I’m finally ready to start sharing about my trip to Ghana. I had waited so that I didn’t have to worry about accidentally spilling the beans and then, once everyone knew we are adopting Coen, I was just to busy! So, here is day #1 (FYI: I’m no sparing any details here) The last 33 […]
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Not too much to report
April 5, 2011
Our coordinator decided that we do in fact need to correct the birthdate on the adoption decree and said that it will “take a while.” I’m not sure what that really means except that it will hold things up a bit. We can’t file our I600 until we have the adoption decree. I’m trying to […]
[Continue reading...]So is the process in Ghana
March 30, 2011
We got our adoption decree today! Yeah! Turns out not so “yeah”.. As I read through it, it stated a birthdate in April. April?! I was told January 31st. Could he really be that young? No. I checked the calendar. The new date was a Tuesday. Kwasi means “born on a Sunday”. One call to […]
[Continue reading...]An original name
March 27, 2011
I know that there is no such thing as an original idea, but we really thought that Coen was fairly unique. When we’ve told people that our son’s name is Coen, they seem as if they haven’t heard the name and ask how it will be spelled. Some say, “oh, like the Coen brothers!” but […]
[Continue reading...]F.A.Q.: Coen
March 25, 2011
Inquiring minds want to know so, why not share here? What’s next?We are working on getting his birth certificate and the adoption decree. Then, we’ll apply for our I-600 and his passport. Once we have both, we can get his visa from the embassy and bring him home. How many more trips will we make?Just […]
[Continue reading...]Exhausted!
March 23, 2011
We started our weekend with a pretty big party at our place, followed it by driving 1.5 hours to Chris’ parents’ to throw another party and driving home. Yesterday, Carter and I made the drive again so that I could give a presentation to the local Rotary Club about UjimaCare. Every bit of it was […]
[Continue reading...]Introducing…
March 21, 2011
We can finally share all the details about our little man, Coen Kwasi Roberts. He just turned 1 on January 31st. You can see photos and video of him from my recent trip below! http://static.animoto.com/swf/w.swf?w=swf/vp1&e=1300593814&f=qq7XWeureQCOrubD8c0ZGA&d=287&m=p&r=360p+480p+720p&start_res=480p&ct=UjimaCare%20Foundation&cu=http://www.ujimacare.org&options=
[Continue reading...]Oh the joys of adoption
March 17, 2011
So we passed court, AWESOME news! News that can only be tainted by Wells Fargo employees. Since we passed court, it is time to wire over our 2nd payment so that our agent is able to pay for all the rest of the fees from here on out. We have 2 bank accounts: 1 at […]
[Continue reading...]We have officially grown!
March 17, 2011
Our family is officially larger today. That’s right, your prayers worked, we passed court! Next steps: Get birth certificate, apply for our I-600, apply for a passport, once we have everything, fly over and attend a visa interview and bring our ******* home!
[Continue reading...]Some thoughts..
March 16, 2011
I’m part of quite a few different “adoption groups”. Groups that provide information and “support” to other adoptive families. These groups are where I have found answers to many questions about the process we are going through and where I have connected with other moms who share the same feelings and emotions I’m going through. […]
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