tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56195723482297734362024-03-12T19:54:19.970-04:00The Road Less Traveled....How beautiful.Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00076691461287395603noreply@blogger.comBlogger97125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5619572348229773436.post-78547566916767934812012-07-22T23:11:00.000-04:002012-07-24T14:39:00.470-04:00Gotcha Day for Joshua!Hi Everyone,<br />
On Saturday we drove 3 hours to Plovdiv to bring Joshua home. We meaning myself, Madeline and Marty (our driver) and Eva our translator. Stephanie and my daughter Nideya remained behind at the hotel because the car was not big enough. The ride was beautiful. It was beautiful when I was here in March but now it was especially beautiful being that the trees and fields were green. <br />
When we arrived to his village, it began to really hit me. I was coming to get my son. He was to be no longer an orphan. We saw some of the other orphans playing outside and they were unaware that we were even there since they were on the other side of the house. We rang the door bell and were greeted by a nanny who was wearing all white and she and our translator exchanged a few words then she looked at me and smiled. She asked me something in Bulgarian and I just smiled and looked at the translator. "She is asking if you have missed Rossen". Oh yes, I nodded and smiled and she seemed very satisfied. When we reached upstairs and walked into the directors office, it really hit me. <br />
The scene was so moving. Joshua Rossen was sitting back on the couch with his little legs dangling off the couch with his hands crossed "waiting" so well behaved while the director sat across in a desk with a mountain of papers. She was writing something or sorting some of them when we arrived and she stood up and greeted us. She had come in on Saturday to release him from the orphanage. This was very kind of her because most directors would not do this and make the family and child wait until a weekday. I appreciated that she came in. She asked me if I wanted to get him dressed or did I want one the nanny to do it and I said I would. I then folded his old orphanage clothes and handed it to the nanny. It was very old yellow worn clothes but I knew for sure it would be used on another child. I then signed 2 papers and received a hand shake. The translator and her reviewed some papers and my passport numbers to make sure the file was correct and I was then handed an old small photo album with pictures of Joshua that had been taken during his life in the orphanage. His orphanage had made it a point to take a picture every year on his birthday. He did have a cake during his brithdays. How sweet is that.<br />
Joshua is a very calm easy child and he has done well so far. He just does not know how to hold a cup or feed himself at all, He is 7 years old and looks more like a 3 1/2 year old he is fitting into 24 month clothes perfectly. He grinds his teeth and rocks but he also sleeps all night and will come easily wherever I am sitting to sit on my lap. Thank you Father for adopting me and allowing me to adopt Joshua Rossen. thank you for taking care of him all these years and not letting him be forgotten. Thank you for everyone who has donated and prayed and sent beautiful messages helping us to make Joshua an "orphan no more".<br />
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Gotcha Joshua Rossen Abram Brown!!<br />
<br />Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00076691461287395603noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5619572348229773436.post-77316501569092620452012-07-20T20:57:00.001-04:002012-07-20T20:57:05.755-04:00We made it to Bulgaria!Hi Everyone,<br />
We did arrive one day later then expected. We missed our flight to Germany so we had to stay in Virginia for the day. The weather delayed us (we had to wait for our plane to arrive in RDU) at first but then when we arrived to Washington a jet food truck was in front of where the plane parks. The pilot made an announcement that the truck was unattended and they were looking for a driver to move the truck....funny at first but not funny when you are already delayed. So then we asked where our gate would be and they told us the wrong gate number! As we arrived to the gate the attendants stated that the plane was being held and that we must hurry. They looked at our ticket and began to tag our stroller and infant car seats. It wasn't until after a few more minutes when another attendant looked at the tickets that she stated.....you are going to Germany and told the first attendant. " By the way" she said, "you will never make it to the other plane because of the distance". Well she was right our plane left 40 minutes prior to us arriving at the correct gate. We ran but it did not work. We then noticed that our strollers were tagged for France!<br />
So here we were with no one around except the cleaning people. We eventually had to go to the outside and start again, no hotels available, no refund or voucher for a hotel and luggage somewhere in holding with us anable to get it because of security reasons. We finally at 3am made to a hotel paid 40 something for a taxi (one way) and hotel cost of 179! This was no way to start but we had no choice so we made the best of it. In the morning we found out that our plane to Germany would not leave for over 12 hours but at least we had seats being held.<br />
so what did we do to pass the time?....we went to the mall! We went window shopping but by now my feet had blisters from the flip flops so getting a pair of different flip flops was a must. We also had to get some hygiene stuff since most of ours was in the luggage that was somewhere in the airport.<br />
Well, we did make it to the next plane with much time to spare and we departed at 2205. The rest seemed simple until we were at baggage claim..... the announcement was made that there was no other luggage coming. Here we now were with no luggage or strollers! what can you do but shake your head and laugh and fill out missing luggage slips. So here we are and despite it all we are all safe and happy to be here. We feel so very lucky that God has given us this opportunity. Tomorrow we should be picking up one child from the orphanage. We are just hoping our luggage arrives.Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00076691461287395603noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5619572348229773436.post-13383311880416824542012-07-17T08:34:00.000-04:002012-07-17T08:34:06.180-04:00Hi Everyone,<br />
Well the wait is over, tomorrow July 18 is the day I leave to bring my children home. I will travel to Germany and then to Bulgaria. I am so so excited. On July 15 Sophia turned 16 years old so being there on the week of her birthday is very special but knowing that before the week ends she will no longer be in the the orphanage is amazing. When I look back to when we committed to these children, I never imagined how God would help us bring them home. What God did was place people (people who love Him and love other human beings) and placed them in our paths to help us along the way. <br />
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I worked the past 3 days and my older kids did an amazing job helping me get the house ready for me to travel. They did an amazing job that is why I was able to quickly sit and update you. Thanks kids, love you. The little ones are still sleeping so I will plan my day mostly packing and tying loose ends around the house. Steven will stay with the children while I travel. My oldest daughter and son will also stay and help daddy. I will be traveling with my 12 year old and 11 year old girls. To say that they are happy is not enough....they are beyond excited. They were adopted when they were 4 (Nideya) and 6 (Madeline) so actually being a part of traveling to bring home their new siblings is something very important to them. Yes, it was a lot of money to buy their tickets but this confirms to them that being adopted is not a second choice it is not by accident, being adopted into a family or being born into a family is a Blessed event. We have shared so many tears remembering how they became our family. Madeline came to us on New Years Eve as an emergency placement. She remembers being led in with her brother and sister crying and afraid. They had been driven to our home because of the tragedy happening at her biological family home and she remembers being afraid no knowing what was going to happen at this new people's house. Nideya had been placed in her 3rd foster home and was to be adopted by them when her foster parents changed their minds. They did not have any children and as they adoption of Nideya and her brother were coming to a close, they became afraid and changed their minds. Nideya remembers also being afraid, she was leaving her foster parents home for reasons she did not understand. These girls have come such a long way. They have grown, built trust, come to love others, us and themselves. They have learned to forgive those who have hurt them. My girls are now being the foundation for these 4 children. I cry just thinking about it. The girls tickets, mine, my friend Stephanie (who is also in the middle of an adoption so she was unable to pay hers) and 4 return tickets for the kids were all a little short of 11,000 yes that is Eleven Thousand dollars but it is worth it! I am so Blessed that one of the mom's who previously adopted emailed me to tell me that her daughter Sabrina had saved up her money and would go to help us bring the kids home. Sabrina is 17 and she has worked so hard to be able to do this. I am so Blessed!! In less then 48 hours we will be at the airport!! <br />
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Well I will post pictures of all my luggage when I am packed. I am still having stroller decisions to make. I am trying so hard to not bring to much so we do not have to pay extra at the airport...wish me luck.<br />
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<br />Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00076691461287395603noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5619572348229773436.post-52186255117225901162012-06-18T12:49:00.000-04:002012-06-18T12:49:59.360-04:00Its official they are Browns!!Hi Everyone , I am so excited to let you know it is official our 4 children are adopted.<br />
