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First Adoption

SDA Appointment

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We had our SDA appointment. It was nothing like I expected… much more relaxed than I expected. The first thing that the girl asked me was how old I was, when I told her, she laughed and said that she was the same age and couldn’t imagine having children. But, she was just curious!

Everything with Reed is as expected. He has no siblings and was born to a single mother.

Scarlett’s referral was a bit bumpier. She has two siblings. But, the lady doing our referral pulled it up on the computer and one was adopted by an American family and the second is in Ukrainian foster care. So, neither are available for adoption (this is a good thing for us!). We also found our that her special need is more severe than we thought. We are still trying to process what that means and doing research to understand it. If you happen to know what that special need is, please don’t post about it in the comments. You can email me if you want to talk to us about it or have something to share.

Please pray for Scarlett and us as we process this.

We will be traveling to their region tomorrow night and hope to meet them Wednesday or Thursday.

Our House

The Room, Part 2

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I’ll answer some of the questions we’ve been asked about the room and show a photo of Reed’s bed, as requested by my mom.

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The bookcase was built by Aaron with plans from Knock-Off Wood. He modified the plans a bit to use what we had on hand, so ours is a bit wider and more narrower than her plans. The base is also different. Both it and Scarlett’s dresser were painted with a can of mis-tint paint from Ace Hardware. The bookcase is a knock-off of a Pottery Barn bookrack.

Both “quilts” were made by me. They’re not real quilts, as they lack batting and actual quilting. Just a simple pillowcase style blanket, topstitched over. The fabric is Moda’s 5 Funky Monkey fabric, mixed
in with fabrics from Hobby Lobby and Hancock Fabrics. They also both have fleece blankets on their beds, made from a big piece of fleece cut with a scalloped rotary cutter. Nothing special, but a lot cheaper than buying blankets of the same size at Target!

The giant ruler growth chart is an free file you can download online modge-podged onto some scrap wood. We’re planning to take photos of Reed and Scarlett weekly or monthly in front of it once they get home to track how they’re growing and changing.

The dolls are from Becky’s Etsy shop. I love these little dolls!

First Adoption, Fundraisers

This post is sponsored by the Aunt Rachel wants Reed and Scarlett home council

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My name is Rachel, and Molly has allowed me to take over her blog for a night. Aaron is my twin brother, which makes Molly my sister-in-law and makes me lucky to have such a great family! It has been so exciting to watch their progress over the last six months and to see how close they are to the end! They have told me stories about being supported by people they have known for a long time, people they just met, and complete strangers.
I would like to continue this support by inviting all of you to join me in donating one of your Christmas presents to Scarlett and Reed. You could do this by selecting one person you normally receive a gift from (moms would be great for this!) and ask them to donate how much they would have spent on a present to Scarlett and Reed (through this handy blog) instead of giving you a present this year. By donating your present, you are helping Aaron and Molly bring them home, and I can’t think of a single present that I need more than they need a loving home. Think of the difference we could make if we all donated just one present for these two beautiful children. I know this is not for everyone and that is absolutely okay, but I wanted to invite all of you to join me if you want to. Thanks for listening, and thanks for your help.