Our Journey For Cole

Wednesday, June 27, 2007

Will we be traveling sooner than we thought?

I have been working on our adoption petition today, because our agency contacted me & told me that we needed to hurry up and get it done! This is the last bit of paperwork to be done in the process, on our end, and we were originally told that we wouldn't be preparing & sending it until later next month, so I am waiting to hear if we are closer to traveling than we originally thought....I hope to hear something by next week, and will keep everyone posted.

Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Our little bald boy...

Well, it looks like our little man got scalped again! And he's been getting over a bad cold, but other than that he's doing great:) He is currently 2' 4" tall.

Monday, June 18, 2007

Time To Party!

The invites have been sent, and it's time to party!

Our dear friends Beth & Mike are throwing us a party to celebrate Cole's arrival.

This is going to be our last chance to "party" for awhile, so we are really looking forward to getting together with our friends & family and having a huge celebration!

I can't tell you how much bringing our son home is going to mean to us. It is truly a wonderful blessing, and all we could ever hope for in life.

We want to thank each and everyone of you who have shared & supported us through our journey to Cole.

Sunday, June 17, 2007

Father's Day

Happy Father's Day! Marc received some Daddy-to-Be gifts, which included books & a T-shirt from his mom, along with this rather useful card from me!

Unfortunately, the daddy-to-be is on his way to the airport today...has to catch a flight to Chicago for work:(

Oh well, I guess it's better that he does his traveling now, and is able to spend more time at home with his son later!!

Friday, June 15, 2007

Baby Gifts

We just received this beautiful blanket, which was handmade by Marc's Aunt Iva, for Cole. And an adorable little bear nightlight. Thank you Aunt Iva & Uncle Ben!

Adoptive Mothers Poem

Being an adoptive mother is not for every woman. She must possess not only the natural mother instinct but an understanding and appreciation of the situation that brought a child into her arms making her a mother.

The adoptive family comes to be by choices made, choices made by the first parents and by the adoptive parents. This bond the adoptive mother has with her child grows over time, like the child did within his first mother's womb. Day by day, touch by touch, with each tear, kiss, and memory made they became a family. Adoptive mothers have that special knack to let love grow.

The adoptive mother knows that she is a mender of wounds, not just of the physical skinned knees with a band-aid and a kiss, but of the heart. She gives love, acceptance, and permission to ask and talk about the day he was born and of his first parents. Adoptive mothers are embracers, not only of the child with many hugs and kisses, but of the child's heritage and history.

She embraces the facts of her child's past with strength for herself and the child. She's not only a memory maker planning family vacations, activities, and birthday parties, but also a memorykeeper. She's a tier of shoelaces and of hearts. She weaves lives together into a tapestry of a new family, with many different brightly, colored threads showcasing their individualities and family origins. Together they create one unit attached to each other.

Adoptive mothers are experts at finding lost objects, but understand and validate the profound, deep loss left by adoption. She allows the tears to fall and grief to be felt, allowing the mourning of the mom not there. She is secure in knowing that she's not a replacement, but a finisher of a race for someone who, for whatever reason, could not run any longer.

This role is not for the weak of spirit, or the easily wounded. Loving a child not born to her but calling him her own, but this is what she does, it is her calling. She is a mother.

Quick Facts

Uzbekistan, in the ancient cradle between the Amu-Darya and Syr-Darya rivers, is the most historically fascinating of the Central Asian republics. Within it are some of the oldest towns in the world, some of the Silk Road's main centres and most of the region's architectural splendours. When To Go The best time to visit is in spring from May until the end of June, and in autumn from September until November. The weather is mild and in April the desert blooms briefly. In autumn it's harvest time, and the markets are full of fresh fruit. If you're interested in trekking the mountains, summer (July and August) is a better time to visit; at all other times the weather is unpredictable and there can be snow in the passes from Christmas to February. You may wish to remain in the mountains to stay cool, as the rest of the country will be sizzling at this time. But remember, whilst the mountains are pleasantly cool in summer, they are freezing in winter.