Happy birthday to your little one.
I remember last year how I felt on Ian's birthday. I felt comfort in telling myself that his foster family got to celebrate that birthday with him but we would be celebrating all the rest with him. I somehow felt maybe his Foster Mom deserved to have that ?? That may not work for anyone else but somehow it brought me comfort. I had to tell myself the same thing when we missed his first 2 Christmas too. I told myself anything that made my heart feel comforted that there may be a reason. Here we are coming up on his second birthday and are busy planning his party and what is the first thing I think about?? His Foster Mom and if she will be sad when his birthday comes this year.
Once they are home and in your arms the celebrating never stops.
Hope this helps in some little way.
We also celebrated Ian's birthday last year with his older brother (also from Guatemala). So we had cake and went shopping to buy him presents for when he came home. That helped all of us!!
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Barb & John
Nathan
DOB 9/02/04
Referral 09/23/04
Homestudy complete 09/30/04
DNA 11/10/04
Pre-approval 12/15/04
Enter PGN 1/12/05
Approved and waiting for sign off 1/20/05
Signed off and OUT of PGN 2/07/05
Forever in our arms 4/12/05
Ian
DOB 12/04/06
Referral 12/13/06
DNA 4/17/07
DNA results 4/25/07
Exit family court 5/2007
WAITNG FOR PA to enter PGN
Received PA 6/27
Entered PGN 7/18
KO on 8/14 (SW did not put "under oath" on doc)
Back in PGN 8/16
KO on 8/28 they did not like the SW report AGAIN
Back in PGN 9/14
OUT OUT OUT ... 11/13/07
BC requested from Chinaulta 11/21/07 was told 15 business days
Ians first birthday without us 12/04
Ians second Christmas with out us 12/25
FINALLY received BC on 1/14/08
ORANGE on 1/18/08
DNA done on 1/23/08
DNA to Embassy on 1/31/08
COME ON PINK!!
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