Our neighbors are home with their adorable baby girl! I have especially loved watching Matthew interact with her. He delights in touching her (oh so soft!) hands and talking to her in this hilarious falsetto toddler voice :“ooohh you’re sooo pretty….your hands are sooo soft….aaawwww.”
His first description of Magdalyn to my mom went like this: Matthew, in an excited voice, “The Rogers’ baby sister is so pretty! Her name is MAG-da-lyn! And she’s black all over!” Then suddenly, for the first time since we started pouring over photos of Ethiopian children and watching Gotcha Day videos, it occured to him to wonder: “Why is she black, Grandma?” Grandma, without missing a beat, explained: “Babies are like kitties, they come in all different colors!”
I love my boy, and I love my mom!
And... I'm glad he asked Grandma instead of me! Silly me, my answer would have trailed off into melanin...
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With loving arms we wait... to welcome our daughter home.
Children are a heritage of the Lord. Psalm 127:3
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Jon is a Certified Public Accountant and Angela is a full-time mom and part-time attorney. Married nearly 15 years, we love our growing family.
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- A. Setting Out (1)
- A.1. Statistics (1)
- B. Along the Way (82)
- C. Number Crunching (19)
- D. Soapbox Monologues (12)
- E. Home at Last (18)
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Ethiopia Statistics
*Updated March 2011 based on information from UNICEF http://www.childinfo.org/ and the CIA's World Factbook http://www.cia.gov/. See posts labeled "Statistics" and "Number Crunching" for more details and analysis.
Population: 90 million
Age 0 - 14: 46%
Life Expectancy: 56
Literacy: 36%
GNI: $330/year per capita
Below international poverty line of $1.25 USD/day: 39%
Access to safe drinking water: 38%
Access to adequate sanitation facilities: 12%
Employed in agriculture: 85%
Births without a skilled attendant present: 94%
Women who will die in childbirth: 4%
Infant mortality rate: 7%
Of the children who survive birth, 4% will die before their 5th birthday
Overall mortality rate 0(birth)- 5 years old: 11%
Child labor: 53%
Child marriage: 49%
Female genital mutilation: 74%
Children under 5 who are moderately to severely underweight: 38%
Children under 5 who are moderately to severely stunted: 51%
Children who have lost at least one parent: 5 million
Population: 90 million
Age 0 - 14: 46%
Life Expectancy: 56
Literacy: 36%
GNI: $330/year per capita
Below international poverty line of $1.25 USD/day: 39%
Access to safe drinking water: 38%
Access to adequate sanitation facilities: 12%
Employed in agriculture: 85%
Births without a skilled attendant present: 94%
Women who will die in childbirth: 4%
Infant mortality rate: 7%
Of the children who survive birth, 4% will die before their 5th birthday
Overall mortality rate 0(birth)- 5 years old: 11%
Child labor: 53%
Child marriage: 49%
Female genital mutilation: 74%
Children under 5 who are moderately to severely underweight: 38%
Children under 5 who are moderately to severely stunted: 51%
Children who have lost at least one parent: 5 million
Timeline
June 12 (2009) Initial application!
June 22 Ethiopian restaurant "homework"
July 6 Order vital records
July 7 Official Welcome to Program!
July 8 Online adoption education
July 8 Completed adoption education workbook
July 9 Local fingerprinting
July 10 Background checks
July 13 Passport-size photos
July 13 Self-employment income verification letter
July 14 Complete materials!
July 15 Case file referred to social worker
July 21 U.S.C.I.S. application
August 10 First meeting with social worker
August 25 Medical exams
September 2 Social worker home visit
October 6 Home study drafted
May 7 #9 on the girl list/#5 on the sibling list...
June 8 #7 on the girl list/#5 on the sibling list...
June 9 UNOFFICIALLY #5/girl
July 7 Officially #6 girl... UNOFFICIALLY much closer!
August 4 #1 on the girl list/#3 on the sibling list...
August 12 ***REFERRAL***
August 13 ***Accept Referral***
October 7 Assigned court dates
October 29 Preliminary Hearing
November 30 2nd Hearing (we travel!)
January 1 GOTCHA DAY
January 3 Embassy appointment
January 7 Home at last!
June 22 Ethiopian restaurant "homework"
July 6 Order vital records
July 7 Official Welcome to Program!
July 8 Online adoption education
July 8 Completed adoption education workbook
July 9 Local fingerprinting
July 10 Background checks
July 13 Passport-size photos
July 13 Self-employment income verification letter
July 14 Complete materials!
July 15 Case file referred to social worker
July 21 U.S.C.I.S. application
August 10 First meeting with social worker
August 25 Medical exams
September 2 Social worker home visit
October 6 Home study drafted
October 7 Complete dossier!
October 13 Baby girl wait list #47, sibling group wait list #14!
October 29 U.S.C.I.S. biometrics appointment
December #30 on the girl waiting list...
January #25 on the girl waiting list...
February #21 on the girl list/#9 on the sibling list...
Feb. 25 (2010) Homestudy update
March #18 on the girl list/#8 on the sibling list...
March 9 Travel immunizations
April 8 #12 on the girl list/#5 on the sibling list...May 7 #9 on the girl list/#5 on the sibling list...
June 8 #7 on the girl list/#5 on the sibling list...
June 9 UNOFFICIALLY #5/girl
July 7 Officially #6 girl... UNOFFICIALLY much closer!
August 4 #1 on the girl list/#3 on the sibling list...
August 12 ***REFERRAL***
August 13 ***Accept Referral***
October 7 Assigned court dates
October 29 Preliminary Hearing
November 30 2nd Hearing (we travel!)
January 1 GOTCHA DAY
January 3 Embassy appointment
January 7 Home at last!
Aw, adorable!! You're getting closer all the time!! Hang in there!
ReplyDeleteHe is SO sweet with her! I love him!
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