I talked with Marialyn on Friday afternoon, who arrived in Haiti on Wednesday. She said that she got to see Baby Bedeline on Thursday for a few hours. She is, apparently, even bigger than last time! She said her thighs are enormous! Marialyn saw her pulling herself up to standing. When I asked if she was walking, Marialyn laughed and said she's not sure those thighs will allow it. She's been healthy since that time in June when she was hospitalized. Marialyn said that she was laughing and smiling and seemed wonderful.
It seems even more real now that she's been seen again. I have a clear picture in my head of her pulling herself up and laughing, balancing on thunder thighs. Marialyn took lots of pics and is going to try to email them from the internet cafe when she has a chance. I'll be sure to post them if I get them. Marialyn will be there for 6 weeks and promised to visit the baby often. I told her to expect a weekly phone call from me, checking in. :) As I get updates, I'll pass them along via the blog. Thanks for reading!
Sunday, July 29, 2007
Thursday, July 26, 2007
updates
Hi friends, we have tiny updates, but updates none the less, so I know you avid blog readers would want me to post them.
Adam got his fingerprints done successfully last Friday (insert singing of 'Hallelujah' here). Now we wait to hear from US Immigration about next steps.
There were two documents we needed from Haiti that we think US Immigration will be asking for. Those arrived via DHL (again, LOVE IT!) this week. Now they need to be translated (this time from French to English) and then we wait for Immigration to ask for them. One was particularly difficult to obtain, so it's very exciting to have it here.
Marialyn is currently IN Haiti! She goes each summer for 6 weeks to do VBS and will be near the baby the whole time. She promised she'd go visit the baby by Friday so that I could call tomorrow and get the update. She also promised to take pics and try to email them from the internet cafe. We are eager to hear what she's doing, how many lbs. she may have gained, etc. Having Marialyn so close makes the baby not feel quite so far away.
RSVPs for the Haiti party are coming in like mad and we're starting to get nervous about space, rain, heat, etc., but are so excited to have a chance to share our stories and pictures about our trip as well as raise money for this country.
On a non-Haiti note (yes, we are capable of not talking about Haiti every once in a while) Sean and I spent last weekend in Bayfield, WI with my parents. Because we're saving every last hour of vacation time for maternity/paternity leave, this was our one vacation for the summer. We kayaked at Madeline island, read Harry Potter, ate amazing food, and most importantly had a wonderful time with my parents. When I get a chance I'll try to post some kayaking pics on the blog, though, of course they pale in comparison to the current pics!
I'll try to post after I talk w/ Marialyn tomorrow and get the update and if she emails pics I'll be sure to post them. As always, thanks for your kind emails and prayers.
Adam got his fingerprints done successfully last Friday (insert singing of 'Hallelujah' here). Now we wait to hear from US Immigration about next steps.
There were two documents we needed from Haiti that we think US Immigration will be asking for. Those arrived via DHL (again, LOVE IT!) this week. Now they need to be translated (this time from French to English) and then we wait for Immigration to ask for them. One was particularly difficult to obtain, so it's very exciting to have it here.
Marialyn is currently IN Haiti! She goes each summer for 6 weeks to do VBS and will be near the baby the whole time. She promised she'd go visit the baby by Friday so that I could call tomorrow and get the update. She also promised to take pics and try to email them from the internet cafe. We are eager to hear what she's doing, how many lbs. she may have gained, etc. Having Marialyn so close makes the baby not feel quite so far away.
RSVPs for the Haiti party are coming in like mad and we're starting to get nervous about space, rain, heat, etc., but are so excited to have a chance to share our stories and pictures about our trip as well as raise money for this country.
On a non-Haiti note (yes, we are capable of not talking about Haiti every once in a while) Sean and I spent last weekend in Bayfield, WI with my parents. Because we're saving every last hour of vacation time for maternity/paternity leave, this was our one vacation for the summer. We kayaked at Madeline island, read Harry Potter, ate amazing food, and most importantly had a wonderful time with my parents. When I get a chance I'll try to post some kayaking pics on the blog, though, of course they pale in comparison to the current pics!
I'll try to post after I talk w/ Marialyn tomorrow and get the update and if she emails pics I'll be sure to post them. As always, thanks for your kind emails and prayers.
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
You asked for it...
I've had many many requests lately from people who are close to disgusted with the lack of blogs. Trust me that if there was something to blog about, it would be posted. We wish there was news, but there isn't.
Well, (this is only tiny news, but good news nonetheless) today we got word that an important piece of paper that we were worried would be difficult to obtain was obtained by the lawyer. She's going to be DHLing it to us soon. So that's good! But we know that the paperwork is now at the IBESR (an agency in Haiti), which is notoriously slow. We're praying that it will not live up to its reputation this time and that we'll soon get word that it has completed our paperwork.
In the meantime we're working hard on our Haiti party and are having a wonderful time imagining Marialyn delivering the money to our Haitian friends when she's there in a few weeks so that they can start businesses, go to the dentist, pay off their house loans, etc.
Bedeline turns 9 months tomorrow (July 18). We are so excited to have Marialyn close to the baby for six weeks while she does her VBS program. She's going to try to email us pictures and call with updates, so hopefully more blogs will be coming soon.
We hope you're all well and enjoying your summer. Thanks for your continued prayers and interest in our situation!
Well, (this is only tiny news, but good news nonetheless) today we got word that an important piece of paper that we were worried would be difficult to obtain was obtained by the lawyer. She's going to be DHLing it to us soon. So that's good! But we know that the paperwork is now at the IBESR (an agency in Haiti), which is notoriously slow. We're praying that it will not live up to its reputation this time and that we'll soon get word that it has completed our paperwork.
In the meantime we're working hard on our Haiti party and are having a wonderful time imagining Marialyn delivering the money to our Haitian friends when she's there in a few weeks so that they can start businesses, go to the dentist, pay off their house loans, etc.
Bedeline turns 9 months tomorrow (July 18). We are so excited to have Marialyn close to the baby for six weeks while she does her VBS program. She's going to try to email us pictures and call with updates, so hopefully more blogs will be coming soon.
We hope you're all well and enjoying your summer. Thanks for your continued prayers and interest in our situation!
Tuesday, July 3, 2007
Healthy again!
Good news! The baby had X Rays on Friday, which showed nothing. As of Sunday she was laughing and playing again and she's started to eat once again. They think that the heat caused her illness, but she's on the mend!
Tomorrow the lawyer picks up the paperwork from agency #1 and takes it to agency #2, which is apparently the longest of the three. Either way it's nice that it's moving along.
We're having a wonderful time planning the Haiti party! The menu is going to be fantastic, thanks to a friend who does some catering. If you haven't RSVPed yet, please do as soon as you can so that we can plan for food. Hope to see lots of you there!
Happy 4th!
Tomorrow the lawyer picks up the paperwork from agency #1 and takes it to agency #2, which is apparently the longest of the three. Either way it's nice that it's moving along.
We're having a wonderful time planning the Haiti party! The menu is going to be fantastic, thanks to a friend who does some catering. If you haven't RSVPed yet, please do as soon as you can so that we can plan for food. Hope to see lots of you there!
Happy 4th!
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