tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65644925025562479492024-02-19T08:35:11.404-08:00Worth the WaitDevin Qureshihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09809360872513026154noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564492502556247949.post-43291296139901447362014-03-03T17:48:00.000-08:002014-03-03T17:48:08.286-08:00Celebrating Our First Year Together<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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February 2, 2013</div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> I can hardly believe that this little guy has been home for more than a year now. It has been a whirlwind year. Two new additions to our family, lots of transitions and we are still trying to figure things out. When Noah came home it was such a blur, I was so happy, scared, relieved, and full of anxiety about what to expect and how to be a good mom to him. I am not gonna lie, those first two week were really hard. I thought I was doing something wrong because I wasn't on cloud nine and completely elated. I was sleep deprived, struggling to bond, and feeling frustrated that things weren't going the way I imagined they would. He was already twenty months old, and to him we were complete strangers so he was really resistant to sleeping, communicating and connecting to us. I had no idea what was going on in that little mind. But, eventually week by week and month by month his trust for us grew, and our bond blossomed. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> Noah is such a sweet natured boy, so loving and caring. He has a gentle spirit, a love for music and is always laughing. It warms my heart to see him happy. We love him so much, and know that our family would not be complete without him. I wish sometimes people would be more honest with their adoption stories, because it's not all rainbows and sunshine in the beginning. But HE IS SO WORTH IT! I just wanted to share our story and hope it would inspire another family to be forever changed by the love of a child. We still have struggles but so does every parent whether your child is biological or adopted. They are worth the fighting for, and we are so thankful that God chose us to be his parents. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">John 1:16 From the fullness go His Grace we have received one blessing after another.</span></div>
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One Year Later…..</div>
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Devin Qureshihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09809360872513026154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564492502556247949.post-3152961591069940102013-11-04T17:17:00.005-08:002013-11-04T17:17:56.285-08:00Long Time, No Blog......<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I can't believe it's been almost 8 months since I have updated this blog, but in my defense a whole bunch of changes have occurred since March. so, I thought I would go month by month and give you a quick update. So, here it goes....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In April we had our first family of 4 pictures. (adcockstudios.com) It was very surreal to see Noah in these pictures. It felt like we had been wanting and waiting for him for so long and now that he was here it just seemed so unbelievable. He's such a cutie and we are so blessed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In May we also got some difficult news. My mom was diagnosed with breast cancer. We were all so shocked and really didn't know what that road was going to look like. All we knew was that she was going to have a double mastectomy in July and would have to wait for results from that surgery to see how the doctors would treat the cancer. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">June was a big month for our family, we are finally complete with the birth of Jackson Seel Qureshi. He is our last baby and my third miracle child. I am amazed at all God has provided for us.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In September we celebrated Kadyn's 4th birthday with a trip two visits to Disney. One trip was with just mommy and daddy. It was a really special time for her to have all of our attention. She got a special visit to the Bippity Boppity Boutique where she picked the most ridiculous hair style and got to wear her Ariel dress and get her make up and nails painted. Kadyn was in her version of heaven and loved every minute of it! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As you can see a so much has happened these past 7 months. We have had a lot of ups and downs, but we praise God for this journey he has put us on. God is so good and we are so thankful. I promise to not let this much time go by before we post again. </span></div>
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It's so hard to believe that it has already been over a month since Noah came home. I want to be perfectly honest and say there have definitely been some difficult days. It's hard to really prepare yourself for what to expect when a toddler comes to live with you. Noah has already been bounced around from place to place, been with many care givers and really no structure at all. So, the first week was a complete blur with lots of tears from him and me. I definitely wasn't ready for the sleepless nights and temper tantrums. We were complete strangers and Noah definitely hadn't ever been told he couldn't do something. But, then there were the sweet hugs and kisses and joyful laughter, and finally came the sleep. Sleep can make everything better for me.<br />
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Playing in the water table for the first time</div>
