Well.....this has been a travel day from &&%#! Due to heavy fog we missed our flight to Almaty and our appointment at the US Embassy, which has been rescheduled for Monday. To make it even better there is only one flight a day at 4am out of Almaty to home, which means we are stuck here until Tuesday.
Sorry today has been a hard day, I just want to come home. I have tried of crapy beds, not eating, only eating one meal a day, not speaking the language, and just want to go home . I had my melt down today, tears and all.
happy Friday night to me!
Friday, January 23, 2009
Thursday, January 22, 2009
We are a .....
family of FOUR!!!!!!! We went to court this afternoon , it lasted about 30 minutes , and we answered a ton of questions. At the end of court the judge said he approved our case! The court decision will be final on Feb 12th, standard waiting period in Kazakhstan. We are over the top excited to have a new son.
We had our last visit with Ben today right before court. It was hard to leave him there, but we know it is only for a short time and in the end it will all be worth it.
We want to thank everyone who has been praying and sending good thoughts our way.
In the morning we leave for Almaty and on Sunday we will leave Kazakhstan and head for Asheville. We are not sure if we will have internet access in Almaty, so this maybe our last blog post until we are back in the states.
We had our last visit with Ben today right before court. It was hard to leave him there, but we know it is only for a short time and in the end it will all be worth it.
We want to thank everyone who has been praying and sending good thoughts our way.
In the morning we leave for Almaty and on Sunday we will leave Kazakhstan and head for Asheville. We are not sure if we will have internet access in Almaty, so this maybe our last blog post until we are back in the states.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Getting Ready for Court
Our court date is tomorrow at 4pm Kazakhstan time , which is 5am on the East coast. It should only last about 30 minutes, but no more than a hour. Tomorrow will be our last visit with Ben, right before court. I am sad just thinking about it. He was all smiles today, but when we get the camera out he stops smiling.
Some people have asked why we have to leave him here. There are three options for adopting in Kaza. Option 1 - You stay the entire process about 8-10 weeks in country (this is not even an option for us). Option 2- The parents make two trips to Kaza. The first trip is just what we have been doing. Then you go home for 2 weeks and then come back and finish paperwork, etc this is about another 2 weeks and then you fly home. Again not really an option for us due to working and cost. Option 3 - parents make one trip and have an escort bring the baby home a month later after the parents leave. While this option leaves Ben here, it is the best option for us. We think in the short term leaving him behind is the best option for our family.
We leave Friday morning to go to Almaty. We will go to the US Embassy and handle some final paperwork and then leave on Sunday morning at 4am returning to Asheville at 8:30pm on Sunday. We tried to find a flight leaving on Saturday , but nothing leaves out of Almaty on Saturday and this is the biggest airport in Kazakhstan.
We are not sure what kind of internet access if any we will have in Almaty. We will post again tomorrow to let everyone know about court.
If you could please keep us in your thoughts and prayers that all goes well tomorrow we would be greatful.
Some people have asked why we have to leave him here. There are three options for adopting in Kaza. Option 1 - You stay the entire process about 8-10 weeks in country (this is not even an option for us). Option 2- The parents make two trips to Kaza. The first trip is just what we have been doing. Then you go home for 2 weeks and then come back and finish paperwork, etc this is about another 2 weeks and then you fly home. Again not really an option for us due to working and cost. Option 3 - parents make one trip and have an escort bring the baby home a month later after the parents leave. While this option leaves Ben here, it is the best option for us. We think in the short term leaving him behind is the best option for our family.
We leave Friday morning to go to Almaty. We will go to the US Embassy and handle some final paperwork and then leave on Sunday morning at 4am returning to Asheville at 8:30pm on Sunday. We tried to find a flight leaving on Saturday , but nothing leaves out of Almaty on Saturday and this is the biggest airport in Kazakhstan.
We are not sure what kind of internet access if any we will have in Almaty. We will post again tomorrow to let everyone know about court.
If you could please keep us in your thoughts and prayers that all goes well tomorrow we would be greatful.
New Discovery
We found a new food!!!! In the MEGA (like a mall) there is a place that has all kinds of pastries, etc. Today we discovered they make waffles and top them with whip cream, ice cream and chocolate sause. We found heaven kaza style. The waffle was more like a dense cake than a waffle, but it was good and something besides pizza to eat.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
We have a date!!!
A court date that is, thanks to our wonderful coordinator we have a court date for Thursday this week. We do not have the time yet, we just know it is Thursday. We fly to Almaty on Friday morning and in the afternoon take care of business at the American Embassy. We are trying to change our plane tickets home to leave on Saturday instead of Sunday, we really want to get home.
We had another great day with Ben today. It is going to be really sad to leave him, but the sooner we leave the sooner he gets to come home.
Again, thanks for all your continued support and prayers.
We had another great day with Ben today. It is going to be really sad to leave him, but the sooner we leave the sooner he gets to come home.
Again, thanks for all your continued support and prayers.
Monday, January 19, 2009
Another wonderful visit with Ben
Today we had a very short visit with Ben. It was his time to see the cardiologist , all children in the baby house see a cardiologist about this age. When we did get to see him, he was all smiles and given giggled today (which is a first). Somehow today Mike and I both thought he really felt like our son. We just want to take him home.
We have gotten some video of him talking and moving and will try to upload it tomorrow.
We hope everyone is doing well and we miss you all.
We have gotten some video of him talking and moving and will try to upload it tomorrow.
We hope everyone is doing well and we miss you all.
Sunday, January 18, 2009
More pictures
We have posted more pictures of Ben and of Kazakhstan. Enjoy
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