The Five of Us, Spring 2014
She's Talking!!!
WooHeee! Today Pea said, "Bo!" when she was wanting me to read her a book. :) This sounded very different from the grunts and grumbles she usually uses to express herself, so I'm pretty sure it really was the word "book."
Then, after she was in bed, she kept calling out, "MaMA, MaMA!" YAY!!!! She's talking to me! But, she's still very quiet for a girlie. Punk jabbers non-stop every time we get in the car (which is always a minimum of 30 minutes since we've moved to Wisconsin), but Pea never makes a peep. Around home, she grunts and grumbles, but even that is not as much as I'd expected, really. Maybe when she starts using more words, she'll be more of a talker. But, A and I think it's just a reflection of her personality. We'll see.
It snowed again this morning. And stuck for a short while. I took pics. I'll try to get them up tomorrow.
My Man and Me
Punk
Pea
Pup
Talk To Me
Stalkers, Caught Red-Handed!
Round Two Timeline
- 9/24/08 Home study update home visit for Ghana adoption
- 10/15/08 Dossier sent to AOHG
- 10/15/08 I600A application sent to USCIS
- 10/30/08 First heard about possible domestic private adoption
- 11/18/08 Last spoke with contact about possible domestic adoption; expected to hear back about meeting with birthmother
- 12/3/08 Withdrew application from AOHG
- 1/6/09 Found out another family had been chosen for possible domestic adoption
- 1/21/09 USCIS fingerprinting appointment
- 1/8/09 Received USCIS fingerprinting appointment notice
- 4/11/09 Sent Pre-Application to Covenant Care Adoptions for Domestic Infant Adoption program
- 6/8/09 Social worker visit to update home study from International to Domestic
- 7/24/09 Received completed home study update
- 8/25/09 Went "on the list" for birthfamilies to choose from
- 4/28/10 Found out a birth mom had chosen us
- 5/8/10 Met the birth mom
- 5/11/10 Got the call that birth mom changed her mind
- 5/19/10 Birth mom's scheduled c-section
- 11/30/10 Visit from DSS sw about foster parenting
- 11/30/10 Got the call that another birth mom had chosen us
- 12/21/10 Met with the birth mom
- 1/15/11 @1:42 PM BB was born!
- 1/19/11 ICPC (interstate) paperwork sent to GA for approval
- 1/31/11 ICPC Clearance Approved
- 2/10/11 Placement Ceremony and Pup comes home!!!!
- 8/3/11 It's Official! Pup's Adoption Decree was issued
1 comments:
YEah!!!! I am so happy for you. Did you just about cry when you heard her calling for you?
Love you!
Bran
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