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Twitter UpdatesYesterday was Jadon’s second homecoming day and we had a FABULOUS time!!! It was so much fun because he is starting to understand and get excited about stuff like this. He FULLY understood that the day was all about him, and by the end of the day it was starting to show in his attitude. [...]
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2 years ago yesterday JADON was given to us for FOREVER! It is an amazing, mind blowing day.
But, at the same time, it was a rough, heartbreaking day. 2 years ago, he also left the arms of his foster mother, Rosalyn, who had cared for him since birth. I knew it was heartbreaking and tragic [...]
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Some thoughts on today.
Until I was 26, I took Mother’s Day for granted. I had mother’s and grandmothers who I loved and would send cards to in the beginning May. I planned on becoming a mother myself, when I felt like it.
For several years Mother’s day was a painful day for me. I wanted [...]
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I get an adoption news letter and this was in it today.
U.S. FORESEES END TO GUATEMALA’S HALT OF INTERCOUNTRY ADOPTIONS
The president of the Directive Council of the National Council on Adoption (CNA) in Guatemala confirmed that no new international adoption cases would be accepted so that the country can focus on establishing accreditation [...]
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If you are here from Heather’s blog, keep scrolling down. Last week I reminisced about our trip to get Jadon 1 year ago. Start here if you want to, that’s where we began remembering our journey to pick up our baby.
Yesterday was our very first “Jadon Day,” the day we celebrate Guatemala and Jadon coming [...]
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If you are just now joining us, please check out our entire trip on these posts:
AHHHHH. . . . Guatemala!!!
Rainbows, Panajachel and volcanoes?
Bye Lake Atitlan, Hello Antigua and on to Guatemala City
J A D O N ! ! ! !
The Weekend Together
Embassy Appointment Day
We had to wait another day after our Embassy appointment for [...]
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Monday was our Embassy appointment day. That’s the day you go to the US Embassy where they put their final stamp of approval on everything. It really seems bigger than it is, but it is the only thing us adoptive parents can actually watch happen, so it is a pretty big day.
We were the first [...]
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Since our appointment at the US Embassy was at 7am on Monday morning, we received Jadon from Rosalyn on Friday. Which was unfortunate for our wallet, but much more fortunate for family bonding.
Here are pictures of us bonding with our sweet, sweet, special baby J during our first weekend together.
Trip in a taxi to the [...]
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Finally the day came when WE GOT HIM!!!
At around 1pm on August 17th, Jadon’s foster mother Rosalyn, with her boyfriend Yoni, pulled up in a taxi as I was anxiously standing on our balcony hoping I would see them drive up. I started tearing up and told Josh, “I think I just saw them pull [...]
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If you missed the previous post about our trip to Guatemala last year, to get the full experience you have to read in chronological order. Start HERE.
Then go HERE.
Okay now, THIS is what a VOLCANO looks like!!!! When we woke up on the third day in Guatemala the clouds had cleared and we got [...]
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