Let me introduce you to them. I have 3 new pictures from a dear friend who was just there visiting. This picture is Amelia all dressed up by her Baba (grandmother). She wanted us to know that she is taking care of her at the orphanage as best as she can. She is looking forward to seeing Amelia going to her new family.<br />
She looks better then when I seen her in march. The formula that was donated really made a difference. Thank you for all of you who donated Neocate to the orphanage. <br />
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11 years 7 mos old Amelia Holly Vessie Brown Love you Baby Princess. <br />
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This is another picture taken less then 2 weeks ago. My dear friend Linda says that Sophia is always smiling. 16 years in an orphanage is to long. No more baby girl. I can't believe she is a teen.<br />
We are very grateful to the person who donated a wheelchair for Sophia. Sophia hasvery brittle bones and this has caused fractures that has not healed properly. We do not believe that she will be able to walk because of the significant curve to her lower spine.<br />
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a few short weeks from her 16th Birthday! <br />
Sophia Plamenka Christina Brown Love you baby girl.<br />
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Look how much he has grown! His Baba's dressed him up so nicely for this picture. There were a group of Nursing student volunteers from the US who were at this orphanage for 2 weeks. We heard that they spent time with Jeremy. Thank you you guys if you bought him those adorable clothes (love the yellow shirt). He has grown looks like I will have to go get some different clothes.<br />
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5 years old Jeremy Caleb Christian Brown Love you son.<br />
He has hydrocephalus and CP possible Autism (we really will not know till we get home) but we did get him a wheelchair. He can stand up in his crib so maybe he will eventually learn to walk? By the way the boy next to him already has a family working very hard to bring him home. I cannot say anything else:) He is also very precious and so is his mom to be.<br />
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Well, we do not have a current picture of Joshua since he is in a different orphanage (near the mountains).<br />
I had to include a picture taken during my March visit.<br />
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6 years old Joshua Rossen Abram Brown Love you my prince.<br />
Joshua has Down syndrome may also have autism. We will not know until they are home.Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00076691461287395603noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5619572348229773436.post-71966080436722683392012-06-11T08:42:00.001-04:002012-06-11T08:42:48.131-04:00Waiting for the Date.Hi Everyone, These months have been filled with activities at home. I miss the children who I left behind in the orphanage greatly. We had to come home and complete our US paperwork for I-800 approval then there was the appointment at the US embassey for interview both went well. Our entire dossier then went to the MOJ (ministry of Justice) where it needed signatures. Last week our entire file along with the files for the 4 children headed to court so that a judge can be assigned. The judge will then fit us into his or her schedule. So here we are this week maybe Thursday finding out what day will the judge review the case and praying that he will grant us to be the parents of these orphans. As soon as I have a date I will let you know so that you can all please pray on that day please. God has done amazing things through this adoption. I have met so many people, so many many have donated to the rescue of these 4 children. This has not been a quick mission but it made it so well worth it because of so many of you. <div>
As for things happening at home last week we had many children graduating. Here goes, we had 4 Pre-K going to K, we had 5 children in Kindergarten going to 1st grade, 2 children 5th graders graduating middle school, my 8th grader graduated and is heading to High school. Steven still has pictures on his phone and once he sends them to me...I will post. Do you know I couldn't hold the tears back. It was one more year gone by...my kids are growing. Thank you Lord for entrusting me to take care of these children and being called the best title ever..MOM.</div>Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00076691461287395603noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5619572348229773436.post-87282749517597500902012-03-14T02:40:00.003-04:002012-03-14T03:17:02.882-04:00This week with Joshua<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio4ckIpDKZUlmL-B2MRmXvnsv0MbuVBLinXOeo9cXCKZcR5JFGcDF3IsbCH-HqpdJzyY9_wwByNokmzHLwCzLoYUruMzoc5UGpSDInaom5Ih7DJ7CArKROpiytdJpGR_SXVoISfwnxAhI/s1600/Joshua+Rossen++March+13+2012+021.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio4ckIpDKZUlmL-B2MRmXvnsv0MbuVBLinXOeo9cXCKZcR5JFGcDF3IsbCH-HqpdJzyY9_wwByNokmzHLwCzLoYUruMzoc5UGpSDInaom5Ih7DJ7CArKROpiytdJpGR_SXVoISfwnxAhI/s400/Joshua+Rossen++March+13+2012+021.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719648122270957042" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">One of my favorite pictures, he was wondering if I would follow him, look at that grin.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw6CoNKtjiVQjQqA1ikqy-UpyJ_uhg1-8NAxX2th2YrzdBz_LXBF0Z2bhIxpe3it-ZSafE5a9xvJTG7W2y7gzFTu3h0yYRb6xJUuBeNAZsQ91BNDmhZQpf3zB0E4YhS5zuv9pWfdpaamM/s1600/Joshua+Rossen++March+13+2012+032.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw6CoNKtjiVQjQqA1ikqy-UpyJ_uhg1-8NAxX2th2YrzdBz_LXBF0Z2bhIxpe3it-ZSafE5a9xvJTG7W2y7gzFTu3h0yYRb6xJUuBeNAZsQ91BNDmhZQpf3zB0E4YhS5zuv9pWfdpaamM/s400/Joshua+Rossen++March+13+2012+032.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719647266988757314" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span >Joshua also loves putting his little finger in his mouth.</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxIuq898N1d3Mge3uJ9QM649QqU8qQa045rfT3UI1v42yDKI8FNQwNhyphenhyphen0Dz-iMff1KVWboO14MVx6wV30stAY94soBEM9ODXGDn1XhIwDbDcHWD9zKYws8JwxXrfMAD3AD-4Fg44rewSw/s1600/Joshua+Rossen++March+13+2012+016.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxIuq898N1d3Mge3uJ9QM649QqU8qQa045rfT3UI1v42yDKI8FNQwNhyphenhyphen0Dz-iMff1KVWboO14MVx6wV30stAY94soBEM9ODXGDn1XhIwDbDcHWD9zKYws8JwxXrfMAD3AD-4Fg44rewSw/s400/Joshua+Rossen++March+13+2012+016.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719647258853691362" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Joshua was wondering what I was doing looking through this camera.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsA0rANdqATiHqjHqhcstKgynnoxemmf_MbrdfECJMC73Qe7f1aQnTwOG-GiaMsZRMct81Y2XixhpP2Fz9Ad5xrH8OWtYJPUC1kTC7caUJKb_6Svd0uT-b2KYEq5XUu7n1Yp8V5JwrUf0/s1600/Joshua+Rossen++March+13+2012+001.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsA0rANdqATiHqjHqhcstKgynnoxemmf_MbrdfECJMC73Qe7f1aQnTwOG-GiaMsZRMct81Y2XixhpP2Fz9Ad5xrH8OWtYJPUC1kTC7caUJKb_6Svd0uT-b2KYEq5XUu7n1Yp8V5JwrUf0/s400/Joshua+Rossen++March+13+2012+001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719647251668545922" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">It took a little time but I finally made him smile, the camera was not fast enough </div><span ><span style="font-size: 100%;">Hello Everyone,</span></span><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "> sorry this has been limited on pictures and post. Once I left Pleven I headed with Demetry to Plovdiv my internet connection was not as consistent and the place where I can get connection is usually filled with people smoking . You can really appreciate smoke free restaurants when you are in a smoky filled room. </div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">The view is beautiful and the orphanage is more like an inn from the outside. What gives it away is the playground outside. This orphanage has mostly typical children who actually attend Kindergarten. The director told us that she only has 3 special needs children and all 3 have down syndrome. The good news is that 2 of the 3 have families one being my Joshua. The director stated that Bulgaria was trying to integrate special needs children with typical children so this is why they sent her these 3 children. She stated that she has really enjoyed bringing these children to health especially Joshua who arrived very thin and weak. She stated he was unable to walk when he arrived but they worked with him and it has only been recently that he has learned to walk and climb up the stairs. Joshua will be 7 in April. He still requires someone to feed him and dress him. He does not know how to play with toys and he has no interest. He does still have the orphanage behaviors of rocking and frequently makes faces and plays with his fingers. I was very thankful for the work that the caregivers and director have done because form the pictures they had in 1 year truly made a difference. The director was also very happy and satisfied that Joshua had an experienced family and frequently stated that in the US he would have an opportunity since here no one ever inquired about wanting to adopt him.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">Well, please pray for not only Joshua but my children at home (who I miss so so much) and my kids who still reside in the other orphanage. I worry so much that the wait will be to much on little Amelia. The doctor has given special instructions to the orphanage about feeding her 7 times a day and giving her specialized formula that was brought over by my friend Shelly. As you have probably read my other friend <a href="http://www.only1mom.com/2012/03/update-on-pleven-medical-fund.html">Shelleys blog </a>on the condition of some of the children who reside here. Many of these children are the forgotten children and I truly hope and pray that Shelly and I made an impression on the caregivers so that they to can see how much these children need and deserve people to care for them. People learn by actions of others and our actions were truly from our hearts. We love these children and feel 100% without a doubt that our Father wants us to take care of them and love them in anyway we can. Thank you also to Dr Lilova, our faciliator and the MOJ of Bulgaria for bringing these forgotten children out. Pray pray pray. </div>Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00076691461287395603noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5619572348229773436.post-34515852770030659502012-03-12T14:05:00.002-04:002012-03-12T14:13:20.152-04:00Traveling now to the mountains.