tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39096992324297194872024-03-05T19:00:46.584+13:00Weaving through life togetherRachael and Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17067763232872907795noreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909699232429719487.post-81743647648886701042014-01-22T16:09:00.002+13:002014-01-22T16:27:01.819+13:00A Year Later .....One year ago, after so many complications, I boarded my 4th flight to Russia, to pick up our new son. We had been through so much in those two years leading up to this point, to actually be at the stage of bringing him home was amazing.<br />
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This time I was on my own because finances were tight, (did I mention I don't like flying) but I had my eyes fixed on the prize.<br />
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Our boy was happy the first few days in Russia, but each day I could see his fear and anxiety grip him, (and it still does at times), to a point where he was so scared that I would leave him, he had to be on my knee in the bathroom. He was an extreme velcro baby.<br />
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Car trips were hard for him, being two and never having travelled, he vomited each time, and just look sea sick. </div>
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I brought a few snacks with me from home to keep him going on the 21 hours of flying and three airports, but at age two, he couldn't chew food, he had never had the opportunity to use the muscles in his mouth in this way. The airline also forgot to put food on the flight for him (an ex-orphan!!).<br />
He cried on and off almost the whole flight home, not having ever slept anywhere except a cot, he didn't know what to do with himself. I was so blessed to have a lovely lady take an interest in him, and rock him for half an hour to give me a break. Each airport, a good samaritan would notice me and get luggage off the carousel for me.<br />
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He arrived knowing Russian<br />
Not verbalizing anything<br />
Not being able to chew or drink properly<br />
having to be carried everywhere so he felt safe<br />
scared of animals, especially dogs<br />
Not able to trust, which affected everything<br />
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The first half year was tough for him as he:<br />
learnt a new language, and literally will not stop talking!!<br />
learnt to trust we were here to stay and wouldn't leave him<br />
Learnt that food was going to always be available.<br />
And obviously the biggest, Learning to be part of a family.<br />
Fell in love with his doggy too :)<br />
Sings all the time, especially about the weather haha<br />
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So happy Adoption (forever family) day little man, I am so proud to be the mama of such a cute, loud, snuggly little guy, with a great sense of humor. You are more wonderful, and perfect for us that we imagined. Love you xxx<br />
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<br />Rachael and Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17067763232872907795noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909699232429719487.post-81637337538885028372013-03-12T14:50:00.002+13:002013-03-12T15:09:05.147+13:006 weeks homeJust an update on Little Mr A. It is hard to believe after all the waiting and ups and downs of the 2 year adoption journey, that he has been home 6 weeks already. <br />
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The transition period is always hard on everyone, but he is doing really well all things considered. He is a completely different child to the one we visited in Russia 3 times. He didn't really make noise and was really scared and shut down. We thought we were getting a shy introverted child, but NO!<br />
He is really funny, loud as loud, and full of energy. He is ALL boy, as well as being really affectionate and sweet.<br />
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He is starting to believe that food is always available, and isn't so scared of not getting enough to eat. He doesn't like to be put down at all, but that is slowly improving too. <br />
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We are just so happy to have him home.<br />
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<br />Rachael and Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17067763232872907795noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909699232429719487.post-63608456287379393502013-02-08T19:51:00.000+13:002013-02-08T19:58:53.948+13:00We are HOME!!!I have been quiet for a while because of all the issues regarding Russ*an adoptions at the moment.<br />
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But here is the Short version:<br />
Well a lot went on before we met our little boy, but that is in earlier posts of my blog. <a href="http://weavingthroughlife.blogspot.co.nz/2011/11/back-from-russia.html" target="_blank">http://weavingthroughlife.blogspot.co.nz/2011/11/back-from-russia.html </a><a href="http://weavingthroughlife.blogspot.co.nz/2012/03/part-of-our-dream-is-over.html">http://weavingthroughlife.blogspot.co.nz/2012/03/part-of-our-dream-is-over.html</a><br />
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In August my husband and I meet our little boy. We haven't really thought it would actually happen after loosing the twins. When he walked in the room, I was sure I wanted this child, but it was too good to be true. It was our <u>last</u> effort to try and adopt again, if this failed we were emotionally done. <br />
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When we went on the second trip to attend court in December, we took our youngest to meet her little brother. We had hated leaving her on all the other trips, and it was great for her to process what was going to happen. She had a great time and played in snow for the first time. It was -25 on the day we arrived. The best part of the trip was the judge said yes! The bonus of the trip was we had a whole day to wait in Hong Kong on the way home and went to Disneyland.<br />
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The last trip I had to go on my own because of the expense. This trip was pretty hard on my own. He really struggled on the 3 flights, poor wee thing. One airline (11 hour flight) forgot to provide food for him and I had booked a seat for him too. <br />
