The World of Weeks: Lilianaversary

Friday, March 20, 2009

Lilianaversary

It's hard to believe, but one year ago today, Lili was placed in our arms forever. Here is a little photo montage of our first year.

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9 comments:

Anonymous said...: I LOVE it Debbie!! It's hard to believe that she is going to be 2 soon!

I am so glad she is here with you and Dave!

Lisa and Katie

ps. That song is great! Who is it by?; March 21, 2009 at 7:30 AM
Gail said...: This year has gone so quickly!! Are you sure it has been that long? Where did our babies go?; March 21, 2009 at 8:34 PM
Anonymous said...: What a cutie!; March 21, 2009 at 9:00 PM
veggiemom said...: Happy belated Lilianaversary!!! (Love the great name!); March 22, 2009 at 9:59 AM
Emily said...: Congratulations. What a beautiful slide show! She is adorable!; March 22, 2009 at 7:09 PM
Parent Coordinator said...: Your montage is fabulous! She has grown sooo much since you've been home. Happy Lilianaversary!!!!; March 22, 2009 at 8:07 PM
Reba said...: It is hard to believe in one sense that it has been a year. Yet in another way, it is like she has always been here. I cannot get over how much she has grown in the past year! Just think what the future holds...; March 23, 2009 at 9:23 PM
~Emily said...: I cant believe that it has been a year already! My how she has grown.; March 25, 2009 at 7:42 PM
Mona said...: What a sweetie pie! I just want to kiss those cute little cheeks.; April 4, 2009 at 10:40 AM

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Timeline - Guatemala

Sent in home study app - 12/15/06
Sent in agency app - 12/15/06
Began homestudy - 1/2/07
Began dossier - 1/22/07
Homestudy to USCIS - 3/29/07
Lili born - 4/30/07
171H Rec'd - 5/17/07
Agency receives dossier- 5/18/07
Referral - 6/8/07
Entered Family Court - End of 7/07
DNA Test - 8/17/07
DNA Results - 8/24/07
Social Worker Interview - 8/30/07
Pre-Approval - 9/29/07
Entered PGN - 10/16/07
Exit PGN - 2/6/08
Final Adoption Decree signed - 2/15/08
New Birth Certificate - Sometime 2/18-22/08
2nd DNA - 2/27/08
Pink - 3/10/08
Placed In Our Arms Forever - 3/20/08
Embassy Appt. - 3/25/08
Home Forever - 3/27/08

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"I see international adoption as a path toward awareness of world issues, as a lens into another world -- the world where the children live. Most of us in suburbia have little firsthand knowledge of how poverty and politics undermine the future for a huge number of the world's children. But through adoption, thousands of American parents contribute a legacy for the future. They take actions they would have not thought of before. They learn about child development, attachment, culture, geography, history and identity. They support and guide their children through the challenges intrinsic to adoption."

“My cousin in Tibet is an illiterate subsistence farmer. By accident of birth, I was raised in the West and have a Ph.D. The task of our generation is to cut through the illusion that we inhabit separate worlds. Only then will we find the heart to rise to the daunting but urgent challenges of global disparity.”
Losang Rabgey, Ph.D.National Geographic Emerging Explorer and co-founder of Machik, a nonprofit helping communities on the Tibetan plateau.

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Friday, March 20, 2009

Lilianaversary

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