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

 

Small Amount of Good News....

This is what my adoption worker wrote me yesterday, Aug. 30th......

"GLA just informed me (the adoption worker) that the file for Kimberlie Pierre (Haugh) is going to their lawyer today!  "


 The lawyer brings the file to IBSER  and that will hopefully happen next week!

Small steps.....

Next Steps Towards Bringing Kimberlie HOME

If had a dollar for every time I heard the questions, "When will Kimberlie be home? And why does it take so long?" in the last week, I will be a pretty rich lady!!!! I really do appreciate all the questions and support and  I LOVE talking about my adoption, I just can't give you a lot of answers about the time frame. Your kindness and support blows me away daily!

The quick answer is to when will she be home is: "Not for a while, maybe next summer???  But, I really don't know for sure, the Haitian Adoption Process is historically unpredictable and even more so with some changes that are just starting to come into play. I know it's frustrating to many (including  me) that is takes SO long- but the process is the process and there is not much I can do about it.  So, I chose to not focus on that, but rather, getting myself and my home prepared for the BEAUTIFUL Kimberlie to come home!!!!

The next step in the process is: IBESR (Haitian Social Services). Hopefully I will enter  IBESR by the end of September. After I exit this 1st step, then I make my first of two trips to HAITI !!!!!! This step is when I first get to meet her and give her LOTS and LOTS of kisses  and hugs!!!

Here is what happens in the 1st step:
IBESR (Institute du Bien-Etre Social et Recherches – Institute of Social Well-Being and Research). When your dossier is at IBESR, social workers will study it to see whether yours meet the Haitian requirements to adopt a child.  They also judge whether your referred child is a good match for your family.  Your dossier needs 4 signatures before it can be released from IBESR.  The four individuals who sign the approval are the director of IBESR, the IBESR lawyer, the head of adoption services at IBESR, and the head of social services.  If, for example, one of these individuals is on holidays, there is not another individual who can sign on his/her behalf, which will result in additional delays.  Once all 4 signatures have been received, IBESR issues a Certificate of Authorization informing Parquet and the courts that IBESR has approved you to adopt your Haitian child.  Time varies from 3 to 6 months .  You need to be aware of this as you go into the adoption process. 
Haitian Officials are aiming to get dossiers out from IBESR in 2 months.  

So, continue to hold on for this crazy ride to bring Kimberlie home !!! 

 

I tend to agree- Love you Kimberlie!

God's Decision is Made- I Am Having a Haitian......

Girl, can a lot happen in two days......

Tuesday, two days ago, was spent wondering who my child
would be and how old him/her is... 

Well God made his decision and gave me the GREAT news yesterday, 

Aug, 8th while on the 494 E and Dodd Rd. with Jackson and Elizabeth on our way to pick Josh up from St. Thomas.

IT'S A ........

LET ME INTRODUCE MY DAUGHTER......

Her name is KIMBERLIE and she is 11 mo old and will turn 1 years old on Sept. 13, 2012 

 Isn't she the MOST beautiful child you have EVER seen???? 

 I am kind of bias because I am HER MOM!!!!!!!!!!

Pray With Me

My blog remains pretty quiet these days but I am hoping for lots of noise this week- PLEASE join me as I pray for my referral to come this COMING WEEK!!!!

A referral is definitely a possiblity this week (or real soon) ---- word on the GLA adoption front is there are referrals ready to be sent to families!!

Hopefully one is ready to be sent to the Haugh family-that's me and Baby Cakes  =)

Quiet on the Blog Front

It has been a long time since I have posted anything to my blog- no posts means no news =(

I am still waiting (patiently at times, not so patiently at other times) for my referral from GLA. August 1st will be 6 months of waiting..... I did change my preference to either boy or girl, so hopefully I will get it soon!!

 

I am faithfully praying that I get my referral before I return to school the last week in August- hopefully sooner!!!