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Thankfully, I have a community of moms that have adopted so I had them to call and ask questions about what to do as far as disciplining, sleep training and eating. Then there are the questions that you are too embarrassed to ask anyone. Worries about connecting and bonding and attaching. Eventually I had to swallow my pride and ask, and amazingly it seems like these are common worries and that I am actually going through the normal, crazy adjustment period. Then there are all of the beautiful firsts... the first bath, car seat ride, trip to the farm, first slide, first swim in a pool, first park, birthday party, first disney trip, first time at church, and first time sleeping in a crib by himself. In the beginning I felt robbed because I had missed so much of his baby life, but it is a really amazing gift to be able to experience so many firsts with this sweet boy, and see the amazement in his eyes.<br />
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Noah instantly took to grandma</div>
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Right now things are great! We are living our new normal for a few more months until baby Jackson arrives, that's when things are really going to get interesting:) Kadyn and Noah are adorable together. They fight and love each other just like all brothers and sisters do. She loves bossing him around, which is no surprise to anyone that knows her. He absolutely adores her and follows her around the house copying everything she does.<br />
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It's amazing what some nourishment can do for a kid. In the last five weeks, Noah has gotten 6 teeth, three haircuts and his overall appearance has just gotten so much better. His skin is glowing and tummy troubles are all gone. We feel like he was hand picked from God for our family. We love him so much and I am so grateful to have the opportunity to be his mommy. We praise God for his all His blessings!<br />
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Noah is Finally Home</div>
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These past 11 days have been crazy! In many ways everything has changed and in others, it feels like Noah has always been with us. He is doing so well and adjusting more quickly than I thought. For those that don't know, Nasser traveled with his father to Ethiopia because I wasn't allowed to because I am pregnant and high risk, so it wasn't safe for me to go. My amazing husband took on the task of flying on an airplane for over 16 hours with a one and a half year old. I owe him big time!! The four days that Nasser was away bringing our son home were the longest four days of my life. It is crazy to know that with the arrival of an airplane, you whole life will change. This little person, who is not a tiny baby is just supposed to come home and accept you as his parents and adapt to all of this change. We had prayed and begged God for this precious child, and he is finally here!<br />
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Can I just take a moment to say that I have the absolute most amazing friends in the world. My girlfriends; Katie, Chandler, Amy, Alexis, and Kim planned the coolest homecoming. They made banners, brought balloons, took video and pictures and made shirts for Noah's homecoming. Amy made Nasser, Noah, Kadyn and me special Ethiopia shirts, that I will forever treasure. We were so loved on by all of our friends. So many people came out to show us their support and love. My heart is full.<br />
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addison's cool africa shirt<br />
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this is my beautiful friend katie. she is the one taking all of the the pictures and planned this amazing homecoming. i had to pull a pic from facebook, cause she is not in any of these pictures:(<br />
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me and my god-daughter Madelyn<br />
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my adoption mama's - jessica with eli and heidi with jonas - incredible women, would not have made it through this crazy ride without them</div>
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one happy mama<br />
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So, the first three days were hard. Mr. Man did not want to sleep at all. He would wake up every 45 minutes screaming and would only sleep if I held him or rocked him. That sounds sweet til it's like 4am and I haven't slept at all and I know we have a busy day ahead of us. So, I just had to make some choices that were good for our family and thankfully he is sleeping peacefully on his own all night. Nap time is still difficult, but everyday is getting better. My wonderful friend Jessica made Noah all of this delicious Ethiopian food to help him adjust, and we have spent time with our friends that have Ethiopian children. I can tell he feels so comforted to see familiar faces.<br />
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As each day goes by Noah is more affectionate to us, and learning new words. He really is settling in and we are getting adjusted to being a family of four. I just want to thank those of you that have prayed for our family as we have gone through this journey. We praise God for his continued blessings, and for allowing us to be Noah's parents.<br />
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<br />Devin Qureshihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09809360872513026154noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564492502556247949.post-21689145271813412462013-01-16T14:13:00.001-08:002013-01-16T14:13:38.930-08:00Almost There....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"> It looks like our sweet Noah will be here in a matter of a couple of weeks! Praise God!!! We were submitted to Embassy on January 2, and we have a birth parent interview on January 23. So, what does that mean?? Well, once the birth parent interview is cleared with the US Embassy, we will be booking a trip to pick up our son and finally bring him home. So, please pray for our family, and that this last step of our process goes smoothly.</span>Devin Qureshihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09809360872513026154noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564492502556247949.post-9108035094214734942012-12-17T13:48:00.000-08:002012-12-17T13:48:35.306-08:00Just a Little Late.....<h2 style="text-align: center;">
