For the sake of being real, once again, I thought I would share with you the fact that mine is, indeed, The Shape of a Mother.
boys are beyond the range of anybody's sure understanding, at least when they are between the ages of 18 months and 90 years. ~ james thurber
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Our Adoption Timeline
- December 23, 2009- Adoption Finalized.
- May 7th, 2009- Family circle complete in Madison.
- May 6th, 2009- Mama's got Rubin in Seoul.
- May 4th, 2009- meet Rubin
- April 23rd, 2009- Visa Interview
- April 22nd, 2009- TRAVEL CALL!!
- April 14th, 2009- Packet 3
- April 7th, 2009- NVC out
- April 1st 2009 (no foolin')- I171 received
- March 9th, 2009- I171H received
- February 27th, 2009- progress report from SWS
- February 24th, 2009- Fingerprinted at USIS
- February 19, 2009-Rubin's legals arrive in state.
- February 16, 2009- mailed referral acceptance.
- February 12, 2009- received referral paperwork.
- January 29, 2009- verbally accepted referral
- January 27, 2009- received unofficial referral.
- January 20, 2009- I600A received and filed with the Dept. of Homeland Security
- January 16, 2009- submitted I600A
- January 12, 2009- homestudy document complete.
- January 12, 2009-received Foster Home Licensing
- December 22, 2008- A.I.A.A. director approves application, establishes our file, and requests our homestudy documents from J.D.
- December 5, 2008- submitted Foster Licensing application.
- November 25, 2008- A.I.A.A. accepted official application.
- November 15, 2008- submitted formal application to A.I.A.A.
- November 13, 2008- final homestudy meeting.
- November 12, 2008- autobiographies completed.
- October 30, 2008- second homestudy meeting.
- October 22, 2008- received formal application from A.I.A.A.
- October 14, 2008- first homestudy meeting.
- October 1, 2008- submitted pre-application to Americans for International Adoption and Aid
- September 25, 2008- submitted application packet to Adoption Advocates, Inc.
- September 18, 2008- first meeting with social worker (J.D.)
- August 2008- decided to adopt
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- perfect for this Sunday night
- you make my heart sing
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8 comments:
And you look beautiful! That body has done some wonderful things for you--including supporting you on a slippery sidewalk!
I'm sitting here in Australia in the summer heat in the same pink undies! You look beautiful. Thanks for passing on your strength. You truly are an inspiration to all women - mothers or not. xo
well said, as always. you have a way with words and a way of capturing what we're all experiencing in our own ways. you are beautiful my dear friend, inside AND out.
You go girl!! That was an incredible post!! Inspirational and brave...
oh, thanks ladies! you always know how to work my self esteem... i was thinking, maybe hugh hefner will see this, and call me about playboy???? you never know, right? (i'll split the millions with all of you!!!)
ha!
Hubby looks very proud....and rightly so! well done... I'm proud of you too!! I've been a bit absent lately but i intend to blog again soon... you're inspiring me...maybe not to join you up there on S.O.A.M just yet but I WILL run again!
loved that post!! your body is beautiful and i hope you are proud of it!!
Wow, Emily. This is so awesome. You have some amazing courage and I feel so inspired. And thank you so much for letting the world know that there is more to the shape of a mother than a growing belly. It brought tears to my eyes as I read "my heart is fully expecting."
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