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Grandma Meets Olivia 29 Jun 2007 | 07:52 pm
Well, David made it home just fine last week. He said he wasn't feeling great at first, but is doing better now. I did OK without him here, but I missed him. There were some boring times, but I felt s...
Good Times and Bad....Adventures in Kazakhstan 23 Jun 2007 | 11:28 pm
Olivia is officially our baby girl! Our court appearance went very well. We were nervous and had to answer a few tough questions, but overall everything was great. After court, we took our translator ...
Pictures From Astana 20 Jun 2007 | 09:46 pm
Olivia is doing great. She is crawling all over the place and just yesterday she started pulling up to her feet. She recognizes us and gets really excited at our arrival, which makes us really happy. ...
We Have a Court Date! 14 Jun 2007 | 11:50 pm
Today is Thursday, June 14 at 5:00 pm. We finished our official bonding period early this week and now have a court date for June 21 at 10:00 am. David’s flight was for that morning at 4:00, so we’ve ...
Everything Going Well! 8 Jun 2007 | 01:46 am
Our visits with Olivia have been going very well. The past few days she has been much more cuddly. She lets us hold her and sing to her. Yesterday, they moved her to a new baby room, the one for older...
Eight Days Down, Seven To Go 5 Jun 2007 | 02:23 am
For the process here, you have to spend 15 days bonding and then you go to court to make the adoption official. Today was day eight! We have seven more days of bonding and then we wait for the court t...
She Loves To Read 2 Jun 2007 | 11:22 pm
Olivia loves to read! We taught her how to turn the pages in the book when we read to her. Every day before we leave, we read "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" and "Brown Bear." She pays very close attent...
Introducing... 2 Jun 2007 | 10:54 pm
Olivia Rose! This is our little girl. Her given name is Gulnara, which means beautiful flower. So, we chose Rose as the middle name and Olivia as the first. It is funny, because we didn't use any name...
We are here! 29 May 2007 | 11:29 pm
Hi everybody! We've been in Astana since Monday night. We did some late night paperwork with our coordinator and translator and exchanged some money (dollars for tenge). We also got some groceries for...
We're On Our Way!!! 20 May 2007 | 08:30 am
Well, we have a referral and we're leaving Sunday! We are so happy and excited that this day has finally come. We found out about the referral last Wednesday and it was finalized on Monday. We were sc...