It is soooo good to finally after 2 years have him home. We are surprised that the quiet introvert child has turned in to a loud mouth and has quite the sense of humor. He is a valcro baby at the moment but is getting more secure each day. And we are VERY grateful to have him home. <br />
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Trip Three (technically 4) which his new mum made on her own.<br />
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Finally Home and loving it!!<br />
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<br />Rachael and Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17067763232872907795noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909699232429719487.post-77790975116060529792012-11-15T15:13:00.002+13:002012-11-15T15:13:44.585+13:00We have a Court Date!!We have just been given a court date in the second week of December, which is so exciting. We leave for Russia on the 7th of December, and just make it back in time for Christmas. <br />
I am them traveling back to pick him up in the second week of January. It is all happening.Rachael and Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17067763232872907795noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909699232429719487.post-86578829585583069142012-11-05T17:04:00.000+13:002012-11-05T17:04:17.464+13:00On To the Next Step<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We have been told that our documents will be given to the court now, so we are starting to get really excited and really hoping we get given a court date soon. I have been pretty patient this time round, but now it is getting close, all I can think about is holding our little guy in our arms again, kissing his little checks, and seeing his little smile. <br />
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I am trying not to get my hopes up, but we would so love him home for Christmas, that would be the biggest gift ever. <br />
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I don't think we have any idea at all about how cold it will be this time, but I really can't wait to see Russia in winter. <br />
<br />Rachael and Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17067763232872907795noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909699232429719487.post-18218846708042571262012-09-09T19:01:00.002+12:002012-09-09T19:01:22.472+12:00Our Trip to Meet Our SonI was going to post before now but I have been so tired, it was a really big trip.<br />
We have meet the cutest little boy, with the most adorable smile, and we can't wait till he comes home.<br />
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The first day we arrived in Vladivostok we met up with Rachael and Durham (not forgetting gorgeous Olive) from Living hope Vladivostok, for a traditional Russian BBQ. They work with street children, among lots of other things. This was a real high light for us, we can't wait to go back.<br />
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<li>We meet some great people at different stages of an adoption process and got to celebrate with them.</li>
<li>Saw the biggest "road kill" we have ever seen! Two horses. </li>
<li>Got to enjoy Russia in a warm climate, next trip it will be covered in snow.</li>
<li>Saw Road rage at its finest, quite a novelty haha</li>
<li>Was able to travel over the new bridges in Vlad, that were built for the Apec summit</li>
<li>Saw all the excitement building getting everything ready for the summit, helicopters, more police than I have ever seen in one place.</li>
<li>And the best part, was we fell in love with a gorgeous wee boy. My husband has turned to mush, and it is all he talks about. Good sign I say.</li>
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<br />Rachael and Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17067763232872907795noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909699232429719487.post-81965154487125524232012-08-27T11:23:00.001+12:002012-08-27T11:23:55.984+12:00We're HereHere is just a quick update on our trip. We arrived to our hotel at about 3 pm, and then at 6pm, we went to have a Russian style BBQ at Living Hope Vladivostok. It was great meeting all the kids, and a neat kiwi family that are staying there with their three children, helping at living hope for a month. <br />
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Bit disappointing we don't get to meet the child today, not sure why, but tomorrow is the day.<br />
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It is surreal being back, mixed bag of emotions really. The good thing is, because this is the second trip, we are very relaxed and know where everything thing is and how things are mostly done. We have meet three other couples at the hotel who are either meeting there children, going to court and one that is getting her wee boy today. Very exciting. <br />
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<br />Rachael and Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17067763232872907795noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909699232429719487.post-75510607782154873542012-08-23T21:22:00.002+12:002012-08-23T21:22:42.122+12:00Nearly There :)Well, after a chaotic few weeks, we are nearly ready to go. We have had lawyers, flights, ballet exams, our son rushed to hospital, husband sick, on top of trying to get ready to go, aahhh.<br />
I hate leaving my kids so much, it's particularly hard with the little one, expecially when she asked me today if I will come back, poor little thing.<br />
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Meeting this new little person<br />
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Getting this process started again.<br />
Seeing Rachael, Durham and Olive from http://www.livinghope.org.nz/<br />
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So it is 12 hours to go before we travel to Auckland to begin a new journey, hopefully I will be able to post while we are there. <br />
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I came across this post by an adoptive mum, and it made me laugh because of how true it is! <br />
