The Latest in Labonar Land!

Well we are feeling blessed this Thanksgiving weekend.  We feel even more so with our referral of our little boy.  We had an AMAZING Thanksgiving.  Len hosted, I take zero credit, and his mom and my dad whipped up a feast for 16 adults and 5 children.  It was served buffet style and was just scrumptious!  We had many family members and friends to share the day with.




It has been a whirlwind since the last blog update.  I have managed to get Len and I appointments with medical specialists in international travel.  Len's appointment is December 20 and mine is December 21.  We will be the human pincushions as we prepare our bodies for travel.

We have a travel agent now. Susan Parr Travel from the West coast will be helping us find airfare and whatever visas are necessary for both trips. 

We also have received our final packet from Dove, The Family Preparation Packet.  Good grief talk about heavy reading!  It contains general medical information regarding adopted children, post adoption resources on getting a US birth Certificate and social security card, child development resources and information on transracial and transcultural adoption.  We will be chatting with the Dove Social Worker regarding post adoption reporting.  Woo Hoo!  Got to learn how to burn a CD with a doc file and pics.   Oh Missy....where are you?

We are overwhelmed.  Emotionally we are sooooo excited but anxious.  We are hoping for a court date for Christmas.  I would love to hear very soon that our paperwork has been translated and all has been submitted to the court.  This would allow us to know when we are traveling.  We spent some holiday shopping time looking at car seats and strollers but are afraid to purchase anything.  We have our daughters names on the walls in the living room but are anxious to put Joshua's name up there.  It still feels sooooo far off and not real.  Sometimes though....to be honest.. I am in tears.  Is someone holding him when he cries?  Is he warm enough?  Does he have a clean diaper?  Has he begun to teeth?  Is he gaining weight?  He really needs to grow the poor little guy.

We have contacted our homestudy agency and they say everything is a go.   So now we wait...and wait.

Please continue to pray for our little one, his caregivers, those that handle our paperwork and his paperwork as they will meet in the court system.  Please also pray for the many children who wait for parents.  So many orphans in this world.  Just breaks my heart. 

It is off!!!

Yesterday, the girls and I dropped off the final payment, referral acceptance form and invoice to our local mailbox store.  They were so excited to be a part of the process that brings their little brother home.  As of this morning at 8am the envelope had left the Schaumburg Fed Ex facility on its way to Oregon.

I have a cute picture to add here....


This morning I will be speaking to our social worker regarding any details with Illinois and DCFS here.  Hopefully that will be smooth.