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwGsTe-JzP96kQTXSAba76QY5TwN9q9_qZM-HIcD3HVjFCeSLpooChL8EGE2P5qGrkOIooQEMQ0XHYvBfW_6vGuUAbQ27SuNPkNN3Qu1GM6sBpDPwfM8LPj_wBasCKiJ_fRD2uohOw6hM/s1600/Sunday+Bulgaria+trip+035.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwGsTe-JzP96kQTXSAba76QY5TwN9q9_qZM-HIcD3HVjFCeSLpooChL8EGE2P5qGrkOIooQEMQ0XHYvBfW_6vGuUAbQ27SuNPkNN3Qu1GM6sBpDPwfM8LPj_wBasCKiJ_fRD2uohOw6hM/s400/Sunday+Bulgaria+trip+035.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719074593217247154" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span >Driving to the village </span></div><span ><span style="font-size: 100%; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfE5rU7cXpDoTiGuBDGlZCrVO5iK9zw9fYeWZUfmt0o2_Uri14RVtdZ-T5FM9BaHrTBMTcdEO8kOo6yhD2Gu8XnF3DGO_5g-s0ey8YRF4lKMewhaV-VS1vR1a15HNhSoz9W_i_i71kUQg/s400/Sunday+Bulgaria+trip+031.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719074580089762546" /></span></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9lf1PeNNNoT3mbMWFRzTixdb8KFMHKTOqmUevrzA_9r-lbVA8H0Zf59iHvX8NACD09rCkeUBtUohJJrKXd71vHoOdSkxzrU_yE1m2kPMM1V8egiXHmxg7C_eO6TuwkQBVERrjoUF0ac4/s1600/Sunday+Bulgaria+trip+030.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9lf1PeNNNoT3mbMWFRzTixdb8KFMHKTOqmUevrzA_9r-lbVA8H0Zf59iHvX8NACD09rCkeUBtUohJJrKXd71vHoOdSkxzrU_yE1m2kPMM1V8egiXHmxg7C_eO6TuwkQBVERrjoUF0ac4/s400/Sunday+Bulgaria+trip+030.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719074577560314978" /></a>Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00076691461287395603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5619572348229773436.post-79930276382314178002012-03-09T11:03:00.002-05:002012-03-09T11:11:50.001-05:00Visiting with the children-photos<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHv_bHlSv5RbCLd7xoMFktACsAWR0xuVuLXQxpnbk190UgMx0VZ1BTXzGvTpIp0ysMyq24W3fB4xQReWSSsKusUDJiKMzD5Dvz9xfVa6GAWs4Z5g0gh-SOUF4mgRO3-B3IvUsCpBHA4ro/s1600/medical+pictures+058.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHv_bHlSv5RbCLd7xoMFktACsAWR0xuVuLXQxpnbk190UgMx0VZ1BTXzGvTpIp0ysMyq24W3fB4xQReWSSsKusUDJiKMzD5Dvz9xfVa6GAWs4Z5g0gh-SOUF4mgRO3-B3IvUsCpBHA4ro/s400/medical+pictures+058.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717929839828074402" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span >Jeremy after I put him in his new clean PJs</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8z8qeYObZZbZFJnjWezxr4uSRbdWZkJWyniYHGCI17TDVUdv2qn4cE-mti3OL1l-J5nxvmOK3PV7wBTeok0sruHIUB4WFjSkmVlgOHpCpPuJylt7bTQNC-qcUdJI4N1fVQe7T5dyYOpg/s1600/medical+pictures+059.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8z8qeYObZZbZFJnjWezxr4uSRbdWZkJWyniYHGCI17TDVUdv2qn4cE-mti3OL1l-J5nxvmOK3PV7wBTeok0sruHIUB4WFjSkmVlgOHpCpPuJylt7bTQNC-qcUdJI4N1fVQe7T5dyYOpg/s400/medical+pictures+059.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717929827686053794" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Trying to get a family photo was not to easy but lots of fun</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiXVPSZv9DgmMQ3jz6VLXcL0ty0er5aQtfI-n9pnCBzGVtOkPkjkKwVD1RQdSzKZ09Zj4sO563DfE4N-mwZIcrSTwdHBC8Qj0a5R6KE6LQdfAFOYyK16hiB6fnIzlywt69dZIMiR6d2tU/s1600/medical+pictures+035.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiXVPSZv9DgmMQ3jz6VLXcL0ty0er5aQtfI-n9pnCBzGVtOkPkjkKwVD1RQdSzKZ09Zj4sO563DfE4N-mwZIcrSTwdHBC8Qj0a5R6KE6LQdfAFOYyK16hiB6fnIzlywt69dZIMiR6d2tU/s400/medical+pictures+035.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717929810540418962" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Madelaine holding Amelia </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy0zkcdNbfaXtoy96EYoLlEaHgIU05dCLuMGQdPOWgHxxgailMHHRSUANHpUrbyTOS1WJ26ca14E_y19ssl1ieD_VAkWGj3-owok32iypNgmgAbzQpCKCnU9EHK3CXu2jIGAd21mFT0Ko/s1600/medical+pictures+021.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy0zkcdNbfaXtoy96EYoLlEaHgIU05dCLuMGQdPOWgHxxgailMHHRSUANHpUrbyTOS1WJ26ca14E_y19ssl1ieD_VAkWGj3-owok32iypNgmgAbzQpCKCnU9EHK3CXu2jIGAd21mFT0Ko/s400/medical+pictures+021.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717929804726810674" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Sweet kiss for a sweet girl</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXubzg5JUCifMHBw-BqR75smtpUnogKwmwLiqNIgB8EHyjRrrRl_sTZL5wvaT1iRFlFl3KlTw_Zq-cJrKTMVKtB2Ml7kZBZuCMJN_9CT7D6Kie9f5BjpXrNC6UUJpA8tLbQyJg89iwtBQ/s1600/medical+pictures+016.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXubzg5JUCifMHBw-BqR75smtpUnogKwmwLiqNIgB8EHyjRrrRl_sTZL5wvaT1iRFlFl3KlTw_Zq-cJrKTMVKtB2Ml7kZBZuCMJN_9CT7D6Kie9f5BjpXrNC6UUJpA8tLbQyJg89iwtBQ/s400/medical+pictures+016.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717929795007157442" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">My Precious Sophia </div>Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00076691461287395603noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5619572348229773436.post-1944350409090523042012-03-09T09:10:00.005-05:002012-03-09T11:02:43.450-05:00Friday<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCta63HM_mpSOCqr3zKe_puE91F-tEKQDDiCmyNIDT0xRaeFKpkA_TXSFm-tessC2vBU1V6FGgt2_eF4kqgvKmuRXjN9yq2kkhhCkco-4aguhFJA_gfInvEWmW-qP2JLMC2tN-cXOktyY/s1600/medical+pictures+068.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCta63HM_mpSOCqr3zKe_puE91F-tEKQDDiCmyNIDT0xRaeFKpkA_TXSFm-tessC2vBU1V6FGgt2_eF4kqgvKmuRXjN9yq2kkhhCkco-4aguhFJA_gfInvEWmW-qP2JLMC2tN-cXOktyY/s400/medical+pictures+068.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717926354009526738" /></a><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><span>Mommy and my girls</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><span><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbWVOxvwVLaraHcAhs2TXj5kCPf8jY0J8AgrrhoUesQWI5WZjnY9q339We9JoQ23RIwgKeG60LctbSmtjUnA3rHKqW0Qs9RcavI3R7rRRSTw_a9LUym4DioZJfHrKamHAQHLKZ09IZBu0/s1600/medical+pictures+018.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbWVOxvwVLaraHcAhs2TXj5kCPf8jY0J8AgrrhoUesQWI5WZjnY9q339We9JoQ23RIwgKeG60LctbSmtjUnA3rHKqW0Qs9RcavI3R7rRRSTw_a9LUym4DioZJfHrKamHAQHLKZ09IZBu0/s400/medical+pictures+018.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717926345506696866" /></a><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; ">Amelia and Mommy</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBHlv1GjnnMTr8b5FAiRJL6Ftz5_tAatGWFLyOXS2JkgH8dqq-bR2nisXSF4qJmT4reaiJ8On6SimNN5wAlnX5EZbUyXwhBoFSWaNcijm_6w7nWvAgBDH_uzE1er_Ueuq2r4sec5tCtfk/s1600/Amelia.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBHlv1GjnnMTr8b5FAiRJL6Ftz5_tAatGWFLyOXS2JkgH8dqq-bR2nisXSF4qJmT4reaiJ8On6SimNN5wAlnX5EZbUyXwhBoFSWaNcijm_6w7nWvAgBDH_uzE1er_Ueuq2r4sec5tCtfk/s400/Amelia.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717926338311793938" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span >Look at Amelia's eyes...just beautiful</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglxQhPzf4JtpU_xBhfq7CgNb-08eQy24vOeCK5qizcjT5PkGWtUeIuDCHOoddP2i9ww3edKX8Eu1V22xXx7DZLraDE2Elofi7qrsSCemT3I7jSHAsvxdqTiGkKzYfWN7L465lyNHU75e4/s1600/medical+pictures+071.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglxQhPzf4JtpU_xBhfq7CgNb-08eQy24vOeCK5qizcjT5PkGWtUeIuDCHOoddP2i9ww3edKX8Eu1V22xXx7DZLraDE2Elofi7qrsSCemT3I7jSHAsvxdqTiGkKzYfWN7L465lyNHU75e4/s400/medical+pictures+071.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717926328465812498" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Amelia loves putting her little finger in her mouth</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijmuzuzAPEf857aTJkabhJAx-E8vZF5SjrFEbowzjFEV4c9KRTRIj8Xgdo17De02bQoU8IjrgSpHl2_wcx1lfdJBEcDKkfcK79NbFaAgu7NP5EfTP3LBEj_Mj__xfR2NxCDjD80FkBfIU/s1600/medical+pictures+006.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijmuzuzAPEf857aTJkabhJAx-E8vZF5SjrFEbowzjFEV4c9KRTRIj8Xgdo17De02bQoU8IjrgSpHl2_wcx1lfdJBEcDKkfcK79NbFaAgu7NP5EfTP3LBEj_Mj__xfR2NxCDjD80FkBfIU/s400/medical+pictures+006.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717926322704733490" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Jeremy looking to see what new toys are coming out of mommy's backpack</div><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 100%;">Hi Everyone,</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 100%;">Here are a few more photos. </span></span>Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00076691461287395603noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5619572348229773436.post-5102720914659926402012-03-08T16:54:00.003-05:002012-03-09T10:32:35.532-05:00Thursday visits<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixql-mnIPgKBoG4jA9UPmA7Rt9bBgaSuREleP5ijUvq9Iop5irSziUpevxSZtjGe5ADV4jzmFD62YTsuEUmxE4K8188S1p-lNgJSp3UBhPMZ1r5Em6eJc9ow4zO7_D6mZ8tMEbXXN7S6Q/s1600/thursday+bulgarian+visit+065.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixql-mnIPgKBoG4jA9UPmA7Rt9bBgaSuREleP5ijUvq9Iop5irSziUpevxSZtjGe5ADV4jzmFD62YTsuEUmxE4K8188S1p-lNgJSp3UBhPMZ1r5Em6eJc9ow4zO7_D6mZ8tMEbXXN7S6Q/s400/thursday+bulgarian+visit+065.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717920546963660722" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ZClD8eCROY_gI2HzyzoAKE_GIYFhnyZXosB6bketHfpHz4eQZlFz3ygOhBqkzxGMBtLh_LOYK0f1Lo3ieA9Ix-XREPgM-sQEQYO2qlwdgl-y_MlIHGod1pHJgBV-EYmED4iUmq6eVL0/s1600/thursday+bulgarian+visit+041.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ZClD8eCROY_gI2HzyzoAKE_GIYFhnyZXosB6bketHfpHz4eQZlFz3ygOhBqkzxGMBtLh_LOYK0f1Lo3ieA9Ix-XREPgM-sQEQYO2qlwdgl-y_MlIHGod1pHJgBV-EYmED4iUmq6eVL0/s400/thursday+bulgarian+visit+041.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717920540653856850" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwxJPFU3PHGulw2MlCUxqzz0_O79SMkFf9EXFgkkzgez5XZQ4Nv8LCzKAVl0t5l7lA-Lz0NSvhfbnbfNdgp3tv62dpl8gcc44VeEdkV5ufjSiHyz_Lh8IQXOOW0bQrpmvFwVvM5Wt-19A/s1600/thursday+bulgarian+visit+038.