Officially Waiting!

ItaliaGirl · 03-11-2005, 10:20 AM

Hi Guys!
I have not been on the boards as much as I have wanted to getting ready for this Guatemala trip and putting together our dossier- like a MAD WOMAN, just ask Susanne (SMS!)

I finally feel like we are offically "in waiting" mode. I am really getting excited about the trip and being back in Antigua. For all of you that has donated to this trip from this board, thank you from the bottom of my heart. I have thank-you's being sent out this week. We are now up to about 6 orphanages that we will be visiting and we have been collecting medicines to be taken for Dr Montiel- I am so excited to see him again.
I have been thinking about how cool it would be if we were actually there and get a referral!! How amazing would that be!

Bennett has been doing WONDERFUL. After the last year and being in and out of the hospital, we are so grateful that he is perfectly healthy with no recurrences of ANY seizure activity in his arm or the rest of his little body. The doctors truly think that it was a slight malfunction that just happened and cant be explained. They took him off of his trileptol and he is still taking one med, however he is in the lowest theraputic range.
He is in the 98th percentile for height, 85% for weight- he is so healthy and SO BIG!!! Our ped wants to keep him on his one med for at least the next year, since he has had absolutely no side effects, even drowsiness.

He started pre-school 2 half days a week, which I was really concerned about doing this early, but HE LOVES IT!!! Every morning he wakes up and asks if he gets to go to school! I feel good that we made the right decision. They opened up a Primrose here in our city, I know they are popular in other big cities, and that is where he is going. He is just thriving.

We ask him if he is ready for a sister and he responds with "Uh huh!" not sure if he knows exactly what he is agreeing to yet!

Anyhow, I wanted to give an update. I have a special prayer for all of us in waiting, I am checking constantly to see who has gotten the call. I am praying that all of us get our precious babies home soon.

Blessings to Come!
Amy

ItaliaGirl · 03-11-2005, 10:21 AM

Here is picture of Bennett with his favorite pillow that his Great Grandma made for him! He had just woken up. This is his new cheese smile that is abnoxious!!!

ItaliaGirl · 03-11-2005, 10:22 AM

Here is the most recent one with Miss Nebraska! Dont the boys look happy!!

mellymom · 03-11-2005, 12:13 PM

good looking men, Amy!!!

Have a WONDERFUL trip and know that I am totally ENVIOUS and wish I was going too!

I have been secretly hoping and praying that you DID get a referral while you were there.

Yes I got your message that you recieved my mail. You are very precious to us.

melanie

Pat in St Louis · 03-11-2005, 12:14 PM

It is so good to hear that Bennett is doing so very well!

Have a great trip, and I hope that referral comes SOON!

Pat

MarieL · 03-11-2005, 12:19 PM

Wow, so much great news in one post! Glad to hear that Bennett is doing well. He is a big boy, huh?

I love that picture of him on the pillow - what a great pillow!

Have a great time in Guatemala. I'm a bit envious, I wish we could go down again soon. I think we'll go again next year.

capeach · 03-11-2005, 12:58 PM

I agree with Marie! So much happy news all in one post!

Boy, do I know those cheesy grins! We get a lot of them around here.

Bennett is just adorable and I'm so happy to hear how well he is doing.

Congratulations on being an official waiter and I hope you have a truly wonderful trip to Guatemala!! I hope your wait is short.

Mark_1125 · 03-11-2005, 01:43 PM

Hi Amy!

Glad to hear that Bennett is doing well! I can't believe how much he has grown since. Our children are growing too fast! WOW your little B-man has already started pre-school! I'm glad to hear he's thriving. We just submitted the paperworks for Nelson's Pre-school enrollement in the fall.

Have a good trip to Guatemala! Wish we could go.

**BC-Tracik** · 03-11-2005, 03:00 PM

Amy,
what a great update. It sounds like Bennett is doing fantastically and is really having a great time at school ... don't you love that.
Congratulations on getting your dossier in, I hope your wait is short.

CarolineM · 03-11-2005, 04:57 PM

It's so good to hear that Bennett is well - and he's darling too! I love the photos. I hope your wait is short for a referral - how fun!

Caroline

03-11-2005, 10:20 AM	#1 (permalink)
ItaliaGirl 1000-4999 post queen of hearts Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 3,250	Officially Waiting! Hi Guys! I have not been on the boards as much as I have wanted to getting ready for this Guatemala trip and putting together our dossier- like a MAD WOMAN, just ask Susanne (SMS!) I finally feel like we are offically "in waiting" mode. I am really getting excited about the trip and being back in Antigua. For all of you that has donated to this trip from this board, thank you from the bottom of my heart. I have thank-you's being sent out this week. We are now up to about 6 orphanages that we will be visiting and we have been collecting medicines to be taken for Dr Montiel- I am so excited to see him again. I have been thinking about how cool it would be if we were actually there and get a referral!! How amazing would that be! Bennett has been doing WONDERFUL. After the last year and being in and out of the hospital, we are so grateful that he is perfectly healthy with no recurrences of ANY seizure activity in his arm or the rest of his little body. The doctors truly think that it was a slight malfunction that just happened and cant be explained. They took him off of his trileptol and he is still taking one med, however he is in the lowest theraputic range. He is in the 98th percentile for height, 85% for weight- he is so healthy and SO BIG!!! Our ped wants to keep him on his one med for at least the next year, since he has had absolutely no side effects, even drowsiness. He started pre-school 2 half days a week, which I was really concerned about doing this early, but HE LOVES IT!!! Every morning he wakes up and asks if he gets to go to school! I feel good that we made the right decision. They opened up a Primrose here in our city, I know they are popular in other big cities, and that is where he is going. He is just thriving. We ask him if he is ready for a sister and he responds with "Uh huh!" not sure if he knows exactly what he is agreeing to yet! Anyhow, I wanted to give an update. I have a special prayer for all of us in waiting, I am checking constantly to see who has gotten the call. I am praying that all of us get our precious babies home soon. Blessings to Come! Amy __________________ Amy, Proudest Mommy to the two greatest miracles of my life! "We were not separated at your birth. It was the moment at which we began our journey toward each other." Nancy McGuire Roche-adoptive parent from the book "Adoption is Another Word for Love" Last edited by ItaliaGirl; 03-12-2005 at 07:09 AM.

