I haven’t stopped thinking of Catalina (www.catabaia.blogspot.com) who has been in Kaz now one week. Going thinking she would be bringing home one child and yet she will be coming home with a brother and sister, all because this little girl jumped right into her arms and chose her. In all my 11 months of online searching and blog reading, I have never had the pleasure of reading the departure and travel portion of adoption in real time before. I have been on the edge of my seat following Catalina’s story, I have nervously waited for her arrival and meeting and decisions and finally I have cried happy tears for her joy. Her mother’s love is instinctual and provides me with so much inspiration. Her blog entry the other day on Kazakhstan’s Mother’s Day, in which she recounts her pure joy reading a well known nursery rhyme to her children, took my breath away in its simplicity.
“Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the stream
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily
Life is but a dream.”
It sure is. What a lucky family.
I cried when I read Catalina’s entry too. Their story is so great. How incredible to open their hearts and homes to two children instead of the one they planned when logic would have said differently. They should be an example to all PAP’s. 🙂
I cried when I read Catalina’s entry too. Their story is so great. How incredible to open their hearts and homes to two children instead of the one they planned when logic would have said differently. They should be an example to all PAP’s. 🙂
I cried when I read Catalina’s entry too. Their story is so great. How incredible to open their hearts and homes to two children instead of the one they planned when logic would have said differently. They should be an example to all PAP’s. 🙂
I have loved it too. I’m so happy for them. I know it is more than they expected to find in Kaz and I am sure going from no children to 2 will have some overwhelming moments but in the end it is going to be PERFECT.
as for your video & pictures on your blog… wow! SO beautiful! Your girls are PRECIOUS!
You’re right in your comment regarding timing. Even 6 months ago I never could have imagined that we’d be moving forward like this with adoption. Suddenly everything has clicked into place. Finances make a BIG difference and I think doing the 2007 taxes honestly helped my husband feel like now was an ok time for us to pursue this. It shouldn’t be about $$$ yet you cannot do it without some so that’s what has propelled our journey. Still, I feel like we have such a l-o-n-g road ahead.
I hope that you will be ready soon to get started!
🙂
I have loved it too. I’m so happy for them. I know it is more than they expected to find in Kaz and I am sure going from no children to 2 will have some overwhelming moments but in the end it is going to be PERFECT.
as for your video & pictures on your blog… wow! SO beautiful! Your girls are PRECIOUS!
You’re right in your comment regarding timing. Even 6 months ago I never could have imagined that we’d be moving forward like this with adoption. Suddenly everything has clicked into place. Finances make a BIG difference and I think doing the 2007 taxes honestly helped my husband feel like now was an ok time for us to pursue this. It shouldn’t be about $$$ yet you cannot do it without some so that’s what has propelled our journey. Still, I feel like we have such a l-o-n-g road ahead.
I hope that you will be ready soon to get started!
🙂
I have loved it too. I’m so happy for them. I know it is more than they expected to find in Kaz and I am sure going from no children to 2 will have some overwhelming moments but in the end it is going to be PERFECT.
as for your video & pictures on your blog… wow! SO beautiful! Your girls are PRECIOUS!
You’re right in your comment regarding timing. Even 6 months ago I never could have imagined that we’d be moving forward like this with adoption. Suddenly everything has clicked into place. Finances make a BIG difference and I think doing the 2007 taxes honestly helped my husband feel like now was an ok time for us to pursue this. It shouldn’t be about $$$ yet you cannot do it without some so that’s what has propelled our journey. Still, I feel like we have such a l-o-n-g road ahead.
I hope that you will be ready soon to get started!
🙂