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwxJPFU3PHGulw2MlCUxqzz0_O79SMkFf9EXFgkkzgez5XZQ4Nv8LCzKAVl0t5l7lA-Lz0NSvhfbnbfNdgp3tv62dpl8gcc44VeEdkV5ufjSiHyz_Lh8IQXOOW0bQrpmvFwVvM5Wt-19A/s400/thursday+bulgarian+visit+038.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717920536262039890" /></a><br />Hi Everyone, <br />The children are doing well. The children are becoming accustomed to our visits. They seem more relaxed. Little Amelia loves this bouncy seat that I bought her here in Bulgaria. It is a great sturdy one. Today we spent some time dropping off donations of diapers, crib toys and baby wipes. I also read cards written to Amelia by a wonderful 6th grade class that their teacher sent to me. I still have to download those pictures but will as soon as I have a chance. I was also very lucky to meet Jeremy's Baba these Babas (meaning grandmother) are volunteers who spend 2-3 days a week with the children. They feed the children and take them for walks. This is a true blessing for these children. Not all of them have Babas since this is still a new program.Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00076691461287395603noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5619572348229773436.post-14064926236769193552012-03-07T08:23:00.003-05:002012-03-07T08:58:15.456-05:00Tuesday and Wednesday<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLW81kK1UEkuUd27Q-1Je5oQ0ZjAIC9alSrATnf1cs6IFKg139nYaZx2eN4sGS68AMdyoJBlS06G3OeXk7Ckgm52K2TpEfJNPkSpS5Gcynb8wSAcMk7LaVkXmkSpKsuEH6g9Zc8tff79Y/s1600/tuesday+in+Bulgaria+023.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLW81kK1UEkuUd27Q-1Je5oQ0ZjAIC9alSrATnf1cs6IFKg139nYaZx2eN4sGS68AMdyoJBlS06G3OeXk7Ckgm52K2TpEfJNPkSpS5Gcynb8wSAcMk7LaVkXmkSpKsuEH6g9Zc8tff79Y/s400/tuesday+in+Bulgaria+023.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717154177033163922" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3II78ZrnoxxGcc1NhWNVBawwGGQdwjx8u5qyaIT-Kv6yMkDQNG4aOQMnjZB8xnUYKdGTZ0tK_10qXJvCeY2Lsz0Kgz_UB8zPcbk9UKA0FKBb11RSHq24rAsAe4vteCYknXvuw-yrQfy0/s1600/bulgaria+073.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3II78ZrnoxxGcc1NhWNVBawwGGQdwjx8u5qyaIT-Kv6yMkDQNG4aOQMnjZB8xnUYKdGTZ0tK_10qXJvCeY2Lsz0Kgz_UB8zPcbk9UKA0FKBb11RSHq24rAsAe4vteCYknXvuw-yrQfy0/s400/bulgaria+073.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717153273377613858" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuaJIheK1rIAvfZByyW5dvLt0OVYY7_J38vqR9JKnoAtiMmceO6BbFaUqK4ec1gmj6zrcUdcXSx14ltGdW75JgHY0mqWLMekKg1WBlytQSpVjVlnBG3uYlWH8opmEHEzqPg8jvT4mBerU/s1600/bulgaria+071.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuaJIheK1rIAvfZByyW5dvLt0OVYY7_J38vqR9JKnoAtiMmceO6BbFaUqK4ec1gmj6zrcUdcXSx14ltGdW75JgHY0mqWLMekKg1WBlytQSpVjVlnBG3uYlWH8opmEHEzqPg8jvT4mBerU/s400/bulgaria+071.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717153265111963842" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNHSijcMLXPHhRApfC_9OdGY_TBSZcXQzmFOuOVS43VQOTj02TgV-PUhx1YmafjeQ-FUTVucJO2KQeEN2WDe-X2t_jBE4k71fyhWDBfc8iN0l60KbrOKNTp1H-I6g4TwiPBPxvs8JY4VM/s1600/bulgaria+069.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNHSijcMLXPHhRApfC_9OdGY_TBSZcXQzmFOuOVS43VQOTj02TgV-PUhx1YmafjeQ-FUTVucJO2KQeEN2WDe-X2t_jBE4k71fyhWDBfc8iN0l60KbrOKNTp1H-I6g4TwiPBPxvs8JY4VM/s400/bulgaria+069.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717153260246654738" /></a><br />Hi Everyone, <br />These 2 days have been filled with visits in the morning and the evening. Every morning the staff brings down the girls to the therapy room were all the boys are. Shelly is adopting 2 boys but during the morning one (Keagan) is in school so she goes to visit him. Madeline and I stay playing with Jeremy, Teagan, Sophia and Amelia.<br />My computer has not been very helpful so i do apologize with the limited writings. I did want you to know that Monday we spent over 6 hours not only visiting our children but also feeding and changing other children's diapers. We have been able to hold other orphans and even inquire about their availability for adoption. I believe that there are many families who would love to adopt these children if they became available or even known to the adopting community. I feel without a doubt that we need to help these orphanages but I also especially now feel stronger that these children cannot live in these places. It is a prison and this children deserve the basic right to a family. I will explain more later. Here are some pictures of the children Enjoy, pray pray pray.Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00076691461287395603noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5619572348229773436.post-19288182779077277372012-03-05T08:13:00.002-05:002012-03-05T08:26:53.636-05:00We met the children.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Sr4PlBaaFk8t72qRdpvQ8ZFl6E9lsHxQpl9zNBVMoWZwAxyDZ2WhVnyfdWlUm0jVnJOULYIVz3ubGxC5MZ4-5u2-TD59zVEpiM1Zyz63btlH9vts0BlfICbAELF2sWoxkVX-PWhgbmM/s1600/bulgaria+111.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Sr4PlBaaFk8t72qRdpvQ8ZFl6E9lsHxQpl9zNBVMoWZwAxyDZ2WhVnyfdWlUm0jVnJOULYIVz3ubGxC5MZ4-5u2-TD59zVEpiM1Zyz63btlH9vts0BlfICbAELF2sWoxkVX-PWhgbmM/s400/bulgaria+111.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716403899151122418" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZexrbFNVq4N0zR2febVhopiHFajgYqYnFpDMb8DYukXPFFCDpFLRkehB2QZH5XasNBWsE-Abu7CbSmTJFKIz-EC8XL9WFKsZohQdvsda4DbZu05Y2k0ONnpEe2hdNZZm6Gk6CP5Bjn2w/s1600/058.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZexrbFNVq4N0zR2febVhopiHFajgYqYnFpDMb8DYukXPFFCDpFLRkehB2QZH5XasNBWsE-Abu7CbSmTJFKIz-EC8XL9WFKsZohQdvsda4DbZu05Y2k0ONnpEe2hdNZZm6Gk6CP5Bjn2w/s400/058.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716403893528006466" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2DDXEXOUCMzURGZ8jwpHp6620D3wALQ6zxhV5KdpnY_utP0Z8Lwv5GK_8l_NwTMOHJLVdq-zYMa3GDXWPe1QUnRV-w4sqsJLZeMiKfvlKFC6zvNL7R8yvuON1-3xMK8LKThjs0Qf-Oz8/s1600/053.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2DDXEXOUCMzURGZ8jwpHp6620D3wALQ6zxhV5KdpnY_utP0Z8Lwv5GK_8l_NwTMOHJLVdq-zYMa3GDXWPe1QUnRV-w4sqsJLZeMiKfvlKFC6zvNL7R8yvuON1-3xMK8LKThjs0Qf-Oz8/s400/053.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716403887819574194" /></a><br />It was such an awesome experience. We will be visiting the girls once a day since Lilliana (who we will call Amelia) still requires medical care. She has an IV and is receiving antibiotics. I know you want to see pictures so here they are.Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00076691461287395603noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5619572348229773436.post-8481664836581287872012-03-04T17:22:00.008-05:002012-03-04T18:03:23.275-05:00How thrilled I am to be in the children's country! Bulgaria !<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3uGpXu8Lz6umC7yGieU-eAzVe6S85tjjJtXTmoJ9bliTU70YfJlaif9ddQHnRi-SDJw6GzkbXAdtBf5ixiU6aPmumIHPenD56UcgT0s0S0tkT2UajGZcFGVVBzgen7wIriT8i5tu8-6w/s1600/DSCN0538+%25282%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3uGpXu8Lz6umC7yGieU-eAzVe6S85tjjJtXTmoJ9bliTU70YfJlaif9ddQHnRi-SDJw6GzkbXAdtBf5ixiU6aPmumIHPenD56UcgT0s0S0tkT2UajGZcFGVVBzgen7wIriT8i5tu8-6w/s400/DSCN0538+%25282%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716177658500102418" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLrfPE6kfSY_BZUmYaaetqPfJjmSZpogxE6rA3U7a38C2bXWaZt2wdezXxrHY0Sp9NM5ajLGAZb4beUpKVDu3PcBlDTCKuUateFk0G15cTn7_OMh47LXvT6a_Km44HAov6n2jBGRo6NhI/s1600/DSCN0537.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhePPNCHtUUFl7RZs9KI1UEK06MO5hpTTC0wr7jRJrTENB3zkgFK6iFuMLbOvP6Hp721vYsT407qLYgDE0o-_7c2Iyc8a_z_8QbsLzjo1gi0fIWfIz-57T1ZStu_fPPZvVggg8tiZEQE-0/s400/DSCN0541.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716176724711963794" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBUpCm277dBa5TkefFhGV1cbzbp4UEoJFdkyPu_l4pY2nTGZM-AwLRwNTMTKg6wHJEZBKN17gA8yZTUL0jhHlBP6M2WCxEYXza3xpRxCiJfWqVTi5YuFsToMZ628lao1BjuM85-9uxg8Y/s1600/DSCN0542.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBUpCm277dBa5TkefFhGV1cbzbp4UEoJFdkyPu_l4pY2nTGZM-AwLRwNTMTKg6wHJEZBKN17gA8yZTUL0jhHlBP6M2WCxEYXza3xpRxCiJfWqVTi5YuFsToMZ628lao1BjuM85-9uxg8Y/s400/DSCN0542.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716176719039115650" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiraC0HZpvm8KQ_LxRT8BJakuNLxWluJOaglKOtI7dsFiw2fmqfqJR-MGK1tkW-FvHdFv4rtyQ75xFspgE2IRWY9U12ztis2K_YDQA1aHAwGjv6hFGH1B-xMJBqJZAa4gGWXCjJoHE_TA/s1600/DSCN0529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiraC0HZpvm8KQ_LxRT8BJakuNLxWluJOaglKOtI7dsFiw2fmqfqJR-MGK1tkW-FvHdFv4rtyQ75xFspgE2IRWY9U12ztis2K_YDQA1aHAwGjv6hFGH1B-xMJBqJZAa4gGWXCjJoHE_TA/s400/DSCN0529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716176708540591842" /></a><br /><div> Hello Everyone,<br />The trip was 25 hours. It included 4 planes with one stop to Washington DC and another to Viena Austria. When we arrived on Saturday 12:45pm it was somewhat cold and we were TIRED. I am here with <a href="http://www.carringtonscourage.blogspot.com/"><font size="4">Shelly</font></a> and Madelaine (Madelaine is her 14 year old daughter). They are adopting 2 little boys from the same orphanage. This morning we traveled to our children's city (it was almost 3 hours). The weather is cool but due to it being sunny...it is very tolerable. We had a wonderful driver and he told us all about his country. Once we arrived to our new hotel we started sorting all the orphanage's donations. As Shelly states, " we are nesting international style". The formula was donated by the the nutritionist at the hospital where Carrington had received her care. That was only one small portion of formula, she had another entire suitcase full! <br />Thank you for those wonderful moms on at the Triangle Down syndrome network who also sent me some donations to hand out to the children. I also want to thank our childrens' dentist Triangle Pediatric Dentistry who doanted tons of toothpaste! So now I want to leave you a few pictures of the hotel, us nesting, our room, and the Balken Mountains that were beautiful. Tomorrow we will wake up and go see the children for the FIRST TIME. I cannot wait. Please keep us in your prayers and please keep our wonderful families who stayed behind in your prayers. Both of our husbands have truly been encouraging and are excited about us seeing our children tomorrow. <br /></div>Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00076691461287395603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5619572348229773436.post-44492036510282619212012-02-16T09:23:00.003-05:002012-02-22T11:38:14.744-05:00Less then 2 weeks to go before we meet the childrenThe girls Lilliana and Pam (please remember these are not their real names) are still in the hospital. Pam (who we will name Sophia) is doing much better then Lilliana (who we will name Amellia). Sophia is wearing 6- 12 mos clothes. Lilliana is to small for 6-12 month clothes. Can you imagine? An 11 year old fitting into newborn to 3 month clothes? I do not know anything new about the boys at this time.