03-11-2005, 10:21 AM	#2 (permalink)
ItaliaGirl 1000-4999 post queen of hearts Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 3,250	Here is picture of Bennett with his favorite pillow that his Great Grandma made for him! He had just woken up. This is his new cheese smile that is abnoxious!!! __________________ Amy, Proudest Mommy to the two greatest miracles of my life! "We were not separated at your birth. It was the moment at which we began our journey toward each other." Nancy McGuire Roche-adoptive parent from the book "Adoption is Another Word for Love"

03-11-2005, 10:22 AM	#3 (permalink)
ItaliaGirl 1000-4999 post queen of hearts Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 3,250	Here is the most recent one with Miss Nebraska! Dont the boys look happy!! __________________ Amy, Proudest Mommy to the two greatest miracles of my life! "We were not separated at your birth. It was the moment at which we began our journey toward each other." Nancy McGuire Roche-adoptive parent from the book "Adoption is Another Word for Love"

03-11-2005, 12:13 PM	#4 (permalink)
mellymom 1000-4999 post queen of hearts Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: western pa Posts: 4,933	good looking men, Amy!!! Have a WONDERFUL trip and know that I am totally ENVIOUS and wish I was going too! I have been secretly hoping and praying that you DID get a referral while you were there. Yes I got your message that you recieved my mail. You are very precious to us. melanie __________________ mom of 7 kiddos: bio kids: abi 18.5 anders 17 aaron 14.5 adopted from guat annie 7 (home at 8mo) adopted from fostercare kendell 5 (in my arms at 4 mo) 2/19/10 'pre-adoptive' fostercare christopher 2! fostering collin, kendell's brother 18mo 2 chromosomal mc's in 2008 wife to my high school sweetheart FINALLY after 25 yrs!

03-11-2005, 12:14 PM	#5 (permalink)
Pat in St Louis 5000-9999 post king of hearts Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Missouri Posts: 5,157	It is so good to hear that Bennett is doing so very well! Have a great trip, and I hope that referral comes SOON! Pat __________________ Mom to Grace, born Dec. 2002 Home from Guatemala 6/25/03


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03-11-2005, 12:19 PM	#6 (permalink)
MarieL 10000-15000 post ace of hearts Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Posts: 27,651	Wow, so much great news in one post! Glad to hear that Bennett is doing well. He is a big boy, huh? I love that picture of him on the pillow - what a great pillow! Have a great time in Guatemala. I'm a bit envious, I wish we could go down again soon. I think we'll go again next year. __________________ Marie L, Mama to Marielle, 7.5, and Rico, 6 Mom to cancer SURVIVOR!

03-11-2005, 12:58 PM	#7 (permalink)
capeach 5000-9999 post king of hearts Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: The Peach State Posts: 7,278	I agree with Marie! So much happy news all in one post! Boy, do I know those cheesy grins! We get a lot of them around here. Bennett is just adorable and I'm so happy to hear how well he is doing. Congratulations on being an official waiter and I hope you have a truly wonderful trip to Guatemala!! I hope your wait is short. __________________ Michele, Our Forever Family Cameron, B Petropavlovsk, Kazakhstan, 6/15/02; H 4/10/03 katya B Petropavlovsk, Kazakhstan 8/23/94; H 5/14/05 Dante, our furchild, B Oakley, California, 8/06/99; H 9/25/99

03-11-2005, 01:43 PM	#8 (permalink)
Mark_1125 1000-4999 post queen of hearts Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Central New York Posts: 2,685	Hi Amy! Glad to hear that Bennett is doing well! I can't believe how much he has grown since. Our children are growing too fast! WOW your little B-man has already started pre-school! I'm glad to hear he's thriving. We just submitted the paperworks for Nelson's Pre-school enrollement in the fall. Have a good trip to Guatemala! Wish we could go. __________________ Mark, Dear husband to Susan and proud daddy to two fabulous boys; Nelson, b 11/20/01, home 5/14/02 from Guatemala and Cody, bio son, born on 5/5/03

03-11-2005, 03:00 PM	#9 (permalink)
BC-Tracik International Adoption Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Left Coast Posts: 10,669	Amy, what a great update. It sounds like Bennett is doing fantastically and is really having a great time at school ... don't you love that. Congratulations on getting your dossier in, I hope your wait is short. __________________ Lucky wife to T, Mommy to 2 Guatemalan blessings A, Home 3/02 M, Home 1/04 Save a life, Sign up to be a Bone Marrow Donor code: swab4mateo2 http://www.marrow.org/JOIN/index.html "Promise me you’ll always remember: you’re braver then you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think"- Christopher Robin

03-11-2005, 04:57 PM	#10 (permalink)
CarolineM 1000-4999 post queen of hearts Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 2,210	It's so good to hear that Bennett is well - and he's darling too! I love the photos. I hope your wait is short for a referral - how fun! Caroline __________________ mom to C (11) and S (8) from Mexico and A (5) and D (5) from Guatemala

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