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Alex’s Crib (Picture to come)
Today I put together Alex’s crib. Out of all the things I have built, this by far was the easiest thing I have recently done. At least one of the few things I have put together where I were I didn’t goof something up. The directions were great. I was thrown for a loop because one label was put on incorrectly, but Michelle caught the error quickly. One of the reasons I had such an easy experience is all the safety features the crib has. Like the car seat … safety first! The screws and bolts weren’t cheep little things. There were long enough and did not strip. All the holes were correctly pre-drilled. And the engineering was right on target. However, we are wondering how long it will take for Alex to learn to get out of his crib on his own? Apparently as a child, I had top notch skills as an escape artiest. My Mom has a few good stores about the tricks she used to try to contain me and how I thwarted her devices. We just hope that Alex doesn’t take after me in this area.
Happy 6-month birthday Baby Wahe
Dear Baby Wahe,
Today is your 6 month birthday. I have thought of you often today, and wondering what you are doing today. I am hoping you are having fun playing with toys and eating your favorite foods. I hope you have laughed often, and made a wonderful new discovery today. Your daddy and I have already fallen in love with you, and we can not wait to hold you. We tell everyone we meet about you, and talk about you to all our friends. Give your foster mommy and daddy an extra big hug and kiss today, and thank them for us, for loving you, as much as we love you.
You are always in our thoughts, with all our love, Mommy and Daddy
Paperwork sent!
Michelle Here……well, this is my first Blog post ever……I’m finally inching my way into this century, and becoming a Blogger.
Thanks so much to everyone for your many kind emails! Stefan and I really appreciate them.
We took the information to our pediatrician immediately on Thursday (day of referral). At that point, we had a faxed copy of the info. The only thing we did not have were the clear photos of our little guy. The following day (Friday) we picked up his packet that had arrived via FedEx from our agency in Illinois that morning at the office of our local Lifelink Rep. In it, we had 3 pages of information on him, along with 3 photos. We feel fortunate because we got a lot of info on him. We got one page of medical history, one page of daily ‘stuff’ ….what he eats, how much he eats, what he likes to do, how much he sleeps, his temperament, etc. The final page was information on his birth mother and birth father. We got a fair amount of info on his birth mother. We feel very lucky to have all the information.
So on Friday afternoon and all day Saturday we filled out the required paperwork. The paperwork wasn’t too big of a deal, just a lot of busy work of pulling stuff together…once again. In this batch, we had to send 10 photos of ourselves, our family, and one photo each of the front and back of our house. Overall, this paperwork starts the process of the US granting a visa for our little guy, and then Korea issuing/relinquishing our little guy to leave their country. He will be issued a passport when everything is said and done, and we will be ‘approved’, as far as both governments are concerned to be his proud parents. He will become a US citizen 6 months after he is with us.
Then on Monday, we got approx. 12 documents notarized, and we sent off the packet to our agency! A relief it was! We also had to get together some stuff for our Lifelink person, and that got mailed off on Tuesday.
So now….it’s back to waiting 🙂 We’re shopping for a crib/nursery furniture this weekend, so that should be fun.
Stefan and I have been really excited about everything. It took me about 2 days for everything to sink in. The first 2 days, I logically ‘knew’ he was coming, but I didn’t feel like he was ‘mine’ yet. I started to feel very attached to his picture around Sunday. Stefan embraced everything right away, but I took a little longer for everything to sink in. I felt a gambit of emotions from excited, to overwhelmed about being a mother, to a shift in my identity from a ‘entrepreneur’ to a ‘mother’ to being very excited to hold him. Also what came up was my own sense/fear of abandonment (I was adopted myself when I was 3 months old). I look at little Soo Min, and can feel just what he is and will be feeling…..I especially feel a sense of empathy the day he will leave his foster mother. I find myself looking at his picture constantly, and wanting to hold him and pinch his little cheeks!
So we’re going to keep ourselves busy these next few months, and hopefully the time will pass by more quickly.
Again, thanks everyone for your mutual excitement, support, and happiness.
About Michelle and Stefan
Michelle pointed out that we haven’t told the world much about ourselves. Actually she said that we should post a picture (I’m the one who likes to type). So here is the skinny. Michelle and I have been married for just over three years. We live in Madison, WI. Michelle owns a business designing and wholesaling paper mache and resin home decorating gifts. I work as an Information Security Analyst. We are just starting our family so our little guy from Korea will be our first. We also have our paperwork in for China and have a login date of February 5, 2007. We have three cats and one big fuzzy dog. That is us in a nut shell!
We are interested in corresponding with other sho are in the process of adopting for Korea and China. Especially if you are traveling soon
Welcome
This is the first posting of the new Wahe’sWorld site. A site for family, friends and coworkers to learn what Michelle and I are up to both personally and professionally. We may even discuss some of our hobbies and our opinions.
Currently Michelle and I are in the process of adopting a child from Korea and a little girl from China. This site will include the story of our journey to grow our family.