Friday, July 18, 2008

Big Day Today

Today marks the day that we have officially started our second adoption! Micah & I went to Children's Hope International and turned in our application! We found out that we were actually able to use CHI again so we have decided to stick with what we know (and stay with our awesome social worker). It felt a bit strange to be handing in an application to people who I already know so well! :)

Jenni reminded me that today would be a good day to turn it in - since one year ago today we found out that we were parents and I was finally able to show you all how cute Micah is. And, there is even more good news - last year at this time Jenni and Jim were seeing Mamush's face for the first time and we were all so happy. Now, they are also submitting their application to CHI for their second adoption (siblings!) so we will be on the journey together again with our friends (and Micah's BFF!). Good times!

To mark the momentous occasion of driving in to drop off our application, I took a picture of Micah and I in the style of Amy Bottomly :)

(The girls at work tell me these sunglasses make me look like an insect.)

We then went to the park to celebrate...

(This park has fountains - perfect on a hot summer day.)

Sharon (CHI's Ethiopia Program Director) said we'd probably hear something back next week about our application. Just turning it in is making me excited. I should mention that Micah will probably not share in the excitement. The other day we went to visit my friend Kelley and her sweet new baby (forgot the camera!). Micah laid on the floor and cried when I held cute baby and then clung to me and cried if I so much as glanced in cute baby's direction. Uh-oh. I think since he'll be older when his little sister comes home (!!!) he
'll be better about his Mom and Dad holding another cute baby. :)

And, just for fun, some more cute Micah for you...



25 comments:

  1. How exciting!!! Thats awesome you get to work with childrens hope again!
    Congrats today was a big day!

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  2. Yay!!!!! I was wondering when that big day would be. Do you have any timeline ideas at all? I can't wait. Micah may get better--you better come back by our place and hold Peepers a few more times and maybe he will begin to warm up to the idea.

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  3. I am so flipping excited for you guys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<---look at all those exclamation marks!

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  4. That's really exciting! I've been following your blog for a while, and wanted to say hi - and congratulations!
    Caroline

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  5. and, CUTE pictures! Perhaps Mamush will have a sister close to his/Micah's age...hmmmmm. I can scheme and dream, right?

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  6. I am so excited...following your journey to your little girl is going to be so fun!! Poor Micah...he love his Mommy too much to share her!!

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  7. AWESOME how exciting...what are they telling you as far as the wait for a refferal goes?

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  8. One more thing Micha is such a cutie...he is getting so big...hope to see you all soon!

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  9. CRAZY! I am so excited about this new little girl coming! Fun times, fun times...now all I need is to start the adoption process again too!

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  10. Yes, what a great feeling to get that application in the mail! So great. Oh, and our neighbor was over yesterday with their 16-month-old, and Abe got really fussy and clingy when the neighbor's boy was giving me love. Funny.

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  11. Congratulations!!! I feel your pain with the sibling jealousy thing but it will be so worth it!
    Kerri, Medina, and Ruby

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  12. So happy for you! Congratulations!!!

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  13. Big congratulations to you all on your expanding family. I am excited to follow along with your next adventure. Micah will come around when he realizes he'll have a little sister to boss around.

    And congrats on your very special 1 year anniversary.

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  14. That is great that you chose this special year anniversary to start another wonderful journey! How exciting!!! Congratulations to you all!

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  15. OH MY!
    HOW INCREDIBLE.

    Congrats!
    I was so looking forward to meeting you at the blog union. Sad.

    Thanks for the sweet compliments on my kids :-)

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  16. Fun! So glad you can work with the same agency again!

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  17. Yay for baby number two! And, a girl?? Micah is going to love her!

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  18. Wahooooo! I'm so glad you turned in your application. Let the journey begin!

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  19. You guys are the first family that I have read about that are in the process of going back to ET for a second adoption. How wonderful! Micah is a doll!

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  20. I am so glad that you are going to get Micah a little sister!!It is amazing to see you start your second journey!The reason I wanted siblings is because I KNEW i would end up doing what you are!So i have a 4 year old and a 10 month old.
    So...how's Micah feel about OLDER women?? LOL!

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  21. so excited for you. Thank you so much for your comment and prayers. It just means so much! Thank you!

    Julie
    P.S I LOVE THE SUNGLASSES and think they look very COOL!

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  22. Congratulations on your new journey. Micah will come around... children the world over have overcome 'mama jealousy' to fall deeply inlove with their new siblings.

    Looking forward to following you on your road to your daughter...

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  23. Just catching up here... and I am reading them backwards. Congrats on turning it in! I am glad you were able to use CHI again... :)

    Love the car driving picture and the cute sunglasses. The bigger the sunglasses, the cuter! :)

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