<br />Having 10 days left seems like a long time but it really isn't, not when you have packing, house cleaning, food shopping and paperwork to do along with some doctor/dentist appointments. <br />Update on the girls: There is a very special woman who has been visiting the girls in the hospital her name is Sasha. She has given us updates.<br /><br />"<span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-style:italic;">I went to see the girls today. It sounds like they'll be leaving the hospital to go back to the institution on Saturday but it's possible they might not leave until Monday. It seems like Dr. L is looking for a way to keep Liliana there longer but I am not sure if it will happen. I told her that I'll be getting some diapers to send back and I offered to get some formula too. Liliana is on a special formula so I'll try to get 2-3 boxes of that kind to send back. Dr. L mentioned the World health Organization formula, I told her that it seems like it got lost in the mail somewhere. <br />They said that the 12-24 month clothes fit Sophia but not Liliana. They are too big for her. <br />Sophia was doing her usual standing in the walker but when I got close to her she lifted her arms so I can pick her up. That was so sweet. Dr. L is worried about her because she is turning 16 soon. She asked how close they are in the adoption process. Sophia was having a great day today, lots of smiles. They also said that she is eating really well. <br />Liliana was moving around a lot today in her crib and got really quiet when I picked her up. I really hope she stays there. I hope for all three to stay there but Liliana especially." <br /><span style="font-style:italic;"></span></span></span><br /><br />Please pray for these children, I am only a few days away from holding them. I am sorry they would not allow any pictures of the girls to be taken by Sasha. I will take many when I am there.Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00076691461287395603noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5619572348229773436.post-77023195530870723662012-02-13T07:38:00.002-05:002012-02-13T08:45:38.823-05:00We have our Written. Referral.Hello Everyone, I wanted you all to know that we received our written referral!! What this means is we have been given permission to go see our children. I am working on my flight now and cannot wait to see the children for the first time.<br />I also wanted to update you all on the past week. We received news that our children especially the girls were not doing very good, this is nothing short of what we already knew from pictures alone, but hearing it is a different story. I had spent last week crying and feeling very down that despite being a nurse I was not able to do anything for these children. They were in their country and I was here. I worried that even though the process of adoption was happening that it would not be enough time to get these children here to the US for the medical care they needed. I spent a lot of time praying and being reassured that God had a plan and that he loved these children way before I ever seen their picture and committed to their adoption. I also had to remember that these girls have a will to live they have been crib ridden for over 10 years and are the size of toddlers. Our prayers were answered and on Wednesday we heard that The Minister of Justice and child protective services along with a very respected hospital in the country together took involvement in this children's institution. Changes are slow but at least the orphanage now is on their radar. We then heard news that 3 children from this particular place would be transferred to this hospital for 10-14 days to see if they can start with the careful re-feeding process. It happened to be our 3 children. The hospital would treat them with no charge but we would have to pay their transportation/ nurse to make the journey with the children. We gladly sent the money but were still worried about the children making this trip. The past few weeks the snow had been knee-high and the roads did not get plowed or salted. I could not help but picture Monday morning coming and the children being bundled up with many clothes, jacket and a hat and quickly rushed to the van waiting outside. I pictured one by one wondering why this day was so different then all the other days of lying in the crib. I wondered what they would think of the cold air as they were whisked outside and the bumpy ride 80 or so miles away. I wanted to scream that Mommy is here and that they would be okay, that this hospital would take good care of them. So today Monday morning I received news that the children have arrived safely but our son was not able to go. Butler as you know him as (this is his RR name) has infectious diarrhea he was placed in isolation and the hospital felt it was to risky to admit him for fear that it would spread in the hospital. He had to stay behind and if his diarrhea and vomiting resolve he may travel later. Instead another child who you all know as Kolina (from RR) made the trip. It was felt that she was also in rough shape. She is very Blessed to also have a mother who has committed to adopting her. <br />Please pray that all the children do well and that Butler (who we will call Jeremiah "Jeremy" for short) will get over this virus. He cannot lose much weight or it will also put his life in danger.Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00076691461287395603noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5619572348229773436.post-36534891053594445902012-01-18T12:27:00.009-05:002012-01-18T13:19:30.629-05:00We have just received our Verbal referral!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYzisXqfB5Ozp4nvSUH4FtNicU_YciV3rMLSn8ughzQ5hlnjH_XgiTnXsL3Xb5Prj3ApFMP9Z2GS-TyKZBePU_cPsa5r49le91cRA63H9I2s1PGZft9_P6GfMKAP_7_7ZTVjOa-35qze4/s1600/new+%25281%2529.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 221px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYzisXqfB5Ozp4nvSUH4FtNicU_YciV3rMLSn8ughzQ5hlnjH_XgiTnXsL3Xb5Prj3ApFMP9Z2GS-TyKZBePU_cPsa5r49le91cRA63H9I2s1PGZft9_P6GfMKAP_7_7ZTVjOa-35qze4/s400/new+%25281%2529.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699037791320379346" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY5AuycaSKnBX95w-S_Cw0zQmexj_q4Go6S_o-dDmcZNOue5ii0PpWbtsDU5Jl1o-7X59Lz0MPFwn7uouUGCT38C_u4_vJ5u9t8-w6yOc3kqqZgw-RjC_oTx4GXWGh65VF0pHV06GmS_g/s1600/1296_Bisser+03.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY5AuycaSKnBX95w-S_Cw0zQmexj_q4Go6S_o-dDmcZNOue5ii0PpWbtsDU5Jl1o-7X59Lz0MPFwn7uouUGCT38C_u4_vJ5u9t8-w6yOc3kqqZgw-RjC_oTx4GXWGh65VF0pHV06GmS_g/s400/1296_Bisser+03.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699037781259659314" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3OGyWXjibDppD97GKggozt5WkjWCXbwkI3GuxOuPHXubPqBC8TcASJOujUF7UdlGTc-Za5eKTUm19SOO8HiEtfDU80rGmTrMf-Qs4EU9TZXnao9NEw33fJwVUEm-r6593EZFTF3pEI-Y/s1600/636_Vesselina2_Sept2011.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3OGyWXjibDppD97GKggozt5WkjWCXbwkI3GuxOuPHXubPqBC8TcASJOujUF7UdlGTc-Za5eKTUm19SOO8HiEtfDU80rGmTrMf-Qs4EU9TZXnao9NEw33fJwVUEm-r6593EZFTF3pEI-Y/s400/636_Vesselina2_Sept2011.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699037773344620786" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpqVIffF4clGc2gDBC7wrSL_nBFRNM1xHWD7XhHyzCLTCm7DzFBgJF8PGy6xglt4L_8vwKKAsB52ibvpiPu7r_O7Tc1TGRbJCoJDiolzbLpNZ43IAQNzQQ-lt5Ey2_L0qr5diXkZL0x44/s1600/636_Vesselina1_Sept2011+%25281%2529.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpqVIffF4clGc2gDBC7wrSL_nBFRNM1xHWD7XhHyzCLTCm7DzFBgJF8PGy6xglt4L_8vwKKAsB52ibvpiPu7r_O7Tc1TGRbJCoJDiolzbLpNZ43IAQNzQQ-lt5Ey2_L0qr5diXkZL0x44/s400/636_Vesselina1_Sept2011+%25281%2529.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699037761193585890" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ7zLuulP2AVDP70LLS0OsAvPrTJN-5FSw1y6JBvTgYHhVVdNnEs3Z39JAw33wPgTnS2vCHdZZ7BWXx6RbgdS-j2zI9t23AZBCfEOMej4jL_GfVjcLMdfDrGEOSbnAbRPD9AJ6PkleZy0/s1600/628_25.02.2009_Rossen.jpg.pagespeed.ce._pWlWtixV-.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 222px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ7zLuulP2AVDP70LLS0OsAvPrTJN-5FSw1y6JBvTgYHhVVdNnEs3Z39JAw33wPgTnS2vCHdZZ7BWXx6RbgdS-j2zI9t23AZBCfEOMej4jL_GfVjcLMdfDrGEOSbnAbRPD9AJ6PkleZy0/s400/628_25.02.2009_Rossen.jpg.pagespeed.ce._pWlWtixV-.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699037763138731522" /></a><br />Hi Everyone, Thank you for praying. We received news today from our attorney that our children's country has given us their verbal referral. They have reviewed our dossier and have agreed after review that our file is complete and qualifies to be a match for these children. We now continue to pray that we will receive a written referral as quickly as possible. Once we have the written we are allowed to make travel plans to go see our children for the first time. Thank you everyone. All of you are with us in this journey and as soon as I receive that written referral , I will start packing. You are all coming with me since I will continue to keep my blog open and will share with you the joy of meeting these 4 precious children. I have included some pictures of them. It is the only pictures I have but thought you may appreciate them as we have.Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00076691461287395603noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5619572348229773436.post-80736455544217367572012-01-16T07:34:00.004-05:002012-01-16T08:46:02.322-05:00Where are we in the adoption process?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhKoB5npDo7YBOokDwe-gIpVuqhW9Y3IAwg_gQw9c0lkozfUu20QARVDgAa60q_ccAgq6IKuaZi-VQAqfLyf8Mc_vZF9hcjHaT4jskImBcRjJ85n32vQMP2WRsJOwTXDuvAQ1NlTrQuA8/s1600/20111220164429.