Besides being very busy, things are going very well with our family. Luke will be 3 on Friday, and he just started preschool last week. So far he loves it! He's always asking when he's going back to school.
Drew is doing great in 2nd grade. He doesn't like it as much as 1st grade, but maybe once they really get into the swing of things he'll like it more. He has his first spelling test on Friday.
Karly is doing really well. She walks all the time now, and she's really good at it. She doesn't say much, but she seems to understand what we tell her most of the time. She had strep throat last week, so she was miserable. She's cutting the 2 molars on the bottom and she's a bit fussy from that, but usually she's very happy. The evening is when she gets the fussiest, she just wants to be held from 4pm-7pm. She goes to bed at 7pm and wakes up at 7:30am. Then she takes a 1 1/2 hour nap in the morning and a 2 hour nap in the afternoon. There was a time when she first came home that I thought the child would never sleep, and now she's a wonderful sleeper, thank goodness! Luke continues to try to bully her and push her down, but he seems to be getting better with it. And she seems to be starting to learn how to fight back and she'll try to hit him! I will really have my hands full when she can talk and is able to get into more of his things. Drew is wonderful with her, he loves his little sister!
OUR PRINCESS KARLY
This blog was created for our beautiful daughter Karly, who we adopted from Guatemala at 10 months old on 03/06/08. Thank you all for your love, prayers & support, we really appreciate it!
Blog Archive
Adoption Timeline
Karly born: 04/26/07
Accepted Referral: 05/16/07
DNA taken: 07/02/07
DNA results: 07/14/07
FC: Not sure of dates, but SW interview was on 7/24/07
Pre-Approval: 09/03/07
Held up for 6 weeks from entering PGN because a Judge wouldn't release our social worker report!
Enter PGN: 10/23/07
Kicked out of PGN: 11/15/07
Resubmitted to PGN: 11/28/07
Out of PGN: 01/24/08 Actually approved on 1/22
New Birth Certificate from Antigua: 02/04/08
Passport:02/05/08
Orange:02/12/08
2nd DNA test taken: 02/15/08
DNA results received at Embassy: 02/25
PINK slip from Embassy stating when our appointment is to pick up Karly's VISA (sent via email): 02/26
Travel date: 03/03
Embassy appt: 03/04 at 7:15am!!
Home forever: 03/06!!!
Accepted Referral: 05/16/07
DNA taken: 07/02/07
DNA results: 07/14/07
FC: Not sure of dates, but SW interview was on 7/24/07
Pre-Approval: 09/03/07
Held up for 6 weeks from entering PGN because a Judge wouldn't release our social worker report!
Enter PGN: 10/23/07
Kicked out of PGN: 11/15/07
Resubmitted to PGN: 11/28/07
Out of PGN: 01/24/08 Actually approved on 1/22
New Birth Certificate from Antigua: 02/04/08
Passport:02/05/08
Orange:02/12/08
2nd DNA test taken: 02/15/08
DNA results received at Embassy: 02/25
PINK slip from Embassy stating when our appointment is to pick up Karly's VISA (sent via email): 02/26
Travel date: 03/03
Embassy appt: 03/04 at 7:15am!!
Home forever: 03/06!!!
About Me
- Anne
- Pennsylvania, United States
- I am married to the love of my life, Rick and I am mommy to 2 boys, Drew (7) and Luke (3), and 1 girl, Karly (1 1/2). Drew (4/25/01)is our biological son and he is in 2nd grade. He's such a smart, handsome boy! We adopted Luke (9/12/05) from Harrisburg, PA in 2005 and we brought him home when he was 2 days old! He is always making us laugh! We adopted Karly from Guatemala and she came home on 3/6/08. She is our little princess. I am also mommy to my 2 angel babies in Heaven, Blake (12/26/03)& Gabriella (10/10-10/13/04) who were so small, so sweet and taken all too soon. I run an infant loss support group once a month and I volunteer at a grief center for children.
YOU
All babies are a gift, some are even surprises.
But YOU, my adopted child are a treasure!
YOU were not only planned and prepared for;
YOU were a journey we took, a mission we had our hearts on, a treasure so precious!
YOU were worth the wait, worth the tears, worth all the fears we faced.
Because YOU, our adopted child are a treasure!
All babies are a gift, some are even surprises.
But YOU, my adopted child are a treasure!
YOU were not only planned and prepared for;
YOU were a journey we took, a mission we had our hearts on, a treasure so precious!
YOU were worth the wait, worth the tears, worth all the fears we faced.
Because YOU, our adopted child are a treasure!
Not of my flesh,
Nor bone of my bone,
But still miraculously my own.
Never forget for a single minute,
You didn't grow under my heart,
But in it!
Nor bone of my bone,
But still miraculously my own.
Never forget for a single minute,
You didn't grow under my heart,
But in it!