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It's unbelievable to me that my little baby girl is three. I certainly have not embraced her growing up. As much as I want her to stay little, I truly am enjoying this little lady who has very particular opinions and a princess complex, I mean literally thinks she is a princess. I really enjoyed celebrating her this year, especially because she really understood that it was her special day. Although, I do believe she is still in mourning that her birthday is over.<br />
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This year Kadyn celebrated her birthday with her best friend Avery. So, Alexis (Avery's mom) and I did a little photo shoot of our girls having tea.....<br />
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<br />Devin Qureshihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09809360872513026154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564492502556247949.post-33465667864405507072012-12-10T18:43:00.000-08:002012-12-10T18:47:23.556-08:00We Passed Court <br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Noah Abay Qureshi</span></strong></div>
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Nasser traveled to Ethiopia on November 26 for our court date November 29. He was able to spend some great quality time with Noah. This was the first time that he ever met him. As much as I would have loved to travel with Nasser to see our son, I really think it was important for them to have their own bonding time. Nasser instantly fell in love with him and they had a great time together playing and just hanging out. </div>
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In the eyes of the Ethiopian government, Noah is officially our son. Now we have to wait on the US Embassy in Ethiopia to get all of the necessary papers together for us to be able to bring him home. Our agency says the average is 4 months, but we are praying for a speedy process. We know God can move mountains. We praise Him for this sweet child!</div>
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I will keep everyone posted as we move along in the process. We are so grateful for our community of friends and our wonderful family that support and pray us through all of this waiting..... </div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>We are so excited and are certainly Praising God for the good news.</strong> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Basically once we pass court, our little Noah is legally ours in the eyes of the Ethiopian government. Unfortunately this does not mean we get to take our son home until we are cleared by the US Embassy. That will not happen for at least another 8-16 weeks. Nasser will be traveling by himself for our court appointment. It is a short hearing. I am really excited for Nasser to meet Noah for the first time, and to have his own bonding experience.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We are so thankful to all our family and friends that have been praying along side us for this court date. Our adoption has been a long and difficult process, but we know it is already worth anything we have to go through to get our sweet boy home! </span><br />
Devin Qureshihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09809360872513026154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564492502556247949.post-37687688436637050832012-10-12T14:05:00.002-07:002012-10-12T14:05:49.217-07:00We Have Finally Been Submitted to Court!! After 5 long months of waiting, we have finally been submitted to court. Nasser and I received an email from our agency early Wednesday morning stating that the paper work we were missing was collected and that we should be submitted to court the following week. I was more than happy with that news, but a few hours later while Chandler and the kids were hanging out at our house, Nasser called me again to ask me if I read the email about us being submitted??!!! What an awesome surprise!!It was such a blessing to have Chandler there for the good news, knowing how hard they have prayed for this to happen. I love it when God lets you have these special moments with people you love:)<br />
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Our agency thinks that's we should have a court date in either late October or early November. We are so thankful to all of our friends and family who have prayed for this day to finally come. We are praising God and feeling so thankful.<br />
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As of right now our plan is for Nasser to travel to Ethiopia by himself to represent us in court. I am excited for him to have the experience and be able to have some one on one time with our sweet boy. I am not sure I could handle leaving him again. When we pass court, Noah will officially be ours and I can finally post pictures of his beautiful face!<br />
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Devin Qureshihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09809360872513026154noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564492502556247949.post-14311632651625824332012-08-30T19:11:00.001-07:002012-08-30T19:11:54.454-07:00First Day of Two Day Two Year Old Class 2012Am I a bad mom if I say I am so glad summer is over and school has started again? Kadyn only goes to school two days a week, but I love having that time to get things done all by myself those four precious hours. I also love picking her up, and seeing how excited she is to see me, because I missed her just as much.<br />
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So this is one of my award winning mother moments....<br />
The night before the first day of school, I was talking on the phone after Kadyn's bath time. Now, my little lady is very particular about the underwear that she will put on, and was having a wack-attack about which design pull-up she was going to wear for bed. The mature person that I am, just threw 3 pairs of pull-ups to her to pick and walked out of her room so that I could finish my oh so important conversation, probably about the Real Housewives of New Jersey, very important stuff! <br />
