Here is a small glimpse of Mabry...she is in the blue....she must have been told to hold on to the little girls shirt and boy does she follow directions.
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Small glimpse of our sweet Mabry
Here is a small glimpse of Mabry...she is in the blue....she must have been told to hold on to the little girls shirt and boy does she follow directions.
prayer request
OK....so we are currently 11 days into our LOA (letter of approval) wait and I am getting really excited. I am excited because once we get LOA we will be able to guess when we will be traveling. LOA waits are anywhere from 50-100+ days....so there is no way to guess how long you will wait until you have LOA...once you have that the rest is pretty structured. I am praying so hard that God gives us a quick LOA because I did the math and with 100 day LOA we will miss Mabry's birthday by a coupe weeks.....if we happen to be blessed with a quick LOA we could potentially be in China with her for her birthday or possibly even have her home...either of those are perfect for me!!!! Since I believe in the power of prayer I am asking/begging that you all join with me to pray for a FAST LOA....so fast that people will not be able to deny that God was there!!!! Also we requested an update on Mabry...we were told that we could request 2 and our case worker suggested we request one when we submitted our LOI (letter of Intent to adopt Mabry) and then the other at LOA.....and then we will be so close to travel that we won't need another one......so I am waiting for that update and praying that it includes new pictures and new measurements so that I can begin buying...who am I kidding, I am already buying....but I can be sure I am buying the right sizes.....
Also with this update we were allowed to ask several questions, so I am hoping that we get answers to some of those too....like how they soothe her when she is upset, how she soothes herself, how she plays with other kids, does she use a bottle or sippy cup, is she potty training, does she sleep in a crib or toddler bed style bed, just things like that......then I can also better prepare for her to come home!!!!!! Alright really this update was just about the specific prayer request!!!!!! Love you all and am very thankful that you are all along on this journey!!! Once Mabry is home for a bit we will have an open house so that you can all come by and meet her......Thanks for your continued prayer....God has been here every step and it is so wonderful how much His presence is felt daily!!!!
Also with this update we were allowed to ask several questions, so I am hoping that we get answers to some of those too....like how they soothe her when she is upset, how she soothes herself, how she plays with other kids, does she use a bottle or sippy cup, is she potty training, does she sleep in a crib or toddler bed style bed, just things like that......then I can also better prepare for her to come home!!!!!! Alright really this update was just about the specific prayer request!!!!!! Love you all and am very thankful that you are all along on this journey!!! Once Mabry is home for a bit we will have an open house so that you can all come by and meet her......Thanks for your continued prayer....God has been here every step and it is so wonderful how much His presence is felt daily!!!!
Monday, January 20, 2014
BIGGEST NEWS YET
Ok so we got logged in date (LID) on 1/2 and were so excited when our caseworker informed us that they were expecting partnership files soon. Now there are 2 ways to get referrals Partnership or shared list. Shared list comes out 1 time a month and every agency is on it so it is very competitive and quickly moving!!! Partnerships are where our agency supports that orphanage financially and therefore gets ALL of their referrals. Now the agency we started with didn't have partnerships but this new agency has 10!!!! So...the other benefit to partnerships is that usually someone at your agency has met those children in person and therefore have a better picture of their development and health.
Well we waited and waited and on 1/16 at 3:30 I received an email from my caseworker with the subject "Hattie". I immediately opened the email and there was a little note from my caseworker saying that they had just received this little girls file that day and they thought she was a great match for our family!!! She went on to say that she was 2.5 and listed as a mild congenital Heart defect. The email went on to have videos from when the lady from our agency was there and then her medical records. SO of course we were freaking out!!!! We scanned over the medical and it honestly looked good.....we googled the defect and honestly weren't too worried about it. I have a friend that I have met thru the adoption stuff who is also adopting and I immediately texted to tell her. Then God showed up....she said that her brother in law was a cardiologist and she could email him the file and he would look at it. So of course we did....and that same day we got an email back saying that the file looks good. We also sent the file to our pediatrician and he was going to get back to us the next day.
