A Special Gift

i know i've mentioned our friends stacy & brandon in previous posts (they are the ones that are in the process of adopting their second child from korea and that have been our 'adoption role models' throughout our journey). stacy wasn't able to attend the shower, but i was able to see both her and her sister-in-law roxy at roxy's baby shower on sunday (she and cory are expecting identical twins in july!). stacy & roxy both surprised me with gifts after roxy's shower (thank you ladies!) and i just had to share a picture of the plaque stacy made for me. i love it!

Baby Reedy Got Showered!

wow! baby reedy certainly got spoiled this past weekend! i was fortunate to be the guest of honor at baby reedy's first shower on saturday. my sister mel and one of my best & oldest friends, courtney, threw me an absolutely amazing shower! there were fun games, delicious colombian food (thanks to the daddy-to-be, chef heath's, assistance), a ridiculous amount of fabulous gifts, yummy cake and so much fun and laughter shared by everyone. it was truly a special day and i want to thank everyone that was a part of it for making the day so wonderful. mel & court, THANK YOU for everything! i loved everything about the day. baby reedy thanks all of you, too! we feel so blessed to have such great friends and family supporting us throughout this amazing journey. love you all!

ang

Home Study Update

buenos tardes! we had our official home study update meeting with cory yesterday morning at our house and all went well. she had to review a few items with us, we presented her our updated documents and then she asked if we had been through any major changes in the past year or so. all in all, an easy meeting. it was really fun catching up with her and she updated us on the latest happenings in the adoption world. she also provided us with a connection to another colombia-american family that lives nearby and who recently returned from colombia. we are very excited to connect with them and meet their children and to hear all about their adventures.

no changes to report in our status. our dossier is still with cecilia and is not yet at los pisingos. bettina has assured me that she will let us know as soon as that happens. i have to admit, i'm finally starting to get "anxious"...the first 12 months flew by, but now i am ready to meet our child! i have my first official baby shower on the 22nd thanks to courtney & melissa. can't wait to see what kind of goodies we receive for baby reedy!

stay warm this weekend! this weather is crazy!

ang