Born Sunday December 7 at 12:34am (by unplanned c-section)
8 lbs. 2 oz.
21" long
We thank the Lord for blessing us with such a healthy and beautiful baby.
(This photo was taken today, at 5 days old.)
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"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." -- Jeremiah 29:11
"I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you." -- John 14:18
"In love He predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will—to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves." -- Ephesians 1 4-6
"Do not be afraid, for I am with you;
I will bring your children from the east and gather you from the west." -- Isaiah 43:5
"I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you." -- John 14:18
"In love He predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will—to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves." -- Ephesians 1 4-6
"Do not be afraid, for I am with you;
I will bring your children from the east and gather you from the west." -- Isaiah 43:5
about us
- ana
- We adopted our first child, a son, from Russia in April 2008, and our 2nd child, a daughter, was born December 7, 2008. No time to blog right now. SO busy living life with our 2 children and loving every minute! God has blessed us beyond our dreams!!!
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russian adoption blogs
- family reunion
- three sons and a princess
- troy & rachel
- rob, dede & liam
- lori, antoine, simone & claire
- eric, michelle & caden
- tiger & kar
- susan & randy
- mark, sinziana & diego
- nick, beth, luca & jaxon
- emily & david
- joy & gerard
- mike & denise
- becky & keith
- carrie & michael
- heather & jason
- teresa & kevin
- aaron & dana
- ian & michelle
- this child of mine
our time line
April 22, 2008 ~ HOME
April 15, 2008 ~ took custody of Eli
Apr. 12 - Apr. 22, 2008 ~ 3rd and final trip to Moscow
April 2, 2008 ~ court
Mar. 29 - Apr. 3, 2008 ~ 2nd trip to Moscow
Feb. 9 - 16, 2008 ~ 1st trip to Moscow
Feb. 8, 2008 ~ fingerprint record received from FBI
Jan. 30, 2008 ~ fingerprints sent for FBI clearance
Jan. 23, 2008 ~ I-171H arrived (after waiting one month & 2 days)
Jan. 10, 2008 ~ dossier sent to Moscow for translation
Jan. 4, 2008 ~ dossier submitted to agency (waiting on referral begins!)
Dec. 21, 2007 ~ home study approved by DSS & sent to USCIS (waiting on I-171H begins)
Dec. 2007 ~ home study completed
Nov. 2007 ~ finished online education courses
Nov. 2, 2007 ~ fingerprinted (I-600A)
Oct. 2007 ~ began home study & submitted I-600A
Oct. 2007 ~ agency application approved
Sept. 2007 ~ passports
Jun. 2007 ~ chose agency & began application process
Feb. 2007 ~ began researching & reading
Jan. 2007 ~ made the decision to adopt
April 15, 2008 ~ took custody of Eli
Apr. 12 - Apr. 22, 2008 ~ 3rd and final trip to Moscow
April 2, 2008 ~ court
Mar. 29 - Apr. 3, 2008 ~ 2nd trip to Moscow
Feb. 9 - 16, 2008 ~ 1st trip to Moscow
Feb. 8, 2008 ~ fingerprint record received from FBI
Jan. 30, 2008 ~ fingerprints sent for FBI clearance
Jan. 23, 2008 ~ I-171H arrived (after waiting one month & 2 days)
Jan. 10, 2008 ~ dossier sent to Moscow for translation
Jan. 4, 2008 ~ dossier submitted to agency (waiting on referral begins!)
Dec. 21, 2007 ~ home study approved by DSS & sent to USCIS (waiting on I-171H begins)
Dec. 2007 ~ home study completed
Nov. 2007 ~ finished online education courses
Nov. 2, 2007 ~ fingerprinted (I-600A)
Oct. 2007 ~ began home study & submitted I-600A
Oct. 2007 ~ agency application approved
Sept. 2007 ~ passports
Jun. 2007 ~ chose agency & began application process
Feb. 2007 ~ began researching & reading
Jan. 2007 ~ made the decision to adopt
21 comments:
Welcome Baby Claire!!
She is beautiful!
Congrats! What a beautiful baby. Can't wait until our grandbaby arrives in a few weeks.
Congratulations! She is absolutely beautiful! I hop big brother, mom and dad are doing well!
Welcome to the world! She is just beautiful.
Joy
Congrats! Oh, Ana, she is absolutely beautiful! Hope you are resting and recovering well.
She's precious. And long! Glad she's here and healthy. Congratz to all of you.
Yea! I've checked your blog so often for an update and am so glad things went well! Claire is so pretty! Congratulations to you all and to Big Brother Eli! :) What a wonderful Christmas gift!
Congratulations! She is gorgeous.
Delurking to say...
Congratulations! She certainly is beautiful.
You guys did a great job, she is beautiful. Take care of yourselves.
Congratulations! I hope you and Claire are doing good!
Congratulations!!! What a (not-so) little cutie pie!
Congratulations! I was waiting and waiting for news! She is just beautiful!
Congratulations! Glad to hear that everyone is doing well! She is so beautiful!
Ana, Oh My Gosh - What a beautiful baby!!! Congratulations to you all!! Welcome Claire!!
She is absolutely amazing! And she wears the pink SOO well. I can't wait to hear more and see a brother/sister photo real soon! Congratulations Ana and Russ. You have a beautiful family.
Congratulations!! She is gorgeous and I love the name.
Congratulations! Love the name :). Lori
Congratulations!! She is just beautiful.
Welcome to the big 'ols world Baby Claire! I bet Eli is thrilled!! Congratulations Russ and Ana!!
Congrats! She is so sweet.
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