Baby Steps Part 2

Well it's been 8 weeks now that our Kenyan Home Study was sent to the the Carolina Adoption agency. We haven't heard anything. I have called my social worker here a few times and continue to be reassured that they will contact both us and the social worker when it is completed or if they need more info. My trust is low. My experience is that unless I ask, nothing is getting done. So I keep asking.

We met with our lawyer a couple of weeks ago. He was encouraging. He affirmed that residents such as ourselves, have a longer process and more waiting. Actually the process is that same for parents who come to Kenya specifically to adopt. But since they have come to live here only until the adoption is complete, it seems they are given priority. Our lawyer has been bugging our social worker as well to get our stuff done and not have an attitude that we must not be in a hurry cause we live here.

He gave us the paperwork (rough draft) of documents he is ready to file and get our first court date. Exciting, but full of typos. I corrected them and Ryan turned them back into the lawyer. He is also bugging New Life Home for one last document he needs for Chloe. A document they had a year ago but not now. I am glad he is bugging them and not just me.

All in all, its been an encouraging month. I think I'll call the Social Worker again, would you like her number!

Disclaimer: I really do like my social worker, I think she has too much work on her plate.

Seth is Three!

 
How can that be?

He may always be my baby boy. He definitely is snuggly in his cheetah pj's. Although feirce wielding his sword.

This was at the end of a very fun day and he's a tired cheetah.

It's nice when the kids birthdays fall on Saturdays. We had a slow morning getting up and than headed to Java House for breakfast. We haven't done that in ages, and the original Java House is still our favorite. The boys are big enough to each order and finish 3 kiddy breakfast. And Ryan and I enjoyed every bite of our big breakfasts.

We needed to waste some time so ran some errands at Nakumat (like a super target). Than off to Jamhuri Park. Ryan had seen a flyer about Polo matches. And sure enough we saw lots of horses. Near Nairobi is a smaller town of Karen named after Karen Blixen (think Out of Africa). Populated by white Kenyans of British background who are quite proper with horses and polo matches. The saturday matches were free. The kids enjoyed jumpy castles, face painting, and even cotton candy. We got to pet the horses who were not competing.

Than home for lunch and rest time.

For dinner the compound got together to grill out and wish a family fairwell that was heading back to Germany. We brought cupcakes and lit them and sang Happy Birthday to Seth. He thought it was all about him. Why Not!!!

When we got home, he opened his present and was quite excited about his sword and sheath. For 2 days he was the only one with a sword, quite an honor than that got to be too much for me and I bought them all swords, even Chloe.

Happy Birthday Seth!