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So, <strong>The next morning</strong>..... this is what I realized she wore all night, <strong>yep all three pull-ups. </strong><br />
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Devin Qureshihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09809360872513026154noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564492502556247949.post-63060233910852496262012-08-21T18:37:00.001-07:002012-08-21T18:37:22.035-07:00Our Story So, this is the shortest version of our Journey to Noah that I could do, sorry it's so long, but it really was a long road to get here......<br />
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When Nasser and I got married, I never thought I would have any problem getting pregnant. So, like the control junky I am, I made sure we did everything I could to prevent that from happening. After three years of marriage we decided it was time to expand our family. I got off birth control and amazingly three months later we were pregnant. We were so excited and of course I had everything all planned out. Our baby's due date was October 31 and I was already looking at baby Halloween costumes. At 7 weeks I miscarried. I was really sad but I wouldn't say I was devastated. I figured it happened so easy, so it will happen again and all of this pain will go away. Of course it didn't happen quickly. As each month passed by I sank further into a depression. After 10 months all I could think about was getting pregnant, and what I had lost. One day when I was talking to my mom she advised me to ask someone that I knew really loved God and ask her to lay hands on me and pray with me. So I went to Cindy Halstead. I know that she loves Jesus and is one of the most prayerful people I know. She and her husband Bruce laid hands on me and prayed for my future child. After leaving her house I felt a peace that I hadn't felt in a long time. Three months later I was pregnant with Kadyn. I was so full of joy, to God be the glory!<br />
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<strong> I was the happiest, fattest pregnant lady</strong><br />
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<strong>Our sweet baby girl Kadyn Grace</strong><br />
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<strong>The Spark to Adopt</strong><br />
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When Kadyn was 9 months old, I found out I was pregnant again and the following day I miscarried again. This was an unexpected pregnancy, but it really boosted us to start trying again for another baby. We figured it would probably be a long road, so we might as well get started. Once again we prayed with Bruce and Cindy, but God had a very different answer for us this time. To make a long story short; we had one failed IUI, one failed IVF another miscarriage with IVF and an ectopic pregnancy with the result of an emergency surgery to remove my left tube. This within a year and a half. I was completely done, emotionally, physically and my heart was broken. This was too much loss to bare. The part that I am leaving out is Ethiopia. <br />
In the midst of all of this fertility, God put Ethiopia in my heart. I was sitting at a park one day with my little girl and I see this sweet white family with their beautiful little Ethiopian two year old little boy. Clearly he was adopted. I <span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969);">remember my heart started pounding and I just thought to myself, <strong>I can do that</strong>. I can totally see my f</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969);">amily looking like that. I started praying and asking God is this what you want me to do? So, I </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969);">walked up to the mom of that family cause she was reading the same bible study book that I was </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969);">about to start attending. I needed a reason to talk to her cause I needed some information about this adoption </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969);">thing. She was so kind and shared her story. We exchanged information, and wouldn't you know it, we were going to be in the same bible study together, lived on the same street, had friends in common and our kids went to the same pre-school. Coincidence? No, just God working. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969);">Her name is Heidi, she is now a very good friend of mine and her little guy Jonas sparked this </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969);">passion in my heart to adopt. Without her I would be lost in the process, I am eternally grateful.</span><br />
<strong>Heidi and her family</strong><br />
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Getting back to Ethiopia, it seemed like everyday I was meeting people who have adopted from Ethiopia, I was being invited to raise money for events that would benefit children there, and even my mom was feeling the Lord put Ethiopia on her heart. One friend in particular that really made an impact was Jessica Irvin. She is the girl that I just traveled with to Ethiopia with a couple of weeks ago. Before I knew her, I was invited to a One Purse event to raise money to build a well for Trees of Glory. (who knew that a year and half later I would be visiting there myself) Jessica has three biological children and four adopted children from Ethiopia. After listening to her tell her story and how God provided for each of those children's adoptions, and how He had put such a love for Ethiopia in her heart. I was so awe struck by her faith. She is my age and has this beautiful family that God sewed together. I desired faith like hers and a willingness to do what He wanted. <br />
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<strong>Jessica and Nick's kids in Orlando</strong><br />
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<strong>#7 Eli Tesfa in Ethiopia</strong><br />
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<strong>Beginning the Adoption Process</strong><br />
