Hi Everyone,
Attached our a few pics from her first days home. Enjoy. She is still doing great and becoming more adjusted to us everyday. Love to all, Sarah and Jamey
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Caroline is Home
Hi Everyone,
Caroline has been home now for a little over 72 hours and she is doing great. It is like she has always been here. I was so afraid that she would be scared and would not adjust well to our family and she has been a perfect angel. She is eating and sleeping well and Harrison is very proud to have a baby sister. He wanted to take her for show and tell at school. :) I promise to post pics soon, we have just been very busy since she got here. Love to all, Sarah and Jamey
Caroline has been home now for a little over 72 hours and she is doing great. It is like she has always been here. I was so afraid that she would be scared and would not adjust well to our family and she has been a perfect angel. She is eating and sleeping well and Harrison is very proud to have a baby sister. He wanted to take her for show and tell at school. :) I promise to post pics soon, we have just been very busy since she got here. Love to all, Sarah and Jamey
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
The Best News of All
She is finally coming home!!!!!!!
Jamey and his mom are leaving on Monday morning to head to Guatemala City to bring home our daughter. That sounds so great to say that. They will have her final appointment for her passport and Visa on Tuesday morning and then they will be able to pick everything up on Wednesday. They will be on their way home on Thursday at noon. She will be in our home forever at 10 pm on Thursday evening. I can't believe this journey is finally coming to an end and opening a new door to a wonderful beginning. We are all hoping and praying that baby King stays put at least until Dad gets home next Thursday. I promise to post her return photos once she is here. Thank you all who have prayed for her and followed this journey.
Love,
Sarah and Jamey
Jamey and his mom are leaving on Monday morning to head to Guatemala City to bring home our daughter. That sounds so great to say that. They will have her final appointment for her passport and Visa on Tuesday morning and then they will be able to pick everything up on Wednesday. They will be on their way home on Thursday at noon. She will be in our home forever at 10 pm on Thursday evening. I can't believe this journey is finally coming to an end and opening a new door to a wonderful beginning. We are all hoping and praying that baby King stays put at least until Dad gets home next Thursday. I promise to post her return photos once she is here. Thank you all who have prayed for her and followed this journey.
Love,
Sarah and Jamey
Monday, June 30, 2008
An Adoption Poem
I found this today and I thought you all might enjoy reading it. We are hoping to hear by the end of the week that Caroline will be here by then of next week. We have been very busy getting ready.
Legacy of the Adopted Child
Once there were two women who never knew each other,
One you do not remember, the other you call Mother.
Two different lives shaped to make yours one.
The first gave you a need for love and the second was there to give it.
The first gave you life and the second taught you to live it.
The first gave you a need for love and the second was there to give it.
One gave you a nationality, the other gave you a name.
One gave you the seed of talent, the other gave you aim.
One gave you emotions, the other calmed your fears.
One saw your first sweet smile, the other dried your tears.
One gave you up, it was all that she could do.
The other prayed for a child and God led her straight to you.
And now you ask me through your tears, the age old question through the years.
Heredity or environment, which are you the product of?
Both, my darling, both.
They're just different kinds of love.
- Author unknown
Legacy of the Adopted Child
Once there were two women who never knew each other,
One you do not remember, the other you call Mother.
Two different lives shaped to make yours one.
The first gave you a need for love and the second was there to give it.
The first gave you life and the second taught you to live it.
The first gave you a need for love and the second was there to give it.
One gave you a nationality, the other gave you a name.
One gave you the seed of talent, the other gave you aim.
One gave you emotions, the other calmed your fears.
One saw your first sweet smile, the other dried your tears.
One gave you up, it was all that she could do.
The other prayed for a child and God led her straight to you.
And now you ask me through your tears, the age old question through the years.
Heredity or environment, which are you the product of?
Both, my darling, both.
They're just different kinds of love.
- Author unknown
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Just a few more weeks
We have received a few updates from our agency in the last two weeks since exiting PGN. On June 3rd our final adoption decree was signed which legally makes her ours. We then received our new birth certificate on 6/13 and then we received our orange sheet today. Our agency is hoping that her DNA test will be taken by the end of the week which could put us receiving our Pink sheet sometime toward the end of June. Right now I am guessing that she will be coming home the week of 7/7. I will let you all know as soon as we hear. Thanks for all your thoughts and prayers.
Love,
Sarah and Jamey
Love,
Sarah and Jamey
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Caroline is Coming HOME!!!!
I can't believe that we finally are able to share this news with all of you. Yesterday evening I was doing some work while Harrison and Jamey were on a bike ride and the phone rang. It was my coordinator from our adoption agency calling and she was in Guatemala. She had the most amazing news. We have finally been released from PGN and in the eyes of Guatemala, Caroline is ours!!!! We now have to wait for the US Embassy to issue her a new birth certificate with our names on it and a passport and then they will send us an e-mail telling us when our appointment is. That should be sometime between 4-6 weeks. Of course with our due date approaching as well, I will not be traveling to Guatemala with Jamey. Jamey's mom, Pam has been so wonderful to offer to go with Jamey to bring her home. I didn't get much sleep last night, my mind was going with all that we need to do. We will keep you all posted once we know the exact date, but right now I am guessing sometime between the 4th of July and the middle of July.
With Love,
Sarah and Jamey
With Love,
Sarah and Jamey
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Finally some Positive Information
In addition to some new pictures of Caroline, I have some positive information. With the battle taking place in PGN, they have decided to bring back all the birth-mothers and interview them again to make sure they entered into this adoption voluntarily. Our interview occured last Wednesday and our birthmother continued to support her decision. I was very nervous about this because I was worried she might chang her mind after seeing Caroline. I also spoke with our foster mother tonight. Caroline has 6 teeth, she weighs 18 lbs now and she eats everything they put in front of her. She is also cruising all over the house in a walker and can open doors and cabinets. I heard her laughing in the background and it brought tears to my eyes. We still don't know when she will be here, but this is a huge step in the right direction. Keep her in your prayers.
Love,
Sarah and Jamey
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