mail.
11/17/10 - Start our travel...here we come.
11/20/10 - We received an updated picture and measurements
11/26/10 - We had court - didn't pass. Waiting on MOWA
12/15/10 - We passed court :)
1/7/11 - Court decree received by Ethiopia BFAS office.
1/25/11 - We received an email with a copy of our court decree
3/3/11 - We sent our I-600 form to Ethiopia
3/16/11 - Our paperwork was sent to the US Embassy
5/5/11 - Changed to a new agency. Now with Buckner
7/20/11 - We received a small update on our guy.
7/29/11 - Buckner received our final MOWA letter. :)
8/2/11 - We received a copy of his birth certificate.
8/12/11 - Our guys passport and last medical check up are done.
8/16/11 - We received a new picture...oh man is he cute.
8/23/11 - Our paperwork is at the US Embassy
8/30/11 - We received an updated I-171H form
9/9/11 - Finger prints expired. We are waiting for new appointments