We've mentioned before (many times) how much Truman loves the outdoors; however, have we mentioned that Shea and I aren't really the outdoorsy type? I mean, we love to walk on the beach or take a stroll around our neighborhood, but when it gets hot (and by hot I mean anything more than about 80 degrees) we tend to stay inside. So when it's in the 90's (which it has been for about the past month) we usually pump the AC and enjoy a good book inside rather than brave the heat. Truman, however, is pushing us outside our comfort zone :-) He is starting to get really good (perhaps a bit too good) at telling us what he wants, and what he usually wants is to go outside regardless of the temperature. Truman's new thing is to go stand by our sliding glass door and bang on it until we agree to take him outside. While this has resulted in sweaty, overheated parents on the one hand, it also equates to a super happy baby boy on the other - I think Truman's going to win this battle every time!!! By the way, thanks for the cute outfit Grandma Bernard!!!
Welcome to our blog! We started this blog in order to stay more in touch with family and friends, especially as we make our way through our Ethiopian adoption journey. For those who don't know, Shea is currently getting his PhD in English and Alison is a school psychologist with a local school district. We are loving life with our little boy!
April - October 2009 - Began thinking about adding a child to our family and started looking into different programs and agencies October 30 - Submitted application to WACAP & Nathanson Homestudy Services November 4 - Accepted into WACAP's program (and so the paperchase begins!) November 7 - Accepted by Nathanson November 12- 1st Homestudy Visit November 17 - 2nd Homestudy Visit November 24 - 3rd (and final!) Homestudy Visit November 25 - All reference letters received November 27 - Mailed I-600A Application to USCIS December 20 - Homestudy complete and sent to WACAP December 21 - Welcome phonecall with WACAP - officially in Ethiopian program January 6 - Fingerprints Completed January 11 - Received 171H! Officially on waitlist!! May 5 - Referral!!!! (shock, happiness, pure joy!) June 15 - Received court date for July 1st! July 1 - Court Date - Truman Bekalu is legally our child! This is also the date we took custody of Truman July 27 - Embassy Date July 30 - Home Forever! September 24 - Received official US Certificate of Citzenship October 20 - First Post-Placement Meeting January 13 - Second Post-Placement Meeting August 31 - Third (and final!) Post-Placement Meeting
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