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhKoB5npDo7YBOokDwe-gIpVuqhW9Y3IAwg_gQw9c0lkozfUu20QARVDgAa60q_ccAgq6IKuaZi-VQAqfLyf8Mc_vZF9hcjHaT4jskImBcRjJ85n32vQMP2WRsJOwTXDuvAQ1NlTrQuA8/s400/20111220164429.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698214547445682418" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNrkBkVYW3qgkSeFFI0i-hTsDTiRF8E_mH6LEd4pJo9UqpPLgfs6bG1xwwCZIKqAyrs2yVBeap7EXLdP8STLSgjL4dPhYluRvXPKYWls_QMrCdtX81YZVDLF_xuIXyxFjmI_chqBGTLgY/s1600/20111220164521.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNrkBkVYW3qgkSeFFI0i-hTsDTiRF8E_mH6LEd4pJo9UqpPLgfs6bG1xwwCZIKqAyrs2yVBeap7EXLdP8STLSgjL4dPhYluRvXPKYWls_QMrCdtX81YZVDLF_xuIXyxFjmI_chqBGTLgY/s400/20111220164521.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698214541047499602" /></a><br />Hi Everyone, I felt it was very important to update you and let you know where we are in the process of bringing home these precious children. We have submitted all of our paperwork needed to their country. We had many forms besides our home study, medical exams, employment, criminal background checks with 3 sets of fingerprints, references, marriage/birth certificates and of course our I-800a (approval from our country that we are suitable parents to adopt). This collection of papers are called our dossier. Dossier is a collection of papers or file containing detailed information of a person, in our case our family. <br />Once we had each form notarized we went to our capitol city and had them apostilled. This was to certify to our children's country that our notarized papers were truly notarized by a person who had the right to do so. Anyways, as you can see it is a process and then once it arrives to their country it will be translated and again officially stamped, notarized in order that an official legal file is held to the proper officers of adoption requirements. They will then review it and let our attorney know if we are elligible to adopt from their country and if they allow us to persue adopting these particular children. <br />So what do we need now....PRAYERS and PRAYERS please Pray because that huge dossier has been officially handed and will be read this week. We are waiting for a verbal referral stating that they have reviewed and we have been officially matched with these children. If they review the file and we have missed anything it would cost more money and most of all delays. These children cannot wait they need your prayers. We need your prayers that the officers will review with a speedy quickness and understand the urgency that these children have in having a family. I have included a poll on the side this way as we feel down, we can look over and think of all of you who have prayed and are praying for us and these 4 precious babies who are true ORPHANS. These 4 Orphans had no one even thinking of them, now they should have thousands (all of you my dear readers and friends) praying for them all the way to freedom. May our Father Bless Each and everyone of You.Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00076691461287395603noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5619572348229773436.post-54916104999615026972012-01-02T09:05:00.012-05:002012-01-02T10:14:48.906-05:00Goodbye 2011 and welcoming 2012<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhorsEfJ19uXxY-uCq8PJyCglMEPVAgPrTWTTSu1mvWE4eVL8UVXv3v_nncpUhbe_dX-nSkLTEXz-sYM_27b1acfaebkypHbF4SmLGWQ1-xl6hEwS0JHG9T_detlqAfo40M9uT84OocEj4/s1600/IMAG0782.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhorsEfJ19uXxY-uCq8PJyCglMEPVAgPrTWTTSu1mvWE4eVL8UVXv3v_nncpUhbe_dX-nSkLTEXz-sYM_27b1acfaebkypHbF4SmLGWQ1-xl6hEwS0JHG9T_detlqAfo40M9uT84OocEj4/s400/IMAG0782.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693052382575128162" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6vvrO85SkStqAkCs1W0jS-6ot6rcEuP7ByeHyqVJY27Jh3HbvP9PUK40FYaKFzuV3zeiTN0hHDNnFEgMMi1YMDAfhzKPG3yY4cRcafT-uW2Z_SLbrjfz5wjWDBHge5yX7V92Z5u0p6Jg/s1600/20111219135030.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLp8rnODXkobop0qrpKmVNIHvoETX_eRzfnnem6eg_8ET9FOOF4T9ATZwhYDUGYivd3f6nw4P3cF6Voax8BB6N2X7-jV_V4qmRjN-z985mZI3QZQVKP4BraJ7RI4f8-BU0RfdBll3OLfI/s400/20111122151254.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693043326101179458" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCYZZEEKDzdQGF5fcoQnYh3VU6XMJoyOFhs7RnD-AdmDHJqARM2LMh1rQA-S_uQHj_gANKgmOMuqy32NO5JTHGVbIHFoNl0Shp-BJSKZfdZlo95ywqt0Tz5WtxvcOPkHwiw6_5GlaupwQ/s1600/20111122151201.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCYZZEEKDzdQGF5fcoQnYh3VU6XMJoyOFhs7RnD-AdmDHJqARM2LMh1rQA-S_uQHj_gANKgmOMuqy32NO5JTHGVbIHFoNl0Shp-BJSKZfdZlo95ywqt0Tz5WtxvcOPkHwiw6_5GlaupwQ/s400/20111122151201.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693043320385449906" /></a><br />Hi Everyone, These are a few pictures that I just wanted to post. 2011 was one year that we did not adopt any new children. It was a year that many of our children started school. We had 7 children start school for the first time!! We wish we had traveled more but that was not possible. It was definitely a year that we stayed home other then local trips to the lake, beach and parks. It was a year of adjustments for Ian, Ellia and Benjamin where they had "first" of everything. These are children who had never celebrated birthdays or holidays. In 2011 they received their first Easter baskets and egg hunt. They watched fireworks for the first time dressing in their red, white and blue. Even though we were not able to go door to door dressed in halloween costumes, they were able to carve pumpkins and dress up in costumes going room to room making each other laugh. They loved dressing up pretending to be this and that. Thanksgiving was wonderful, the children sat at the table dressed as Indians ( with their head gear made at school). Yes, 2 turkeys were needed and there were very little leftovers. Christmas for us was celebrated with so much joy because the children did remember it from the previous year. The moment the tree went up, Ian especially started jumping with such joy saying he knows "Christmas". I can tell you he did not have that connection until the tree went up. This was his 2nd year celebrating Christmas even though he was now 6 years old! I had to work on New Years Day so our New Years Eve "party" was celebrated from 7pm to 9pm. Angelina (6 years old) said it was the "best New Years party she had ever been to." How cute! Sorry about so many double pictures, with some more time I will go back and edit.Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00076691461287395603noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5619572348229773436.post-32407278280660611082011-12-10T18:49:00.005-05:002011-12-10T19:25:20.674-05:00Let me introduce you to the 2 boys we are adopting.Hi everyone, Ok so I have showed you the girls now let me introduce you to these two adorable orphans who do not know they have a family praying every day to bring them home. One day with a little more time, I will explain how it came about that we were to adopt 4. It is a truly amazing how it happened but until it is final we will not be able to say. This is for the safety and well being of the children waiting.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcYEd07YFPOBujs5K8S1jaLdObuqIXwgH0Z-nzevjQNH0q_QMjJ7-Y8lsO0pjFKipLLZsqVpjsUQn35TWJCKKPGVlX8d1WtlNeaJhYk6uAFjgQUfblAyO28SV6B8xm-LbbWQzmYCJ8iaU/s1600/Butler2-300x248.jpg.pagespeed.ce.sHvynYYq5X.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 248px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcYEd07YFPOBujs5K8S1jaLdObuqIXwgH0Z-nzevjQNH0q_QMjJ7-Y8lsO0pjFKipLLZsqVpjsUQn35TWJCKKPGVlX8d1WtlNeaJhYk6uAFjgQUfblAyO28SV6B8xm-LbbWQzmYCJ8iaU/s400/Butler2-300x248.jpg.pagespeed.ce.sHvynYYq5X.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684655594303901298" /></a><br />This is our adorable prince who we pray to bring home soon. He does not have down syndrome but he does have hydrocephalus and cerebral palsey. He is 4 and weighs 23 pounds. We do not know anything other then that but we do know he has not had any medical attention for his hydrocephalus. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl9M0RramGd4KNa2f4f2mxK_ERTJgTpEnmmurneaTySdlCKibevz7lb0b5QW3_H99hNaOY_nAQRk6FrtWE9MAVT67DLIAXxbSu0JGshEKV2B42gqYyF1ScYkf8vVgV-O8IXAXUvnyLWJY/s1600/Will09111.jpg.pagespeed.ce.m9Fs2U1eX1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 229px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl9M0RramGd4KNa2f4f2mxK_ERTJgTpEnmmurneaTySdlCKibevz7lb0b5QW3_H99hNaOY_nAQRk6FrtWE9MAVT67DLIAXxbSu0JGshEKV2B42gqYyF1ScYkf8vVgV-O8IXAXUvnyLWJY/s400/Will09111.jpg.pagespeed.ce.m9Fs2U1eX1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684657216880847522" /></a><br />Here is another adorable prince who for a very long time, caught our attention. There was something very special about this child that my husband and I could not explain. We waited and prayed for so long that a family would claim him as their child but no one ever did. This little boy was transferred to a different institution because he aged out of his baby house orphanage but from what we hear he is not progressing. He is 6 years old and scoots on his bottom unable to walk on his own. The pictures we see he seems to be holding on with one hand. He does have down syndrome and his seriousness reminds us of our Noah.Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00076691461287395603noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5619572348229773436.post-61520858019824939892011-12-10T18:09:00.003-05:002011-12-10T18:47:01.085-05:00We received our I800a approval and our dossier is completed.Hi Everyone, Thank you for praying for us. We received approval from our country to adopt from a Hague country and we have completed our dossier! On Tuesday it will travel to a friends house who will pack it away in her suitcase. This mom is adopting in the same country and she will hand it to our attorney. We will then wait for the date to travel. I can not tell you how confident I am that we were only able to complete this dossier because you were praying. As the last required document was obtained, I broke down and cried. Adoption is not new to us but these children are. I think that just like the birth of a child, each adoption is unique and special. We as a family pray and talk about the children. We grow to love them many months before we even physically meet them. Our children do not see my belly grow and don't get to feel the baby kicking but they look at their pictures and help us to prepare for their arrival. Come to our house and ask the kids who these children are....they will tell you that these are their brothers and sisters who are coming. Our kids will even tell you the names that they want. Our children are very much in tune with these children coming, getting the I-800a and dossier completed was a joyful day in our home. Thank you for praying, please continue.Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00076691461287395603noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5619572348229773436.post-74627486247051217512011-11-22T10:43:00.004-05:002012-01-18T15:56:24.828-05:00We are working very hard to bring them home.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixo7CMgrlRZZbM1Bt7MMS_IaBmn5sRScZro-iD8xY3kg48teTVYq_RuAyPXgyr2FQS1iPlULG0B5UtyzQSWY6-hfgoc-EXTqV57P_H03DawR96yjPl5B95597OZLrHeur95yAxqXPKgc8/s1600/Plamenka+01.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixo7CMgrlRZZbM1Bt7MMS_IaBmn5sRScZro-iD8xY3kg48teTVYq_RuAyPXgyr2FQS1iPlULG0B5UtyzQSWY6-hfgoc-EXTqV57P_H03DawR96yjPl5B95597OZLrHeur95yAxqXPKgc8/s400/Plamenka+01.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699078401293536386" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NA4OG3wBA7I/TsvJ03BFG6I/AAAAAAAACr0/Aptttmr5QD0/s1600/Plamenka%2B01%2B%25281%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NA4OG3wBA7I/TsvJ03BFG6I/AAAAAAAACr0/Aptttmr5QD0/s400/Plamenka%2B01%2B%25281%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677853665189501858" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRgsy4b3HLSbk0LcMPYgeafB8K3kT0hO_goqWjrCAA4irlAniqUrzycTv9zynZq4jko-VySZyaAHoDqJzkwELmj-l4Uyk4nLDwcBQHA34EDg3gv8E82qHU1NtnQ1HtU8Agc7iozvI8TWc/s1600/20110830211559.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRgsy4b3HLSbk0LcMPYgeafB8K3kT0hO_goqWjrCAA4irlAniqUrzycTv9zynZq4jko-VySZyaAHoDqJzkwELmj-l4Uyk4nLDwcBQHA34EDg3gv8E82qHU1NtnQ1HtU8Agc7iozvI8TWc/s400/20110830211559.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677853660825951650" /></a><br />This is our other princess that we are praying to come home. She is 15 years old (the picture in yellow clothes is recent). <br /><br />Dear Everyone, Please be patient with my lack of blogging. We are working very hard at submitting and doing all the paperwork. Where are we now? Our homestudy is complete and we are assembling our dossier. We have also submitted our request to the USCIS. Please pray very hard because sometimes the paperwork and hoops seem endless. It is worth every penny and labor I know this with all my heart. I need to only look in my current children's eyes and see.<br /> People ask "why do you do this?" some say "This is not your problem, let God take care of it." People this is our problem....God never intended the children to be unwanted and left alone because they could not fit into a persons life....because they don't talk, walk or look like that person. We must take care of those who cannot care for themselves. We must pray for those who are doing and come across obstacles. We must support those organizations that bring these orphans pictures to light such as Reeces Rainbow. <br />Please pray that every day, I am able to get at least one paper done for our dossier, please pray that I will have these childrens' medical doctors lined up for their care and a plan, as you know they are in starving mode and they will need medical attention as soon as they arrive. Please pray that all those involved with our process does not run into obstacles.Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00076691461287395603noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5619572348229773436.post-41904557862111621002011-09-13T13:29:00.002-04:002011-09-13T13:42:26.458-04:00We are expecting...via Adoption that is!! Yes!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6gY9ICfdPi2kLwLWTHsTSeaMMFBleFdIlf-e8t1-hLGAL-BtolubAEZWPcoNotptr2pxPj4FYHtgjsK06mPhpD5sAENltl5aJ6CFiRyLMCTbWQgy6zsO68RGjMtQwWlWKopbA43G8FjA/s1600/Liliana3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6gY9ICfdPi2kLwLWTHsTSeaMMFBleFdIlf-e8t1-hLGAL-BtolubAEZWPcoNotptr2pxPj4FYHtgjsK06mPhpD5sAENltl5aJ6CFiRyLMCTbWQgy6zsO68RGjMtQwWlWKopbA43G8FjA/s400/Liliana3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651900947093829170" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4PuVJ2JxJnwgDJiA0OsX5C1SiRFpbAqP-X9gy-NqY723eg7KRfQW0QgjvoYg4tAOP3ZvEnuBMIGW12cd1WQTRWkKKsF2USxk7ojcZkqgQbf36M2pG_rGibjXSBMpGfjWnnAQGTTnTgbs/s1600/Liliana4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4PuVJ2JxJnwgDJiA0OsX5C1SiRFpbAqP-X9gy-NqY723eg7KRfQW0QgjvoYg4tAOP3ZvEnuBMIGW12cd1WQTRWkKKsF2USxk7ojcZkqgQbf36M2pG_rGibjXSBMpGfjWnnAQGTTnTgbs/s400/Liliana4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651900947959906002" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXQj5mWsAzQn09D4wniZUFOW2jWpHeV-v8YgWw14tNwDxVTYuG_jvN2ObxnyN0GNU7dtMJXWzTmn0v4FxsC6dxMRS1ijS35y1KEyU_SbxXo8hoUDdTW7-T8p_iyYfePh7czZT6jsDII54/s1600/Liliana2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 269px; height: 235px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXQj5mWsAzQn09D4wniZUFOW2jWpHeV-v8YgWw14tNwDxVTYuG_jvN2ObxnyN0GNU7dtMJXWzTmn0v4FxsC6dxMRS1ijS35y1KEyU_SbxXo8hoUDdTW7-T8p_iyYfePh7czZT6jsDII54/s400/Liliana2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651900944157068130" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbxs9z0Dv7Cwonzxlt1vPwr6lN8lWuCsRdsQ_XKUsAI39dA_Ic9NWvyTLSxdevBqlSODQCAUEUC13ZV7j1LRFXzYZZ7qAFE22GnpbevM2vXUj5fonLlSOl1vnQk-HWbuRmXlIBFm1f-jI/s1600/Desktop5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbxs9z0Dv7Cwonzxlt1vPwr6lN8lWuCsRdsQ_XKUsAI39dA_Ic9NWvyTLSxdevBqlSODQCAUEUC13ZV7j1LRFXzYZZ7qAFE22GnpbevM2vXUj5fonLlSOl1vnQk-HWbuRmXlIBFm1f-jI/s400/Desktop5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651900938832619538" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSOXLaoimsctNG6Uj9tQdBwWhYEGsXLskOFqFtckgYdQd1Gczbcx_K3pv7PfqT7a0BwPyAWQTf1g8f3MNZzGAP4xcnzPj0eLF47t0m_3qV4VsoW5nrCZsBWm8p11fYLfWIqWfdcp-eZqE/s1600/Desktop4+%25281%2529.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSOXLaoimsctNG6Uj9tQdBwWhYEGsXLskOFqFtckgYdQd1Gczbcx_K3pv7PfqT7a0BwPyAWQTf1g8f3MNZzGAP4xcnzPj0eLF47t0m_3qV4VsoW5nrCZsBWm8p11fYLfWIqWfdcp-eZqE/s400/Desktop4+%25281%2529.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651900937941319618" /></a><br />Here is our little princess. She is in Eastern Europe. She has been bedridden for 10 years. This is her Reeces Rainbow name Lilliana but we will need to agree on a name and so far we have rounded them down to 7 names. <br />Anyways, Liliiana is 11 years old and weighs only 10 pounds. Another mom adopting gave us the measurements and it was heartbreaking. Our home study is complete but we still have a lot to do. Today, was a big day since it is our first day on the commitment page of Reeces Rainbow.Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00076691461287395603noreply@blogger.com61tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5619572348229773436.post-14658083594904032732011-09-10T11:00:00.008-04:002011-09-12T05:45:01.980-04:00One year after our Adoption<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnPLze0qq0gNjaXvW6CgGdi4q-sQkBmUhcEx5w3eMBfCXEC7Ew0hKvhwHNevXNselG1B0PeeN8XdnAhY1ogcuyUBg63GZziHy_LBZWyNypRhR3cKlh_2jLOjAoOMjiEdD02IjnqV512Ws/s1600/IMAG0271.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnPLze0qq0gNjaXvW6CgGdi4q-sQkBmUhcEx5w3eMBfCXEC7Ew0hKvhwHNevXNselG1B0PeeN8XdnAhY1ogcuyUBg63GZziHy_LBZWyNypRhR3cKlh_2jLOjAoOMjiEdD02IjnqV512Ws/s400/IMAG0271.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651406797679341410" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUdQf09rivEpC-VNCSkRiseEpNskKxR5_KFeVN4yajEV69IkCBL82WD1kPtzdInGAfk8MTEg1oo9WQW6uAp8MdfwkX2rgi4a8g_DM_6363-Dsf33s-ZPTfGZawbADTZp1Ul-mNjg5F1ks/s1600/IMAG0353.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNZp9Tc5FeHsF-uE86VPwDwBMwWeZGmZ5Krs7FF7442RHcND0iCz10flx538KhWjIHfiq1IaSe3y6IUSd-3nYqIg0DHktsFIU3GVhn9NlDeaGH1z9AQHElS_w_0SlXvf5OkBf0snS_Onc/s320/100_3277.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650771174169128050" /></a><br /><br />It has been one year since Ian Benjamin and Ellia have been adopted. They arrived to the US in October 2010. It has been 2 years since Nicholas Oksana and Noah have been home. They arrived Sept 11, 2009 a day that means so much to all of us and for the USA. I remember bringing Nicholas, Oksana and Noah through customs/immigration office at the airport. They had sent us to a big room where many people were waiting to be cleared before passing through customs. The officer there called each child by name. "Nicholas Josiah Brown?" yes I said, he is in this car seat. "Nicholas, congratulations you are now an American Citizen" he said with a smile as he stamped Nicholas' passport. He then called Oksana and Noah who were in a stroller and did the same thing. How special this was. How I will never forget the feeling of the entire experience to bring them home the work, the travel, the tears, the wait and now the final opening of the embassy files for each of our children who were once left in an orphanage and forgotten. I wish you could have been there as this officer's eyes gleamed with feelings, he took it very seriously to be able to look at these children one by one and say those words. What would these words mean? It meant new hopes and dreams, a new life of opportunities. A promise and an acceptance of a country to accept and believe that even a child with down syndrome or other disabilities make our nation a wonderful place. I believe just as many people have changed and helped our children reach new strides such as their doctors, teachers so have our children touched them and others every day. Our children and other children with disabilities remind all of us that human life is precious and that we should all realize how much joy we can get from helping each other succeed. Each one of us have abilities even our citizens with special needs to lift others from the down times in our lives. These down times can be due to physical, emotional or even spiritual ruts. Think of when you have walked in a store or hospital and seen someone struggling to walk...how did it make you feel? Didn't you for that 2 seconds feel a sudden standstill? I hope this all makes sense. Our children have been wonderful citizens and I know that given the right tools, and opportunities they will touch many lives. They did not know what the officer meant at that time, but I did and I am grateful for them.Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00076691461287395603noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5619572348229773436.post-59554243822690606092011-01-05T07:42:00.020-05:002011-01-05T10:19:31.857-05:003 Months home now...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirMUamWTQYq2qm1jftzscK_fXEnh1fiW_QUxeR5iAad8nnCYVaJwYvM40nTJ2H8TNPw0lujBtSzwJB72T9trprHm8AdFri_skgc52dnEcbR9WXIQVH_lG7e80HWI1OgA0Au51BmI3N9W4/s1600/new+pictures+021.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirMUamWTQYq2qm1jftzscK_fXEnh1fiW_QUxeR5iAad8nnCYVaJwYvM40nTJ2H8TNPw0lujBtSzwJB72T9trprHm8AdFri_skgc52dnEcbR9WXIQVH_lG7e80HWI1OgA0Au51BmI3N9W4/s320/new+pictures+021.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558721165219186658" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhag-hiKhehzyliar4zmq0p7eEag1cUPAaoacs1Xkd1oHy82QXdTW5UA3ftzScA1jRXdQQtb7DTJFFW8j09SVMvdIxzMpshwKWtnHazmO-Jazf7DtGxbnvXkfWmHTpeBnxwt2u62kgS7bw/s1600/new+pictures+031.jpg"><img style="float:right; 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The children stayed in PJ's all day. By the end of the day they were exhausted!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy-JvAKMVs3j765ZfPDRU7hM6Jw4metCJp34MS2K-WUudQXXIpvqejApHYSL9G1ravaJgl788JM4LpMDKDdLA-6OhI7cHE6YCorfc9bdGm2eip4RA6rkiEfKEkaUnieLe1qpXdmMEOlEk/s1600/dec+2010+015.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy-JvAKMVs3j765ZfPDRU7hM6Jw4metCJp34MS2K-WUudQXXIpvqejApHYSL9G1ravaJgl788JM4LpMDKDdLA-6OhI7cHE6YCorfc9bdGm2eip4RA6rkiEfKEkaUnieLe1qpXdmMEOlEk/s320/dec+2010+015.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558712550133485714" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIfjgH3e1dpGNJdVGGDnnKExAD5nrfB7S-xT-ofb3ROjLF8KEMYuZcrLRHmQQr9FV8j-0JBdUPt_G5nTRtqYCe89Ar8b_zmts1WSeyhBcKgHxOmGA_dZRO8GwC-V0D_DankA-xM_hzdXQ/s1600/dec+2010+018.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIfjgH3e1dpGNJdVGGDnnKExAD5nrfB7S-xT-ofb3ROjLF8KEMYuZcrLRHmQQr9FV8j-0JBdUPt_G5nTRtqYCe89Ar8b_zmts1WSeyhBcKgHxOmGA_dZRO8GwC-V0D_DankA-xM_hzdXQ/s320/dec+2010+018.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558712545050897490" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi_hCOCNsvivJjYZhzkigFF9p6Lyp0v7uzuTA0Hpv5N2M1Q8w1IcKAVDS0tiXefC3I1ihHmxNNc-nfDzSJjEyFw678ydmLfHDnDXdL-Vj8NWrxE8jyN8eGEmfyirBsnOuh2ZHajEqTUHk/s1600/dec+2010+012.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi_hCOCNsvivJjYZhzkigFF9p6Lyp0v7uzuTA0Hpv5N2M1Q8w1IcKAVDS0tiXefC3I1ihHmxNNc-nfDzSJjEyFw678ydmLfHDnDXdL-Vj8NWrxE8jyN8eGEmfyirBsnOuh2ZHajEqTUHk/s320/dec+2010+012.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558710897102746546" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSqbSlMa_RZe6WK3_-H4OFxYf8bwnOmMRyKl6CUqvWzctIiN-Kcg9fj3rydV2heZ3VL2aOxEzlf4OdqKEtADjyrWRdEm5ClpWfOqPzku5XPVkuijjuO-DHxinBajR8b8VfNnf7CSwQwPk/s1600/dec+2010+013.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSqbSlMa_RZe6WK3_-H4OFxYf8bwnOmMRyKl6CUqvWzctIiN-Kcg9fj3rydV2heZ3VL2aOxEzlf4OdqKEtADjyrWRdEm5ClpWfOqPzku5XPVkuijjuO-DHxinBajR8b8VfNnf7CSwQwPk/s320/dec+2010+013.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558709482728794802" /></a><br />Doctor visits: Emma goes to support her brothers and sisters.<br />She told them that she would hold their hand. You can see how thin Ian is. 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It allowed us to go around and spend time with each child without worry that the little ones were going to run off. The big kids for the most part agreed on who their smaller partner was going to be. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMyA6kX4UAYWXj24eRoBXDG6-qeVb7t0R4xkWtje9_Zzx17hQ2IY-FsTM44iB5t3s10OTREZhlOZSlMS4pZZTJMB31csB83l_tCEH7YXeVN2GTM6qRbcjkkNU6f_61ATX0NwiR8OIZt-Q/s1600/day+at+the+museum+OCT+14+018.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMyA6kX4UAYWXj24eRoBXDG6-qeVb7t0R4xkWtje9_Zzx17hQ2IY-FsTM44iB5t3s10OTREZhlOZSlMS4pZZTJMB31csB83l_tCEH7YXeVN2GTM6qRbcjkkNU6f_61ATX0NwiR8OIZt-Q/s320/day+at+the+museum+OCT+14+018.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558698902108667554" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXPAlx0Nssid0HFERYg5SqJ0UsSxGLZkzKNhFMyzD-TOZ7FnzKpwdQf8PY-uBEnQRUiwgjofMuNYcLh_J8dpWrDfpGX_fvFnE7ihMzuR_M0qbcWYWK_sKAMZsTROAv2ybAEFYVjtR7JNw/s1600/day+at+the+museum+OCT+14+011.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ_e8M1ycVzNrIerKs5Jo65KR4M9jhz02GL3v0hJUVC733hGuApwXunKs7APk6XzymnMoUYF0TxIW8r5CmZfRWkgV0JoIV5nDYIixrBDLp_q_xQKSeJw5W564bDEYCLb2UfI4RWRyj-_A/s320/day+at+the+museum+OCT+14+002.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558694507122873826" /></a><br />Emma waiting for the eye doctor.<br /><br /><br />Well, this blog has not been updated since we arrived and mostly because our days seemed to have flown by. I also loved our arrival home picture that I just could not give it up and lose it further down on my blog. LOL<br /><br />Our past 3 months have been filled with enrolling Noah, Oksana and Nicholas in school, family trips to the museums and doctor appointments for our new little ones. We also had to catch up with eye and dental visits for the rest of the kids. Thanksgiving, Christmas and New years celebrations along with our big snow storm that made our farm a winter wonderland. So much that now looking back it seems as if it has been a year since I have written and updated.<br /><br />Oksana is our 3 year old and I wanted to wait until I returned from Ukraine to send her to her special pre-K class so that I could meet with the teachers. Noah is 5 and he is also in Pre-K so he was returning again this year. Nicholas is 3 and 1/2 and he now attends school with wrap around services of PT OT 2 days a week. Last year Nicholas was so delayed that when we adopted him he was unable to roll over, sit up and even had a difficult time holding his head up. In august he was evaluated and said to be at a 12-month development level. That seemed amazing since that was exactly how long he had been in our family. It was as if he was born once he arrived in our family!!! If you remember we had met him in July/August in 2009 at the orphanage and he was 2 years 3 months weighing in at only 12 pounds!! <br />So once we had them 3 enrolled in going to school...we had to get the doctor visits started with Benjamin, Ian and Ellia. It has been 3 months and we have made lots of tracks seeing different specialties so as to make a plan of care for them (concerning medical). Overall the children are healthy but Ellia and Ian are very underweight and both will need their cleft palates repaired. We have also cleared Benjamin from any heart defect! We were told that he was originally diagnosed with a heart defect but nothing other then a PFO!! Yahoo. Ian's cleft palate that was repaired in Ukraine had come apart in 3 parts so the cleft palate team has said that his repair will be a little more difficult. What I thought was a loose tooth is actually hi upper jaw that is loose. He is a happy boy and eats by bringing food from the sides of his mouth. He loves pasta with meat sauce!! Ian is 5 but is weighed in at his firts doctor appointment as a 2 year old. Ellia is 3 and weighed as much as a 7 month old. Her cleft palate was not previously repaired so it will be straight forward. We have also found out that Ellia needs to be followed by nephrology for some mystery markings on her kidneys. Her kidney function tests are good now but her urine showing moderate amounts of protein and blood along with abnormal Ultra sound has her being followed by nephrology. We are hopeful and thankful that she is now able to at least be treated by a terrific medical team. Both children were also treated successfully for giardia upon their arrival. Many of these children in the orphanage hang on but it is just a matter of time before many of them pass away especially when they are transferred to an institution. Do we regret adopting these children because we have had to adjust our lives to meet their needs...No way! We have given them the basics of care and they have given us so much more. I hold these children and thank God so many times a day. I thank our Father for blessing me with these children. They have enriched our lives that you cannot imagine. Their smiles and joy fills the house. One year makes such a difference and I know that in one year I will look back and see so much progress in these children's lives. Enjoy the pictures from the past 3 months.Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00076691461287395603noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5619572348229773436.post-26590423029384685822010-10-28T08:13:00.002-04:002010-10-28T08:32:52.442-04:00Oct 8 2010 Arrival Home<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKQ27Zux-7ZWtDD0fzDv9-hc0swsDh7A_qZDQNqSxUvgCD-PHgpnyfcph15_3Irlj2VZv8_w6wcLxlaG3XbVQeDJpqRdrjmBWFhyphenhyphenhbkIoLrv1Tphp8TfqacHOKTy-f5Bn2u_gmQmusMKE/s1600/last+of+ukraine+pictures+077.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKQ27Zux-7ZWtDD0fzDv9-hc0swsDh7A_qZDQNqSxUvgCD-PHgpnyfcph15_3Irlj2VZv8_w6wcLxlaG3XbVQeDJpqRdrjmBWFhyphenhyphenhbkIoLrv1Tphp8TfqacHOKTy-f5Bn2u_gmQmusMKE/s320/last+of+ukraine+pictures+077.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533069438154894818" /></a><br />How exciting it was to get off that plane!! I just knew that we would have an awesome welcome home party waiting for us. I could not wait to see Steven and the kids. We did it, we did it is all I kept saying to Ian, Ellia and Benjamin. The funny part was some passengers on the plane said, "wow, you have your hands full", little did they know, hehhe.<br />Once I had the kids in their stroller...I pulled out their American and Ukraine flags and handed it to them. I actually quickly showed them how to wave the flags and they got it quickly. So as we came around the corner...I could see lots of little kids through the frosted glass and I said Ian Run, Run and we Ran as fast as we could around the corner!!<br />We were surrounded with so many hugs, cheers and kisses. They loved it. We managed to take this picture quickly.Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00076691461287395603noreply@blogger.com5