http://jenhatmaker.com/blog/2012/08/21/the-truth-about-adoption-one-year-laterRachael and Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17067763232872907795noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909699232429719487.post-78376506554666240672012-08-11T09:40:00.001+12:002012-08-11T09:40:55.655+12:00Off To Russia!!!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969);">It is hard to believe it has been nearly 10 months since we did trip one to Russia. We are really excited to say we have had a referral come through, and we are leaving in less than two weeks to go and meet ????. If you don't know what a referral is, it is a child/children that have been matched to your family for adoption. </span><br />
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August 2012 trip one to meet the 'referral'<br />
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This has been a long journey for our family, we are hopeful this time it will happen.Rachael and Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17067763232872907795noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909699232429719487.post-77114009692739105782012-08-03T11:01:00.002+12:002012-08-03T11:01:55.269+12:00Adoption Vladivostok "2nd time lucky"?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well, ALL and I do mean ALL of our adoption paper work is expiring this month in Russia, so we have started at the beginning with it all, getting all the documents ready, notarizing, and of course hoping they arrive on time. We have adopted from China before, but paper work for a Russian adoption is a whole other story. <div>
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And two days ago, we again enjoyed reminiscing about the first time, 8 years ago (hard to believe) we first saw our daughters little face. It was the date she was allocated to our family and we were given her photos. <br />
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<br />Rachael and Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17067763232872907795noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909699232429719487.post-28467472691530785522012-06-03T15:09:00.000+12:002012-06-03T18:26:20.090+12:00Birthday Fun, and JUST LOTS of waiting............Been a bit slack updating my blog lately, but since I am getting lots and lots of questions about what is happening with our adoption, I thought it was high time I wrote something :)<br />
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In amongst all the sad parts of the last two months (loosing our boys), there have been very fun family times, and two birthdays.<br />
Jasmine turned 9 and Jason....Well I'm not allowed to say.<br />
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We took the family up to Auckland for a long weekend to have some birthday fun, at Rainbows End and the Zoo etc. We are still tired, :)<br />
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Waiting....... is the word that best describes how that is going. We are finding it really hard to understand why it is taking so long for us to receive another referral from Russia. <br />
We have three friends who lost children after their first trips and received referrals the day after, so for us waiting this long seems excessive. <br />
We are aware there are children there that appear to match our profile. Is it really hard, not being told anything, and not having any idea what is going on.<br />
So the whole situation is pretty sad and disheartening for our family. We were so looking forward to adopting again. <br />
There was an update of 'our boys' on the internet this week with their new family, which is so hard to see. That would have been us home with them, but instead we are still in this process with no answers and no child.<br />
So all in all we know as much as you .. nothing. I so hope we have some good news soon. It is 7 months since our first trip to Russia.<br />
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<br /></div>Rachael and Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17067763232872907795noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909699232429719487.post-82894706245065859502012-05-01T10:43:00.000+12:002012-05-01T10:43:03.348+12:00My oldest boyIn the weekend my oldest born went to his first school Ball (for all my American friends, that is a Prom)<br />
This event certainly made me feel a little older! <br />
They went as a group, had a nice pre-ball get together with all the families, and hired out a Limousine for an hour drive around the city before it started. Very exciting.<br />
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<br />Rachael and Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17067763232872907795noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909699232429719487.post-58023885614532316502012-04-18T08:39:00.000+12:002012-04-18T08:39:31.567+12:00She LOVES to singThis video is kind of for the grandparents who find this cute, but enjoy anyway. My three year old loves to sing. There are not many days when she isn't singing her way around the house. She told me today "Mummy I like being cute". <br />
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Life at the moment for her is about, princess dresses, soft toy puppies, dancing and baking, having her brothers and sisters serving her, haha. <br />
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I am finding taking photos of the older kids a challenge, they get to the stage of not really wanting them. <br />
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We had a great Easter break, but it always goes so quickly. <br />
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It all started with a bit of retail therapy and dinner with the girls, while Jason took one of the boys to the movies.<br />
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<br />Rachael and Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17067763232872907795noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909699232429719487.post-15128911885625710692012-04-05T11:24:00.000+12:002012-04-05T11:31:06.607+12:00Just Musing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is really closing the chapter on this part of the journey, and opening up a totally different one. We will always think and pray for those two, they are part of our journey. </span></div>
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Well, this has certainly been a really hard two weeks for our family. <br />
