Kimberlie's 1st Birthday Party Haitian Style

GLA is truly an AMAZING place!   

 Each month they have a birthday party for all the children who have birthdays that month.. so Kimberlie got to celebrate her 1st birthday with all her September friends.  Here are some photos from the party (I know, she is adorable)!

Also, each month adoptive parents get a update of their child written by Susie from GLA- she does an amazing job of keeping families connected to their child. 

This is Kimberlie's update from September:

"As I am sure you know this month was Kimberlie's 1st birthday!! We had a little birthday celebration for the kids who had birthdays this month.  Kimberlie had just woken up from a nap so she was a bit groggy but she enjoyed the attention she received.  She tasted the cake and frosting but was not overly impressed.  She preferred drinking the juice in her cup to tasting the cake.  I gave her the gifts you sent on the day we took photos." 
 

This Time I Want Something OLD.....

School is full swing and now I have more time to miss Kimberlie and wonder (keeping it positive) when my little sweety pies will be home with me.

Here is an update on my adoption.... 

Last week, Haiti’s adoption authority, Institut du Bien-Être Sociale et de Recherches (IBESR), announced new administrative adoption procedures, which will take effect on October 1, 2012. 

This, I knew would be coming sooner or later-because Haiti has signed and ratified The Hague Convention. Big words, but basically, the adopting process will be changing. The changes, eventually, will be good for children and families, but, could also present a real big bump for Kimberlie and I. The challenge is no one really knows what the "changes" are going to be in the process.

Here's more pieces to the puzzle.....
IBESR has informed the U.S. government that it will process adoption cases submitted prior to May 7, 2012 under pre-existing adoption procedures.  IBESR has also informed the U.S. government that they will review new cases submitted up to and including September 15, 2012 to determine if they can be processed under the old procedures.

Mine dossier (aka case) was submitted to IBESR on Sept. 6, 2012...so PLEASE pray with me that my dossier case will be able to processed under the old "pre-existing" adoption procedures.

This time I want something old......

One more thing I would appreciate prayer for is to be able to stay with my agency, Bethany Christian Services, through the duration of my adoption.  Haiti will be only working with certain agencies and agencies need to apply to be one of the certain agencies.  Please pray Bethany will be chosen !!  

 Thanks sooo much for your prayers, last time we prayed together I got my referral in four days!! Prayer is powerful....and God continues to be GOOD!!!!!!

Our First Haugh Family Picture

 

I will never get tired of looking at this picture--

Kimberlie- I love you sooooooo much  !!  

Mwen renmen ou anpil ! 

Happy 1st Birthday Kimberlie !!!!

I prayed for this child, and God gave me what I asked for. 1 Sam 1:27 MSG

Today, Sept.13th, close to Petionville, Haiti (at the Main House at GLA) Kimberlie will wake up and start her day like any other day. She will hopefully get the chance to go play on the balcony with her other friends, eat lots of good food and get cared for my some amazing nannies who love her so much ! But today is a very SPECIAL day... today, Kimberlie turns 1 !!!!!!!  

What I would give to spend the day, her birthday, with her this year- to give her kisses and hugs all day long. I would tell her how much I love her and how much I want to bring her home!!!

As I fall in love with her more and more each day, I think about how we will celebrate her birthdays throughout her life. 

Will I wake her up early with a happy birthday song, like my friend Anne's mom did each birthday morning? (I copied that tradition with my BFF)

Will I make her a pancakes with sprinkles in the morning, like I do at my nieces and nephews birthday sleepovers? 
Will I make her a dinner she chose herself, featuring something like mac & cheese, jelly sandwiches and chocolate milk?   
Will she get to go with Nana for her birthday shopping trip to the MOA? 
 What will her cakes look like? 

I don't know what birthday (or other holiday) traditions Kimberlie and I will celebrate in our house, but I can't wait to to find out!!!! 

Kimberlie- 
I hope as you read this blog post when you are ready, you will see how much you were loved even at 1 years old!! Happy Birthday, my little sweetie pies!!!!  (pretend that is underlined a whole lot) 
I love you soooooooooooo much!!! Can't wait to celebrate more birthdays with you! 

                         Love, Mommy

GREAT NEWS on a BIG STEP!

Got some GREAT news today, Sept. 6th--- I OFFICIALLY entered IBSER!!!!!! (First step in the Haitian process and # 6 on the Haitian Adoption Process page)

This is huge step and I soooo happy I am finally in the rat race- so to speak!

I posted this on a FB this morning:
"Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can 
understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ" Jesus. (Philippians 4:6, 7 NLT) 
Today I have a bad case of the worries... I just want to know I am officially in IBESR!!

God continues to be faithful in this adoption process, I just need to remember to not stress, but, instead bring my worries and frustrations to the Lord. Much easier said then done.....

And now for some Kimberlie News...... 

She was a little sick this week- but I think she is on the up and up! She needed a IV and that made me really sad...... but Dixie (GLA orphanage director and RN) took very good care of her! Thank you Dixie =)

August 2012