Well as you can imagine we were so excited that we were almost certain we were going to accept so we went and told our parents...they were very surprised and excited!!! Well the next day we got the call from our pediatrician who wasn't worried at all by the file and so we submitted out LOI ( letter of intent) to adopt our sweet Mabry. And usually your PA takes a week or 2...(PA is pre approval) well we received PA that same day!!!! So once you have PA you are safe to share the pictures and the news....so here it is....we have our sweet Mabry's information!!!
She is a tiny little peanut!!! She is only in 18 month clothing. She will be 3 June 1. Specific prayer request is that I am praying that we will be with her for her 3rd bday. It doesn't seem all that likely but I believe God can totally work that out if it's his will!!!!
Prepare to be blown a way with cuteness.....
Well we waited and waited and on 1/16 at 3:30 I received an email from my caseworker with the subject "Hattie". I immediately opened the email and there was a little note from my caseworker saying that they had just received this little girls file that day and they thought she was a great match for our family!!! She went on to say that she was 2.5 and listed as a mild congenital Heart defect. The email went on to have videos from when the lady from our agency was there and then her medical records. SO of course we were freaking out!!!! We scanned over the medical and it honestly looked good.....we googled the defect and honestly weren't too worried about it. I have a friend that I have met thru the adoption stuff who is also adopting and I immediately texted to tell her. Then God showed up....she said that her brother in law was a cardiologist and she could email him the file and he would look at it. So of course we did....and that same day we got an email back saying that the file looks good. We also sent the file to our pediatrician and he was going to get back to us the next day.
Well as you can imagine we were so excited that we were almost certain we were going to accept so we went and told our parents...they were very surprised and excited!!! Well the next day we got the call from our pediatrician who wasn't worried at all by the file and so we submitted out LOI ( letter of intent) to adopt our sweet Mabry. And usually your PA takes a week or 2...(PA is pre approval) well we received PA that same day!!!! So once you have PA you are safe to share the pictures and the news....so here it is....we have our sweet Mabry's information!!!
She is a tiny little peanut!!! She is only in 18 month clothing. She will be 3 June 1. Specific prayer request is that I am praying that we will be with her for her 3rd bday. It doesn't seem all that likely but I believe God can totally work that out if it's his will!!!!
Prepare to be blown a way with cuteness.....
Thursday, January 2, 2014
LID 1/2/14
OK....I have literally been stalking my email for the past 10 days!!! Today I got the email that I have been waiting for...LID today!!!!! Literally I got the email like 4.23 minutes ago, ran upstairs and showed Jason, posted in my adoption fb groups and then started this blog!!!!!! I know that for those that aren't in the adoption world this really doesn't seem like a big deal...but here is why it is a BIG deal!!!! We are officially now a WAITING FAMILY!!! This means that any file that our agency gets we will be thought of as a potential family for that sweet baby girl!!! So all this means is that China has received our dossier and have officially logged us into their system. I suppose this means that we have a number or some identifying power because when the shared list comes out once a month, the agency grabs the file of the child that they think is a match for you and then puts your name on it for the 72 hour hold...this gives you 72 hours to decide if you want to move forward or not!!! So we are now eligible for the once a month list that comes out and is shared with ALL OTHER AGENCIES...very competitive. However, we are also eligible for the orphanage partnerships that our agency gets sole files from....and from what I hear there are some of those coming.....and this is huge because I am with a small agency and they have several partnerships...this is NOT NEAR as competitive because only LID families with my agency are allowed to receive those files.....so here is the new year and waiting to see our daughters face in 2014!!!! This is a big day at the Gladson's house today!!! Lots of dancing going on!!!! The next step is just waiting for her file to be given to us by God....and as of now that could be ANY DAY!!!!!
So excited that we are now labelled "a waiting family!!!!!!! No more paper chase!! Well no more paper chase until we are preparing to bring Mabry home....but right now we just sit back and let God do the work!!! All we can do now is wait and lots of praying!!! Please join us in praying for patience and discernment as we continue to seek where God is leading!!!
So excited that we are now labelled "a waiting family!!!!!!! No more paper chase!! Well no more paper chase until we are preparing to bring Mabry home....but right now we just sit back and let God do the work!!! All we can do now is wait and lots of praying!!! Please join us in praying for patience and discernment as we continue to seek where God is leading!!!
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