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After that fundraiser I went home and told Nasser about it. I asked for a timeline. When can we start our adoption? I am crazy like that and a little pushy. I wanted to start the process like yesterday! We were still doing fertility treatments at that time, so Nasser said that if we were not pregnant by December we would start the paperwork. Wouldn't you know that after a miscarriage from IVF that we found out that we were pregnant November 29, 2011. Well, surely this was a sign fro God that we are supposed to wait another year to adopt. But, By December 1 we were told that the pregnancy was not going to be viable, and it eventually turned into an ruptured ectopic pregnancy where I had to have an emergency surgery and my left fallopian tube was removed. So I already had fertility issues and now I am even less fertile than I was to start. Now I can't pretend to really know what God was doing when He allowed that to happen, but this is what I gleaned from the situation. I believe that He wanted this adoption to be clearly from Him, and for me to stop trying to get pregnant, stop trying to control the situation, stop obsessing over pregnancy, stop being jealous of my friends who had lots of kids, just to stop, and simply be. I needed a time out. I had hit a wall and I finally surrendered to God.<br />
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Nasser and I quickly filled out our paper work and had it all turned in by January 7, 2012. We decided to request a boy 0-6 months old. Nasser always loved the name Noah, and now we just had to sit and wait for a phone call to tell us we had a referral. We received our referral on May 3. Again it was not exactly what we expected. The agency called us and told us that that they had 11 month old baby and would we like to see his picture and read his story. For a few minutes I was not sure what to do, we had said we wanted a baby all of this time. By the time we would get this child home, he would be almost 2. Would we be able to bond with him? What should we do? Before Nasser and I opened up the email with the pictures, we prayed. We asked that God would without a doubt let us know if this was our baby. We opened his picture and this was the most beautiful baby boy, and what is crazy, is his resemblance to Nasser. All of our friends and family could not get over how much this baby looked like Nasser and Kadyn. Of course I'm still the odd man out, ha! <strong>And I just need a moment here to say, speaking of friends and fanily.... I have the best! We have been loved and cared for so well, I don't know how I would have got through it all with out my girls and my family. Love you all!!!</strong> ok, back to our story.....So we said <strong>Yes!</strong> It was such a beautiful day and I have never had such clarity about a decision in all of my life. I dream of the day when my family of four can all be together, doing normal things that families do like, eating dinner, play games, going swimming. For all of the crap I had to go through, I wouldn't change a thing because it is what brought Noah to our lives, and awakened our heart for Africa. <strong>Until he comes home we are a family in waiting.....</strong><br />
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Devin Qureshihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09809360872513026154noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564492502556247949.post-83684359195265537122012-08-15T19:36:00.001-07:002012-08-15T19:36:11.903-07:00Ethiopia Do you have a blog? This is a question I keep getting asked when we tell people that we are adopting.... So, I (devin) decided to start one. It has been sitting empty for quite a while now. So many steps have brought Nasser and I to adoption. God has lead a very specific path to our son. I feel like I should start from the beginning of this adoption journey, but I am too lazy to do that right now. I promise to do that very soon. I just really wanted to take a moment and share a little bit about my trip to Ethiopia to visit my son, and also my visit to Trees of Glory. <br />
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Sometimes in life you have an experience that no matter how hard you try to put it into words, there is no way to describe unless you actually were there and felt it. I have never been so humbled as I was in Ethiopia. The poverty and hopelessness that I felt was overwhelming, but the beauty and joy that shined through this people was beyond any explanation that I could come up with. I just kept thinking how spoiled and ungrateful I am, and I am so blessed. These people have nothing and they are generous, loving and filled with joy. I don't understand. I am so grateful for this beautiful experience. I am forever changed.<br />
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My little boy is a dream. He is beautiful, funny, happy, and full of energy. From the moment we met, it was seamless. I wish I could post pictures, but I am not allowed until he is officially ours. So, I will try to sneak some pics that don't show his whole face. I loved every second I spent with him, and it felt like my heart was being ripped out, when I had to say good-bye. I praise God for allowing me to be his mommy. I can't wait to bring him home. I miss him terribly.<br />
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To my wonderful friends that donated money to our fundraiser for Trees of Glory, you will never know how happy you have made these children. With the almost $1300, we were able to buy curriculum books for children to use at school, a book shelf, bread, bananas and there was enough money left over to order more books and supplies. <br />
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<strong>Here are more pictures of the Trees of Glory Care Center.......</strong><br />
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This is Simiret, she is the woman who started Trees of Glory.<br />
She is a true angel on earth!<br />
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Local homes around Trees of Glory</div>
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