We have been appointed a child!!! YES!!! Thank you God!!!
Oh my goodness!!! I can hardly type. I am just soooooo excited!
She is 2 years old. We know her name and her birth date. We are just so thrilled!
Since my lawyer called on Monday my head has been spinning. She said, “Do you want to know? Or do you want to wait until the official paper comes? Because this is Bolivia after all…” I cut her off with a very excited, “Yes, I want to know!” She teased for a tad bit longer before she told me she had seen the file of the girl they had appointed to the Washington family. Then she said, “And she looks just like you, Angie!”
This afternoon it became official! We have our first court date: Thursday, May 13, 2010 at 10:30 AM. That is three weeks away! We have to show up with our Bolivian i.d. cards and our passports. The judge/court official will ask us some questions then read us her file which talks about her history and has a photo of her. We will then be asked if we accept the appointment. We will say YES! Then we will have permission to visit her. The visits will be evaluated by a social worker. After one or two weeks we will have a second court date. This is the one where we will take her home with us! A few weeks after that a final court date will be set and the adoption will be final!
In FIVE weeks (or maybe even four) she will be living in our home! That is the end of MAY. Ahhhh! :)
We have talked with the kids – they are all thrilled! The grandparents know, yeah! Now the world can know :)
God is so good!
The adoption articles I have posted up to this point: http://www.angiewashington.com/category/adoption/
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Great, brilliant, wonderful, amazing, superb….. there are more words but they all mean much the same… and aren’t really enough. :-)
I am SO PLEASED for you, DaRonn and the Family Angie. Lots of people have been praying and now we can change from asking to THANKING!
This is going to be one lovely, loved and lucky girl.
Tim.
Oh, I know, there are no words. Thanks so much Tim!
WOOO HOOOOO!!!!!!!!! Praise God!!! I had chills when I saw the message, and I’m just SO happy for you!! Seriously, I’m crying. Praise God!!! I’m rejoicing with you, my family!!
Thank you for crying with me, Annie. Yeah!
Oh I’m tickled PINK!!! So crazy exciting!!! Now how in the world will you sleep for the next several weeks??!?
Big, big hugs!
Livvy Lu
I know, the sleeping part has not been that easy. Pray for me, girl! :)
Praise God for the good report!
Thanks so much, Amy!
Yay! How exciting for you! After all this waiting! thanks for sharing with us!!!
Sarah, the agony of the wait is quickly fading away :)
This is SOOOOOOOO wonderful!!!! I’m really happy for you guys AND for her! Ohhhhh what a joyous day!
YEEEEEAAAHHH! Thanks for getting happy with us, Maureen!
I´m even more excited than ever for you guys!!!! A new little girl to love on. YEA!!! What a blessing. I´m glad I´ll get to spend a little time with the newest Washington before we visit the States. Here´s hoping and praying that the Bolivian governmental system actually hurries this along even faster…now that would be a real modern miracle. Love to all the Washingtons!
Denise, thank you so much for EVERYTHING! I, also, am very glad that you will get to know her before you head out on your adventure. Yes, pray for speed!
@ngie this is SUCH wonderful news!!! SO happy for your whole family!!
What a moment when you get to see your daughter for the first time! :)
The moment will be unforgettable!
Wow! So happy for you!
Thank you so much, Ellie!
Every time I read this I cry! I am so thrilled for your family. I can’t wait to see lots and lots of pictures. I also look forward to meeting her someday.
Aaww, that is so sweet of you! Yes, you shall meet her. :)
Oh my goodness, oh my goodness, oh my goodness, this is so wonderful. I am off the charts thrilled for you. I love that your lawyer told you she looks just like you – it is so wonderful how God places his children born of their mother’s hearts to be of their heritage. It is a birth, just a different kind of birth and we are thrilled to share this with you. Oh my goodness, so exciting!!!!
Thank you for the special email cluing me in. I know you are really busy. Meant the world to me!!!
xoxoxo,
Roxx
Roxx, you have been super inspiring and so encouraging from the start. Thank you for rejoicing with us. :)
Been away for the week and just catching up on blogs – this is so incredibly exciting!
Smiling for your familia and your new wee girlie!
:D
Oh Katrina, when we can go public with it there are some details that will make you veer happy. :)