This Is Us: Letter To Hadassah

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Letter To Hadassah

~ My Sweet Hadassah~

I have never met you. You have never met me. But oh my goodness, my love for you is so very deep. From the time that I opened the first photo of you, I was afraid to hope that you were our Hadassah. In fact, I called you Malat for the longest time because I couldn't trust my heart to open to you, only to lose you.

Here I am, two days before we board a plane to come see you, and I'm finally able to write you a letter, calling you my daughter. Tonight when I let it sink in that my dream to adopt was about to come true, I was overwhelmed with emotions. I've prayed for you, thought about you, and wondered about you for longer than I can remember. And now we are about to meet.

What on earth will we do when we see each other for the first time? I am pretty positive that Daddy and I will be laughing through our tears. I believe that you will wonder who the crazy people are who you are being handed over to. One thing is certain, you are already loved immensely by your family. And from experience of loving Isaac, Josiah, and Olivia, that huge love will only continue to grow, sweet girl.

I can't wait to experience everything about you and call you by your name.

Love,

Mommy

5 comments:

As We Are12/7/11, 7:27 AM
So, so excited for you two, knowing that this will be more than you ever thought or imagined. Praying for you this week!
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Ilene12/7/11, 8:11 AM
Oh My Stars, my heart could just burst for you all! Is this how our Lord must feel just before a little one is adopted into His family? Amy, your words are precious. Thank you for allowing us to follow your story. It brings back so many sweet memories. Love you all and are praying for a safe journey.
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Jean12/7/11, 3:54 PM
Oh Amy, this is such a sweet letter. It brought tears to my eyes. We will continue our thoughts and prayers for the Wrights. Enjoy every moment on your trip. Please give Hadassah a hug and kiss from Papa and Nana.
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Becky Dietz12/9/11, 7:07 PM
We're waiting in Borger to see and hear about that first meeting! Actually...we can't wait!
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Kara12/11/11, 8:01 PM
Beautiful and cannot wait to hear all about your meeting of your precious little girl.
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Adoption Process

*2-16-2012 - HOME
*2-12-2012 - She is in our arms forever!
*2-6-2012 - WE WERE CLEARED BY THE EMBASSY!!!!!!!!!!! WE ARE GOING TO GET OUR DAUGHTER!!!!!!!!!!!
*2-2-2012 - The embassy contacted us to say that they are reviewing our case!! An unexpected surprise!
*2-1-2012 - New pictures of Hadassah. Her hair is so beautiful and she looks super happy.
*1-26-2012 - Submitted to the embassy.
*1-23-2012 - Received a dvd of Hadassah and watched her crawl and hold onto the couch by herself. She's growing and our hearts are aching to be with her.
*1-18-2012 - Hadassah was crawling by 1-11-2012.
*1-16-2012 - Found out Hadassah's birthday is April 10th.
*1-16-2012 - New pictures of Hadassah. She has two top teeth. Had them before 1-11-2012.
*1-11-2012 - One year since we applied with CCI.
*12-23-2011 - We passed court!!!!
*12-21-2011 - Update from Dereje, our power of attorney, stating that we should know in 2 days if we passed court.
*12-14-2011 - Said "goodbye" to Hadassah. The embassy needs to make some changes in this area. It just isn't right.
*12-13-2011 - Court date. We did not pass. We are still waiting on one document.
*12-12-2011 - Met Hadassah. What an incredible experience.
*12-9-2011 - On our way to Hadassah!!
*12-2-11 - We were told that Hadassah is eating baby food. We were also told that she is happy and smiles all of the time.
*11-27-2011 - Anne visited Hadassah and told us some sweet details about our beautiful baby.
*11-24-2011 - And yet another picture of Hadassah. The email from our agency director said, "Happy Thanksgiving Mom" Love it!
*11-20-2011 - More pictures of Hadassah. She now has her 2 bottom teeth and has changed so much.
*11-6-2011 - New pictures of Hadassah from friends who went to visit their son. She has hair now!!
*11-1-2011 - Hadassah weighs 16 lbs 5 oz today. And wears 6 month size clothes.
*10-31-2011 - Booked flights to go and meet our baby girl!!
*10-28-2011 - Booked a room at Grace Guest House for 3 days and 2 nights.
*10-25-2011 - Court date set for December 13th.
*10-12-2011 - Received a video of Hadassah. Wow! She is beautiful and smiles so much.
*10-6-2011 - Spoke with our international doctor and she confirmed that Hadassah is on track for a baby at about 7 months old. But we are told that she is most likely 4 1/2 months old. She'll fit in with our solid-framed family.
*10-1-2011 - Skyped with Hadassah and got it on video.
*9-30-2011 - Our case was submitted to court.
*9-29-2011 - Found out that we lost our first referral, but we were given pictures of another beautiful little girl with the longest eyelashes!
*8-20-2011 - Opened an email to read that we have a possible referral of a beautiful 6 month old little girl
*7-20-2011 - I171H in the mail, notarized, and sent off!
*6-2-2011 - Fingerprint appointment
*5-24-2011 - #3 on the waiting list for a referral
*5-23-2011 - Received letter for fingerprint appointment of June 2nd. (huge timeline praise!)
*5-6-2011 - I-1600a sent off
*5-1-2011 - #5 on the waiting list for a referral
*3-11-2011 - Dossier sent off to Washington (Jay's Birthday)
*3-9-2011 - Received a new home study (notarized this time :))
*3-4-2011 - MOWA stated that they would be making great cut-backs
*3-4-2011 - #9 on the Waiting list for a Referral
*2-25-2011 - Dossier Authenticated by the State of Florida
*2-21-2011 - Home Study approved
*2-5-2011 - Home Study
*1-11-2011 - Applied with CCI