I have had to pick up one of my kids from school this week, I think the sadness of loosing two little kids that we have all been dreaming about for the last 6 months, was making her feel physically sick. The kids are heartbroken, and I wonder for them how easy it is to deal with. As adults we discuss this all the time, so I know for kids it must be harder to process.<br />
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Grief hits you at strange times too, I was talking about the boys with a good friend who took me out for coffee all morning and was ok, but as soon as I mentioned it to one of the kids teachers I burst out crying. Slightly embarrassing!<br />
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There are those who possibly wonder why this is so hard....we only spent a week with them, they are not biological, and we haven't seen them for 5 months. Having children in general is an idea, or dream that grows in your heart, not just your belly. The journey itself to adoption is just like a pregnancy, but in some ways having done both, adoption is a very emotional journey because you meet the child and then have all this time in the middle to plan and dream for that particular child, knowing you are at the mercy of 'the process'. <br />
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We have been so grateful for all the love and support we have had, but it is really sad to really believe they are gone. Transitioning in our minds from being their parents (having just named them for court) to, we will never see them again or know what their future will be. Going from, we would have been seeing them in a few weeks to never seeing them is so hard to wrap your mind and heart around. <br />
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Instead of news that we are traveling back to see our boys and go to court, we have had news that they have been adopted by another family.<br />
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I won't post all the details publicly as somethings are quite sensitive in the adoption process, but I will do my best to give the main details of our devastating news. <br />
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When we returned from our first trip to meet the twins we were in love! They were happy, easy to amuse children who we felt would fit right in with our family. <br />
I was a bit concerned that they started being heavily advertised, more than usual, and put on to a list called the "Train of Hope", which until last week we had no idea what that really meant. A group of families from around Russia signed up for this "train of Hope" and travelled to Vladivostok this week to meet children who were put onto that list. 'Our' boys have now been adopted by a family who participated in this.<br />
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I am happy for kids that now have found their families of course, but I am devastated that out of all the orphans in Vladivostok, why did the boys have to be put on to a list when we had signed to adopt them. <br />
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So where to from here: <br />
We will have to now wait for a new referral, hopefully it won't be too long.<br />
When we started this process it was two trips to Russia, now because of this we are looking at four trips total. I do hate the feeling of starting again.<br />
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Thanks for all the love that has been poured out for our family so far, it has helped us a lot.<br />
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One family are missionaries, so really not made of money themselves, </div>
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I fell really grateful, that people are so with us in this huge, scary, wonderful, adventure, we are on. </div>
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I have had lots of other people help in other ways which is just as wonderful. </div>
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My lovely hairdresser charges me silly prices to help, and pays for my coffee when we go out! </div>
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The lawyer we use to get all the stack of documents notarized has been amazing, </div>
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<br />Rachael and Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17067763232872907795noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909699232429719487.post-35967572473154514312012-03-09T15:00:00.003+13:002012-03-09T15:00:57.342+13:00It is starting to feel a little closer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Well, as soon as we have our court date, we will be able to travel back to Russia to visit the boys, have an 8 doctor medical, and finally go to court to ask the judge to allow us to be the parents of these two wee boys. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This waiting, waiting, waiting is really hard! I hope we get a timeframe soon, so they can put us out of our misery. We just want to bring them home.</span></div>Rachael and Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17067763232872907795noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909699232429719487.post-34337432223505768162012-02-23T12:53:00.000+13:002012-02-24T09:01:11.246+13:00More Progress<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQVU47TTqvAtIup7PsfEU1plUpQjmV-wnmqHpGTE_f7zbh1YS89dA769EJJ9G5NU28fd_TMGR7aFz22Pqa8_A77R0Eton6iEURvIfYLq-UfJ8RmDaCE_U8dyAGxoBY7ylNudnpn2sHPco/s1600/1015887_f120.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQVU47TTqvAtIup7PsfEU1plUpQjmV-wnmqHpGTE_f7zbh1YS89dA769EJJ9G5NU28fd_TMGR7aFz22Pqa8_A77R0Eton6iEURvIfYLq-UfJ8RmDaCE_U8dyAGxoBY7ylNudnpn2sHPco/s1600/1015887_f120.jpg" /></a>Well, we are a few days off our court petition heading to Russia. I am hoping we get a court date soon, I am so missing those little boys. We will possibly only get one visit with the boys when we go back for our next trip (trip #2). Then 30 days after court we will be heading back to Russia pick them up (trip #3). So now that it is getting close we are all getting very excited.<br />
We have not had any update on the boys since we visited them in Oct/Nov, so we are wondering how much they have grown and if they are walking yet. <br />
