This Is Us: Playing Catch-Up

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Playing Catch-Up

Oh my! A lot has been going on around here. Check it out...

Olivia is her own little person.

Hadassah sees bubbles for the first time.

Hadassah is standing now. She has even taken a few steps.

Picnic in the bedrooms!

Hiding from the tornado - Can you find all 5 little creatures?

Beautiful green after the storm.

We found some caterpillars and watched them make cocoons. They turned into Morning Cloak butterflies. (I'll have to get those pictures from Jay's phone.)

Easter morning! Ahhhhhhh!!!!

(Can I get an "Amen" from all you pastor's wives out there? haha)

Watermelon? Yes, I believe it's a hit!

Easter Egg Hunt with our new neighbors.

3 birthday fellas.

9 years, 2 years, and 7 years.

Birthday gal!!

She is seriously into the birthday song.

She forgave us and let us give her a birthday cookie since life is a bit crazy right now. But I'd say that she didn't mind one bit.

Whew!!! And 10 days have passed since those pictures. Life is full.

6 comments:

Becky Dietz4/19/12, 5:39 PM
LOVE the photos! It seems you have Hadassah strapped in to things quite a bit. HA!! And poor Josiah!! WHAT was that all about??? I totally forgot Andy & Josiah shared the same birthday. I love that "school must go on" even during a tornado. Olivia loves to dress up, doesn't she? ;)
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Kedra4/19/12, 7:02 PM
"Amen"! And can I just say what a fun and clever mom you are! Bedroom picnic!...that is genius!
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Jean4/19/12, 8:36 PM
Thank you, Amy for all the pics!! We love them with all of your narratives !! :):):):)
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Kara4/20/12, 2:37 AM
AWESOME catch up in my favorite way (pictures)!!!!!!!!!
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Lindsey4/20/12, 12:23 PM
Does her birthday outfit fit her yet?
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Jay4/20/12, 10:03 PM
You mean her birthday suit?
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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