Friday, February 24, 2012

Our ultrasound pictures

First of all let me say that I will not be making a fortune writing books as it requires the act of writing. Having said this, it's time to catch up. We finished all the paperwork and sent off our dossier for a Feb 8th submission date. While it might seem trivial as I manage to sum it up in one sentence, but it actually came down to the wire for us gathering the necessary documents, notaries, and authentications (apostilles). Not that I am completely free of blame due to my old nemesis, procrastination, but the Ukraine was kind enough last year to enact a new org chart for adoptions. It only took them a year to get a new name and address, which caused us to get documents redone with the new information. Thankfully, the kind folks down at the NC Secretary of State's office have common sense and slid one document into our prior packet of 25 so they could all be completed at the same time. So now we wait for our appointment in the Ukraine.I was looking back at an old email that was near the beginning of this process. I aptly call it our ultrasound as it is the first pictures you get of your child. Ours just happen to be clearer and in color. Enjoy.Hi Lisa and Mike, I hope you are doing well. Thanks so much for getting those signature pages over to me so quickly. We made our initial matches for the host families and children this weekend and spent a few days praying over them. We're very excited about the way God is working to "place the lonely into families," as in almost all cases His matches were clear. For your family we believe an 8 year old boy named Vova is the best match. We're attaching some photos of him from our trip to his orphanage in March. He's a fun, active kid and we think he will fit in well with your 3 boys. We hope that over the next 5-6 weeks until his arrival praying for all that is ahead and also specifically for Vova over the summer at the orphanage. Please let me know if you have any questions or would like to discuss further. Blessings, Amanda