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We still find it such a shame that because of the law change in January, we have the 3rd trip on top of everything, we were expecting to take the boys home on trip 2. But I also know that one day it will all be a distant memory and they will be home.<br />
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Vladivostok is still in winter, at temperatures most New Zealanders would never have experienced, so we maybe in for a bit of a shock with the weather side of the next trip. Be a great time to see Russia.<br />
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I have had a few people offer to help financially, and I have finally got around to setting up a "Chip In" donations place on the blog. This is for those that are as excited as we are about these boys having a family. We know that every $5/$10/ etc will help hugely. So thank you for helping us in this big adventure we are on, and easing the financial load. <br />
To a few friends, I know you don't have paypal, so just email me and I will give you the adoption bank account. <br />
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<br />Rachael and Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17067763232872907795noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909699232429719487.post-4054194071439982802012-01-26T20:51:00.001+13:002012-01-26T20:51:28.791+13:00Our Adoption update<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Since I can't post photo's until the adoption is finalized I thought this might be ok. One of our little fella's had a sore finger when we met him, but this is one of them hugging papa. These photos have become so precious to us during this hard wait. <br />
It is so hard seeing them, where they live, and leaving them there. I sort of feel like our live is a bit on hold at the moment (apart from getting the house ready before they arrive). I think about them all the time and miss them so much. I wish they knew that someone loves them and is trying everything they can to get back to them. <br />
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The beginning of this year has bought new challenges to our journey to adopt these kids. We were already stretched funding it all, and now we have found out that Russia has changed a law that means we either go back there for two more trips or stay over a month in Russia. (three trips in all) This really means we have to find another eight to ten thousand dollars just for the extra trip, depending on how we do it. <br />
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We will do it somehow, these kids need a home and we fell in love with them when we were there.<br />
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On a brighter note, we have been asked to prepare more documents, one to apply for our court hearing in Russia, and the other to get all our NZ medicals, X-rays, blood tests done ....... I know you must be thinking, why would I be happy about that? Well, it just means we are getting closer to going back and those boys joining our family so any progress is good. We have been waiting for this part since November, so at least there is movement. I think we maybe only a month or two from the next step, fingers crossed.<br />
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Adoption has tough parts to it, but the reward are amazing.<br />
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<br />Rachael and Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17067763232872907795noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909699232429719487.post-51624995217112268142011-12-15T14:56:00.003+13:002011-12-16T11:13:42.533+13:00Giving a meaningful gift this Christmas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well, I get asked from time to time about sponsoring children, so I have decided it is possibly easier to post it on my blog.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I would love to put a challenge out for you to consider even just a few dollars towards one of these charities this Christmas, to help someone who is desperately in need. It takes a small amount from a lot of people to make a difference. I think sometimes it can feel overwhelming at the need in the world and so we often do nothing. I have seen over the years that we can make a huge difference if we choose to, and for that person our small decision is everything. </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.orphansaidinternational.org/index.htm" target="_blank"><b>http://www.orphansaidinternational.org/index.htm</b></a><br />
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We have been back from Russia 2 weeks today. It feels like a long time ago we were there, but feels like only yesterday I held my 2 son's in my arms and said goodbye. <br />
I think I cried most of the way home on and off. It was a horrible feeling, one I knew going in to this would be hard, but you really never know until you face it. <br />
One of our boys "Mr A" was smiley from the start, and made games with us as soon as he could. He is active and has a sense of humor. He did get quieter as the week went on, especially being sick. "Mr I" his brother was very serious for the first couple of days and we never saw a smile until day 3. Well, that melted our hearts until day 4 when we new we had to say goodbye, but we knew he would think we would be back again tomorrow. He crawled over to 'his papa to be', lay on his chest and rubbed his face. It made us happy and sad, you kind of feel like you have tricked them in a way.<br />
We thought we would be back to get them in 2-3 months, but have now been told it is more like 4-5 months. <br />
It is so hard when you see how they are living, the caregiver is crying because she is grateful they will be out of there soon, and you can't speed things up.<br />
So we are happy and sad, and can't wait to go and bring them home, they are not well and need some good food, love and sunshine.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vlad Inn where we stayed</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Outside Nakhodka city where the boys live</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vladivostok</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: center;">Vladivostok</td></tr>
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